World Travel Market


Staged annually in London, World Travel Market - the leading global event for the travel industry - is a vibrant must attend four-day business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel professionals. It is a unique opportunity for the whole global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business. By attending World Travel Market, participants efficiently, effectively and productively gain immediate competitive advantage for their business and stay abreast with the latest developments in the travel industry.

WTM 2011 which is taking place on 07 - 10 November plans to build on the success of WTM 2010, which will lead to a massive £1,425 million in travel and tourism contracts being signed. The amount WTM 2010 generated for the industry was 25% more than 2009, which saw £1,139 million in industry deals.

The impressive scale of business conducted at WTM led to 96% of exhibitors stating WTM is important to their business.

Exhibitor satisfaction rose to 94% with 66% either completely or very satisfied, compared to 59% in 2009. Visitor satisfaction of WTM stood at an impressive 93%.

More than seven out of ten exhibitors (71%) said WTM is the best or better than most events compared to 67% in 2009 and 65% in 2008.

Furthermore, an impressive 96% of exhibitors are extremely or very likely to exhibit at WTM 2011 with a massive 98% of visitors extremely or very likely to attend this year's event, which takes place between 7 -10 November.