New diary dates for all those attending World Travel Market’s spring 2020 shows
Reed Travel Exhibitionshas rescheduled the dates for the three spring global trade shows in its WTM Portfolio:WTM Latin America,Arabian Travel Market(ATM) andAfrica Travel Week, which comprises of WTM Africa and International Luxury Travel Market Africa.
The original dates of the events have had to be changed in response to the escalation of COVID-19.
Firstly,ATMhas been rescheduled from 19-22 April 2020 atDubai World Trade Centre, UAE,to the new date of16 19 May 2021at the same venue.
Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Travel Market (ATM), said: We at Arabian Travel Market want to express our concern for everyone impacted by the coronavirus.
We are fully aware of the important role that ATM plays for industry professionals across the Middle East region and beyond. We are grateful for the full endorsement that we have received from our customers and partners, who assisted in helping us reach our decision and agreed the 2020 event should be rescheduled.
In the meantime, while the physical show will be rescheduled to 2021, we will keep the industry connected by hosting anATM Virtual Event from 1-3 June 2020featuring a series of webinars, live conference sessions, speed networking events, one-on-one meetings and much more.
WTM Latin America 2020, which was due to take place from 31 March-2 April, will now be held from20-22 October2020at the same venue,Expo Center Norte, inSo Paulo.
Luciane Leite, Director WTM Latin America, said: We appreciate the hard work that goes into the planning and preparations that our partners and exhibitors prepare for the event and we have to unite in this challenging period. These are difficult times, but I am sure that together we will emerge stronger from this situation.
Meanwhile,Africa Travel Week, which comprises ofWTM AfricaandInternational Luxury Travel Market Africa, had been scheduled to take place from 2-8 April this year, will now be postponed until 2021 at theCape Town International Convention Centre.
Carol Weaving, Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions Africa, said: Due to the uncertainty in the region and around the world, with many of our clients facing company travel bans, we have decided to postpone the event to 2021. Our thoughts are with all those affected in these difficult times.
Megan Oberholzer, Portfolio Director for Africa Travel Week, added: We would like to thank the industry for their support in these unprecedented times.
Claude Blanc, WTM Portfolio Director, said: We are constantly reviewing the situation around COVID-19 and the impact on our events in line with local and national government and public health advice and World Health Organization guidelines. Our policies reflect those of the country governments in which our events take place.
There has never been a more crucial time for the travel industry to work together and our newly scheduled shows promise to be the quality business events that exhibitors and visitors have come to expect just a little later in the year.
We will meet at WTM events in the future. Until that time comes, WTM Portfolio has launched a new online portal calledWTM Global Hub, to connect and support the travel industry professionals around the world. WTM Global Hub will keep you informed, inspired and connected.
Visitor registration remains valid for the new event dates and anyone who has booked travel and/or hotel accommodation should contact their respective tour operator, airline and hotel they booked with.
WTM Global Hub can be found athttps://hub.wtm.com/.
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About World Travel Market
World Travel Market(WTM) Portfolio comprises nine leading travel events across four continents, generating more than $7.5 billion of industry deals. The events are:
WTM London, the leading global event for the travel industry, is the must-attend three-day exhibition for the worldwide travel and tourism industry. Around 50,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international media visit ExCeL London every November, generating over 3.71 billion in travel industry contracts.http://london.wtm.com/
Next event: Monday 2ndto Wednesday 4thNovember 2020 London #IdeasArriveHere
Travel Forward Londonis the leading travel technology event, co-located with WTM London. Travel Forward is renowned for showcasing the next-generation technologies for the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Over 19,000 travel officials and 150+ innovative solution providers attend for 3 days of cutting-edge insights, open debate and unrivalled networking opportunities. The combination of a 2-day conference, interactive exhibition and Startup showcase makes Travel Forward truly unique.http://travelforward.wtm.com/
Next event: Monday 2ndto Wednesday 4thNovember 2020 London #NeverStandStill
BorderlessLiveis the festival where content creators, brands and the travel community join each other to learn, collaborate, create, inspire and be inspired. This one-of-a-kind event is open to all who have a keen interest in social media, travel, lifestyle, hospitality, tourism and the future of digital influencer marketing.http://www.borderlesslive.com/
Next event: Friday 11thSeptember to Saturday 12thSeptember 2020 Tobacco Dock, London
London Travel Week, brought to you by WTM London, is the one-stop-shop for event hosts and visitors to be able to shape the next 12 months of travel together. The festival of events supports the global travel and tourism industry through capturing invaluable news and enhancing industry connections.https://londontravelweek.wtm.com/.
Next event: Friday 30thOctober to Thursday 6thNovember 2020
Arabian Travel Market (ATM),now on its 27thyear, continues to be the focal point for the Middle Easts resilient and ever-changing travel and tourism landscape and prides itself on being the hub of all travel and tourism ideas providing a platform to discuss insights on the ever-changing industry, share innovations and unlock endless business opportunities. While the live show has been postponed to 16-19 May 2021, ATM will keep the industry connected by running anATM Virtual Event from 1-3 June 2020featuring webinars, live conference sessions, speed networking events, one-on-one meetings, plus so much more keeping the conversations going and delivering new connections and business opportunities online.www.arabiantravelmarket.wtm.com.
Next events: ATM Virtual Event: Monday 1stto Wednesday 3rdJune 2020
Live ATM: Sunday 16thto Wednesday 19thMay 2021 Dubai #IdeasArriveHere
WTM Latin Americaattracts about 9,000 senior executives and generates about US$374 million of new business deals. Taking place in So Paulo, Brazil, this show attracts a global audience to meet and shape the direction of the travel industry. More than 8,000 unique visitors, including buyers and travel agents, attend the event to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry news.http://latinamerica.wtm.com/.
Next event: Tuesday 20 October to Thursday 22 October 2020 So Paulo
WTM Africalaunched in 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. Around 5,000 travel industry professionals attend Africas leading inbound and outbound travel and tourism market. WTM Africa delivers a proven mix of hosted buyers, media, pre-scheduled appointments, on-site networking, evening functions and invited travel trade visitors.http://africa.wtm.com/.
Next event: 2021 Cape Town
Reed Exhibitionsis a leading global events business. It combines face-to-face with data and digital tools to help customers learn about markets, source products and complete transactions at over 500 events in almost 30 countries across 43 industry sectors, attracting more than 7 million participants.
Our events, organized by 35 global offices, leverage industry expertise, large data sets and technology to enable our customers to generate billions of dollars of revenues for the economic development of local markets and national economies around the world. Reed Exhibitions is part of RELX, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.www.reedexhibitions.com
Reed Travel Exhibitionsis the worlds leading travel and tourism events organiser with a growing portfolio of more than 20 international travel and tourism trade events in Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Our events are market leaders in their sectors, whether it is global and regional leisure travel trade events, or specialist events for meetings, incentives, conference, events (MICE) industry, business travel, LGBTQ+ travel, luxury travel, travel technology as well as golf and spa travel. We have over 35 years experience in organising world-leading travel exhibitions.https://www.reedtravelexhibitions.com/
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE