• Registration open for WTM 2012

    Registration open for WTM 2012

    London : WTM 2012 will mark the 21st anniversary of WTM Meridian Club, the club for the world’s leading buyers. WTM Meridian Club members will conclude a record £1,653 million in deals with exhibitors from negotiations that started at WTM 2011 before WTM 2012.

    Last year’s event saw an impressive 5 percent increase in visitors to 26,908 across the 4 days, including a massive 14 percent increase on the first day of the event, which is a key day for business negotiations.

    Reed Travel Exhibitions Chairman World Travel Market Fiona Jeffery was WTM Marketing Director in 1992 when WTM Meridian Club was launched.

    “The WTM Meridian Club was launched to improve the quality of delegates attending WTM and increase the amount of business conducted due to the event,” she said, “Its success has continued for 2 decades and has led to WTM facilitating a greater amount of business every year leading to last year’s event generating a record £1,653 million in industry deals.

    An exhibitor and WTM Meridian Club party will take place on November 7, to celebrate 21 years of WTM Meridian Club.

    WTM 2012 will include a full events program consisting of sessions from the popular World Responsible Tourism Day, Social Travel Market, Technology and Aviation programs.

    WTM 2011 saw an attendance of 16,000 delegates (8,000 unique people) attending the 110 sessions.

    Reed Travel Exhibitions Director World Travel Market Simon Press said: “World Travel Market continues to improve every year. 2011 saw a record number of visitors, delegates attend the events program and the amount of business conducted because of WTM.

    “WTM 2012 has a lot to live up to, but I am confident it will surpass all our expectations and offer another highly-successful event for its 5,000 exhibitors.” -wtmlondon

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