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PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 2 World Travel Market 2007 Contents World Travel Market 2007 Published by: Pedigree Media International Ltd, Linton House, 39-51 Highgate Rd, London NW5 1RS. Tel: +44 (0) 207 428 7830/1 Website: www.pedigreemedia.co.uk Editor: Colin Ellson Editorial Contributor: Graeme Payne Content includes authorised extracts and statistics from the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, www.unwto.org. Many of the editorial photographs have been supplied courtesy of www.travel-pictures-gallery.com. UK pictures courtesy of www.britainonview.com Customer Services: Adunola Smith Senior Project Manager: Vicky Sotiropoulou S.E. Asia Sales Agent: Marcus Osborne, Tiger Publishing India Sales Agent: Exposure Media Marketing PVT Ltd Sales & Marketing Director: John Lewisohn Publisher: Tim Westbrook Design, Typsetting and Production Management: Acumen Marketing Management Ltd, Website: www.acumenmarketing.com Data Compilation: Runningman Publishing, Website: www.runningmanpublishing.com Publishers Statement: This catalogue has been printed on paper from sustainable forests and our printer, Stephens and George Print Group, is accredited with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. The 2007 World Travel Market Official Catalogue is published under contract by Pedigree Media International Ltd to help guide delegates around the exhibition and to provide them with essential reference information both during and after the show. Foreword: Tom Nutley Foreword: Fiona Jeffery WTM Advisory Council What’s new at WTM Programme of Events WTM World Responsible Tourism Day WTM Travel Agents Day ExCeL London Welcome to London Global Media Network Contacts Meridian Club Official Premier Partner World Tourism Award and IIPT Just a Drop World Travel Market Floorplans World Travel Market Team WTM Global Media Network 41 Technology & Online Travel 59 Global Village 61 Africa 67 Americas & Caribbean 93 Asia Pacific 119 Europe 137 UK & Ireland 165 Middle East & North Africa 171 4 5 7 8-9 10-14 16-17 18-19 20 21 22-23 24 25 26 28-29 30-37 39 Copyright 2007 Reed Travel Exhibitions a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, photographic, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of Reed Travel Exhibitions and Pedigree Media International Ltd. While every effort is made to ensure information is correct at the time of going to press, neither the publishers nor the organisers can be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The publisher encourages readers of this Catalogue to recycle the publication when it has ceased to be of value as a reference source. Exhibitor Listings 193 www.wtmlondon.com 3 PRELIM SECTION 4 17/10/07 13:59 Page 4 Message from Tom Nutley, Chairman, RTE Message from Fiona Jeffery, Chairman, WTM The future of travel Changing man’s global footprint FORECASTERS predict that in the next couple of decades globetrotting travellers will be demanding holidays to even more far-flung and remote places, increasingly attracted to extreme, often bizarre accommodation and buying out-of-this world adventures that include journeys into space. FROM PROVIDING cost savings, making a positive contribution to climate change to increasing economic stability and ensuring the long-term appeal of a destination, responsible tourism practices simply make good business sense. And yet there is no doubt that the industry could do better! Travel and tourism is a topsy-turvy, fast-pace, ultra competitive business and as professionals it is our job to keep ahead of the game. Despite the amazing work by some, there is still a great deal to be done. In fact, we have hardly scratched the surface. That’s why World Travel Market is an important four days in the global industry calendar. The public and private sector of today and the business leaders of tomorrow need to understand the issues at stake. Even in a super high-tech world where technology has made travel processes almost instantaneous, there is still a need to meet face-to-face, to understand about the new trends and developments and to confront and discuss some of the difficult and challenging issues that face the industry today – and tomorrow. World Travel Market has a very specific, major global focus on all things green this year. In order to prosper, middle and senior management need regular, year-round businessto-business in-depth intelligence gathering, analysis and delivery. You need to be inspired, to learn from others, exchange ideas. When developing future strategy, product development plans, resource allocation and sector focus, it is essential to be one step in front, embracing and understanding the environment clearly. Making Meetings Measure Up A major worldwide initiative was launched earlier this year to ensure that everyone working within the meetings, conference and incentive industry (now called the meetings industry) recognises the importance of adopting a form of Tourism Satellite Accounting, measuring the economic global importance of the meetings industry. Only by understanding precisely what is the contribution from this high yield sector, can we hope to generate a universal improvement in its status. On Tuesday - the eve of WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day – World Travel Market is hosting the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit on Tourism and Climate Change. Up to 300 Government Ministers, senior aides and eminent speakers will come together at World Travel Market to try and agree on a Global Declaration on Tourism and Climate Change. What ever the outcome, it will be presented to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Bali in December. meetings industry does command the attention that it undoubtedly deserves. The partners, who have been working together for more than three years, have published a groundbreaking report ‘Measuring the Economic Importance of the Meetings Industry. Developing a Tourism Satellite Account Extension’. The report recommends that the industry adopts a form of Tourism Satellite Accounting as a viable means of achieving official universal industry recognition as a major economic driver. To this end, the partners have now appointed a dedicated economist with experience in statistics and economic analysis. He will be working on a number of selected case histories where detailed data on the meetings industry is already known to exist, such as Austria, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Spain and South Africa. It will take some time to adapt TSA, but it will certainly be worth it. The brave new world is here. And we are ready to welcome it with open arms! Tom Nutley Chairman Reed Travel Exhibitions Reed Travel Exhibitions is working with the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to ensure that the World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 The first ever WTM World Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday, in association with the UNWTO, will unite the planet and the industry in a way that has never been done before. The day has already won many supporters, including PATA, the WTTC and well known figures such as Sir Richard Branson and environmentalist Prof. David Bellamy. Whether companies, organisations and individuals are at World Travel Market or not, we want everyone who works in and, like me, has a passion for the international travel and tourism industry, to stop just talking about this crucial aspect of our very future. We need to plan now for a simpler, saner, more sensible hand-over to the next generation by taking action. Serious, long term, committed action. Action that transforms the lives of people and communities; that helps to eradicate poverty; and saves this beautiful, everchanging planet of ours from further destruction by mankind. Above all, we need to be able to hold up our heads with dignity and demonstrate that the industry recognises its responsibilities and is working towards making a real difference. This is indeed the most ambitious project that we have ever undertaken at World Travel Market, but our aim is to catalyse the international industry to make a real World Travel Market is unashamedly, unreservedly, wholeheartedly about successful global business. What ever your interests, we hope that you will find much to help you take your business on to a new chapter of profitability. May I wish you a productive and enjoyable week. contribution and demonstrate action to consumers, by taking a lead on what is the most fundamental issue of our time. Just think what we can do to sustain our world if we work together as an industry. Fiona Jeffery Chairman World Travel Market 5 It is a tremendous challenge but World Travel Market is well placed to help drive this vision of a better kept world. For the past 13 years, we have pioneered the importance of environmental issues, initially with Environmental Awareness Day and latterly with Responsible Tourism Day. WTM’s now World Responsible Tourism Day is designed to inspire everyone working in the industry, pushing the boundaries to a new humanity. That is why the day will reflect some of the brilliant work that is being carried out with the publication of a magazine called Spotlight, provided free to all delegates and will offer many opportunities to get to grips with the difficult issues that remain in responsible tourism. The programme, including debates, presentations, workshops and seminars as well as a networking event at the end of the day, tackles four key environmental subjects: water, poverty reduction, destinations and carbon offsetting. All the main events will be free and located in World Travel Market’s Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3. Further more, as we all know, Climate Change is a reality and will eventually impact the industry. For more information on WTM World Responsible Tourism Day, or to apply for the WTM World Responsible Day logo, log onto www.wtmwrtd.com or contact Araminta Sugden on the special hotline service on +44 (0)1892 535943. There’s also a chance to watch the WTM World Responsible Tourism Day film which we hope will inspire you into joining this great crusade for industry change. www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 6 WTM Advisory Council Baroness Anelay of St John’s DBE Chairperson, World Travel Market Advisory Council Ms. Julia Hendry Director of Marketing, Caribbean Tourism Organisation Mr. Ian Hawkes Executive Director, PATA UK Chapter Mr. Tom Jenkins Executive Director, European Tour Operators Association Mr. Michael Feldman Director Passenger, International Air Transport Association Mr. Bill Maloney Executive Vice President & COO, American Society of Travel Agents 7 Mr. Stephen Dowd Chief Executive, UKinbound Mr. Jean-Claude Baumgarten President, World Travel & Tourism Council Ms. Esther Smith Executive Secretary, ANTOR Mr. Birger Bäckman Secretary General, Universal Federation of Travel Agents’ Association Mr. V Enzo Fúrnari President, COTAL Mr. Kenny Boyle Commercial and Marketing Services Director, VisitBritain Mr. Derek Houston Director, Houston Travel Marketing Services Mr. Mark Tanzer Chief Executive, Association of British Travel Agents Mr. Geoffrey Lipman Assistant SecretaryGeneral, UNWTO Join us at WTM 2008. Share the experience and the business. To discuss your requirements for WTM 2008, contact your Regional Account Manager in the WTM Sales Lounge onsite at WTM 2007 or contact us on +44 (0) 20 8910 7961, email: [email protected] Visit www.wtmlondon.com for more information. The Global Event for the Travel Industry www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 8 What’s new at World Travel Market 2007 The Most Ambitious Universal Day of Action for the Industry The Awards, the biggest of its kind in the world, are again organised by online travel agent responsibletravel.com, in association with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine – the magazine of The Royal Geographical Society. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A YEAR with more focus, more urgent challenges or more competition at World Travel Market. WTM World Responsible Tourism Day will be held every year on the Wednesday of World Travel Market. In 2008, WTM World Responsible Tourism Day will fall on Wednesday 12 November. Because of the sheer global scale of the event, it is inevitable that delegates will be served up a generous helping of information, products, contacts and choice on whatever geographic or sector interest they desire. But in addition to a jam-packed event programme, this year is notably different – with more new worldwide initiatives, speakers, campaigns and top level meetings than ever before. 8 It is designed to provide every World Travel Market attendee with a vital international business backdrop, fuelled by fresh insight, the very latest market intelligence plus an opportunity to confront two of the most critical and pressing issues ever to impact the long term future of the industry: Climate Change and Responsible Tourism. World Travel Market 2007 will see the first ever WTM World Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday 14 November – a measure taken by the global industry to reduce its footprint. This is the most ambitious initiative ever where the aim is to take real action that makes a difference. The day is being organised in association with the UNWTO and is supported by leading organisations such as PATA and the WTTC as well as leading industry figures such as Sir Richard Branson and well known international environmentalist Prof. David Bellamy. Too often in the past, environmental and responsible tourism has been given no more than “lip-service” with good talk – but very little else. Now the industry is beginning to heed the demands of a growing army of consumers who are calling for a more caring, responsible industry. An industry that helps to save the planet as well as improve the lives of millions. Four key topics have been identified for the day where experts from across the world will be involved in discussion, debate and advice on changing the way we do business. The subjects are Water, Carbon Offsetting, Destinations and Poverty Reduction. Ensure that you also pick up your free full colour magazine, ‘Spotlight’, on Wednesday from the Central Boulevard. The publication, marking the first WTM World Responsible Tourism Day, is designed to inspire delegates with case histories from around the world of excellent responsible tourism work linked to this important initiative. If your company or organisation has not been involved with WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day this year, ‘Spotlight’ is an invaluable tool to help you to plan and participate in 2008. International Explorer Opens WTM World Responsible Tourism Day The day will be formally opened on Wednesday at 10.30 hrs by international environmentalist, Pen Hadow, one of the world's most accomplished Polar explorers and the first person to sledge alone from Canada to the North Geographic Pole without any re-supplies. The launch will be held in World Travel Market’s Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3, venue for the major WTM WRTD programme of events throughout the day. The opening will be followed by the presentation of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. The Awards celebrate tourism ventures that make a positive contribution to conservation and the economies of local communities while minimising any negative impacts of tourism. World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 For more information on WTM World Responsible Tourism Day, log onto www.wtmwrtd.com. This gives full details of how the industry can get fully involved and how to apply for the WTM World Responsible Tourism Day logo. Additionally a hotline service has been set up to help and advise on +44 (0)1892 535943. Ministers will be asked to consider and ratify a Declaration recommended by environmental experts at the UNWTO’s Summit on Climate Change in Davos, Switzerland in October. The Ministerial Declaration is to be put to the UNWTO’s General Assembly at the end of November and will be a major aspect of the organisations submission to the UN’s Bali Climate Summit in December 2007. UNWTO Secretary General Francesco Frangialli has called the summit “the most important and intensive tourism industry analysis on climate ever undertaken and a key component of the overall global response to an issue, which is, together with Poverty Alleviation, the challenge of our times.” Spa, Health and Wellness Focus World Travel Market’s Spa, Health and Wellness focus, now in its second year, has a new expanded programme to help delegates “tap into” the phenomenal growth of spa holidays. Ministers’ Summit On Tuesday – the eve of WTM World Responsible Tourism Day – World Travel Market attendees will be able to share one of the most important global meetings to ensure the long term future and status of the industry. As part of World Travel Market’s Ministers’ Programme, now in its third year, WTM will be hosting the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit on Tourism and Climate Change. The summit, expected to bring together over 100 Government Ministers, senior aides and environmental experts, will be held at WTM’s Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4 and broadcast to delegates via giant screens in the Central Boulevard as well as to a special Media Room in the International Press Centre, at ExCeL London. Research shows that the industry has grown 40% in the past three years alone. The sheer size of the market is extraordinary. There are now more spas in the US alone (15,699) than there are Starbucks coffee shops in the world (13,728)! ultimate guru of cool – will be at World Travel Market to help businesses make more money from travel and tourism. He is the guest speaker at World Travel Market’s Captains of Industry Lunch on Monday and will also take a free seminar on Tuesday in North Gallery Rooms 6/7 12.30 – 13.30 hrs. Levine claims that the travel and tourism industry has been left behind as the agenda has moved on, while other sectors have been quick to embrace change. Levine, executive director of US consultancy the Avant-Guide Institute, working with a plethora of top international brands, including MasterCard, Samsonite and Deutsche Telekom, believes the secret to businesses making more money, in whatever sector, is being more innovative in the way they respond to cultural trends. He says that as part of the most timedeprived generation in history, it’s very rare to take a step back and look at the way culture is heading, but by doing this the industry will have a better chance of engaging with your customers. World Travel Market is featuring three seminars on the subject and is also encouraging spa activities by exhibitors on their stands. The free Spa, Health and Wellness seminar programme includes: I Sustaining spa credibility – avoiding customer disillusionment. Monday 12 November, 14.00hrs Speaker: Dr. Bruce Osborne – Spas Research Fellowship. I The UK Market for Health Tourism, Tuesday 13 November, 16.00hrs Speaker: Keith Pollard, Managing Director, Treatment Abroad, UK leading web portal for medical tourism. I English – The First Language of Spas, Tuesday 13 November 14.00hrs Speakers: Robert Czik – the British International Spa Association (BISA); Bruce Milne – Bell. Making More Profit Top American global trends consultant Daniel Levine – dubbed by CNN as the Daniel Levine Abu Dhabi is WTM’s Official Premier Partner Abu Dhabi, capital of the Arabian Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates, which aims to be the world’s leading high-end destination, is the Official Premier Partner of World Travel Market. In a unique two-year agreement for 2007 and 2008, World Travel Market is assisting the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) to market and promote some of the most exciting new world-class tourist attractions ever to be introduced in one city. Visitor numbers to Abu Dhabi increased by 40% in 2006 to reach 1.2 million. Mr. Mubarak Al Muhairi, Director General, ADTA said: “We have already become the World’s Leading New Destination, but that is just a beginning for Abu Dhabi, much of which remains totally undeveloped and unspoilt. “We plan to maximise on our countless natural attractions, such as year-round sunshine, spectacular desert dunes, miles of pristine sandy beaches, 200 islands, green oases and much more. “Major initiatives and developments will create 25,000 additional hotel rooms by 2015, 4,000 of them within the next three years. It means that not only will Abu Dhabi be the world’s leading destination but also a cultural destination of true global stature and distinction.” Trends Report Euromonitor International, the world’s leading provider of global business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers, has teamed up with World Travel Market to produce the World Travel Market Global Trends Report. It will be presented by BBC presenter Thalia Pellegrini at 10.00 hrs on Monday at World Travel Market’s Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3. Travel and tourism is a core area of research at Euromonitor International and the report will bring to the industry’s attention the very latest trends and developments. The report aims to assist travel companies and organisations with planning and investment, helping travel professionals make informed choices about business retention and expansion. He continued: “That is why we are linking up with the organisers of World Travel Market. Abu Dhabi aspires to the very best in everything and World Travel Market, with its established reputation as the world’s leading business forum for the industry, is an appropriate partner. “In exciting and imaginative ways over the next two years, we want to engage with World Travel Market’s delegates to convey the very strong messages about the new Abu Dhabi experience.” Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of World Travel Market said: “Abu Dhabi has risen so far and so fast that it has taken the rest of the industry by surprise. But over the next two years every professional working within the industry will hear a great deal more about the magic of Abu Dhabi”. www.wtmlondon.com 9 PRELIM SECTION 10 17/10/07 13:59 Page 10 Programme of Events – Monday 12 November Programme of Events – Tuesday 13 November 08.30 – 09.30 Press Centre Hospitality Area WTM Exhibitor & Press Breakfast By invitation only. 14.00 – 15.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Airline Head to Head Steve Ridgway, Chief Executive, Virgin Atlantic Airways is interviewed by John Strickland, airline analyst and consultant. 09.00 – 16.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 10.00 – 11.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM Forecast Forum Exclusively for members of the press. WTM Global Trends Report 2007, in association with Euromonitor International. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 Get Ahead on the Web Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Sponsored by Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. Paul Richer, Genesys. What are the latest web trends that will make a difference to your organisation? The Impact of Social Media Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Sponsored by Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. Jerome Touze, WAYN.com (‘Where Are You Now?’); Graham McKenzie, Travelmole. Find out whether travel is losing control to social media or if the two can work together. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 6 Country as Brand: Unveiling the Country Brand Index 2007 Rankings Ms. Rina Plapler, FutureBrand; Mr. Rene Mack, Weber Shandwick. A unique perspective on the world of country branding. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 8 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 7 Bet Big on India Lalit Sheth, Raj Travel World. Buyers & sellers can learn how to grow their business by dealing with this new and exciting opportunity called India. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 8 How the British Will Travel 2010 Dr. Auliana Poon, Tourism Intelligence International. How Britain is one of the most robust, dynamic and terrorresistant travel markets in the world. 11.30 – 12.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM VIP Opening and Reception Sponsored by dot2dot. Host: Stephen Sackur, BBC Journalist / Presenter. By invitation only. 12.00 – 14.00 Silver Sturgeon Captains of Industry Lunch In aid of Just A Drop. Sponsored by Oman Tourist Board. Keynote speaker: Daniel Levine, Avant-Guide Institute. By invitation only. 12.30 – 13.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Canada Speaker: Mr. Pierre Labrie, Québec City Tourism. Québec City is celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2008, and undergoing major infrastructure projects to be enjoyed for generations to come. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 Going Mobile Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Sponsored by Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. Michael Lacy, Handy Group; Gerry Samuels, Mobile Travel Technologies; Annika Erskine, WAYN.com ('Where Are You Now?'). Mobile Internet is now a reality and the first pioneering travel companies are gaining real advantage from being the first movers in this new, fast-growing channel. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Room 8 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 4 Insights from Travelzoo’s 11 Million Subscribers Chris Loughlin, Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd. Insights from Travelzoo’s global audience – how are British, Germans, French, Americans, Canadians and Chinese subscribers interacting differently? 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 5 Hotels 2007 A panel discussion featuring senior figures in the hotel industry. Chaired by Business Traveller Magazine. Sustaining Spa Credibility – Avoiding Customer Disillusionment Dr. Bruce Osborne, Spas Research Fellowship. A look at pitfalls for the spa industry in the future and the value of quality standards accreditation. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 6/7 15.00 – 16.00 North Gallery Room 7 Working with the World: Managing Americans Produced by Internationalist Conferences Inc. featuring Allyson Stewart-Allen. Be a more effective communicator, partner and negotiator with the Americans who promise future profits. Seatrade Cruise Panel, Organised by Seatrade, PSA and ACE Chaired by: William Gibbons, Director of the Passenger Shipping Association. Join senior representatives from international cruise lines for this lively, interactive debate to learn more about the cruise vacation industry. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 8 15.30 – 16.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 World Tourism Award 2007 Celebrates its 10th Anniversary Sponsored by: American Express, Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune and Reed Travel Exhibitions. Honouring three inspiring and visionary leaders of the American Tourism Society (ATS). Luxury Travel's top 10 adventures Chaired by Yasmin Razak, Haymarket Media Group. The top ten luxury adventures from around the globe, as voted for by the readers of Haymarket Media Group's Luxury Travel magazine and a panel debate with key buyers of luxury travel. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Room 4 Web 2.0 & what it means to online travel Aseem Sadana, Isango! Web 2.0 is a term used often these days across industries. However, it is rarely understood in its entirety and its implications on the travel industry even less so. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Room 5 21st Century Business Travel Mark Harris, Institute of Travel Management. A look at the key issues facing business travel buyers, and a glimpse of what business travel will be like in the future. 12.30- 13.30 North Gallery Room 6/7 "Tomorrow Today - the five cultural trends that will propel tourism into the next decade" Daniel Levine, founder, Avant-Guide Institute. Top global trends expert, and Avant-Guide Institute founder Daniel Levine will give his ground-breaking perspective on how businesses can make the most of the major cultural shifts happening today. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 4 How Technology & Telecommunications in Asia can benefit and generate revenue for you whilst providing value added services for your clients and the industry Mr Syed Md Najib Syed Md Noor, Celcom. The potential revenue generating opportunities for the Tourism and Travel industries within the Telecommunication and Technology Industries in Asia and the value added benefits for corporate, MICE and Leisure travellers. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 5 How to incorporate Internet Marketing into your Destination Marketing Strategy Matthias Schulz, Destination Sites. What makes sense, which internet tools are affordable and fit into destination marketing strategies and budgets? 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Rooms 6/7 Airlines 2008 Panel: Paul Charles, Virgin Atlantic Airways; Jonathon Counsell, British Airways; Christine Ourmieres, Air France KLM; Glyn Jones, London Luton Airport; Marvin Tan, Singapore Airlines; Kevin Bruce, Boeing; Colin Stuart, Airbus. The air transport industry faces a mix of challenges and opportunities with emerging markets, expanding airports, the impact of ‘super’ aircrafts, alliances, partnerships, security and staying competitive. How will the sector face and adapt to these challenges? 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 6 15.30 – 16.30 North Gallery Room 4/5 Get More Out of What You Have Organized by SFT bank and CITCO group. Orbitz, Jumeirah, CITCO and SFT Bank look at marketing to current clients loyalty programmes, e-commerce payment processing and tax planning strategies. Emerging trends in the global online travel market Amy Scarth, EyeforTravel Ltd. Find out where the lucrative travel markets are, how the consumers are buying travel and what they’re buying online. 16.00 – 16.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism Industry leaders will debate the role of tourism in ‘Building Bridges of Understanding’ as a pre-requisite foundation for this human journey into the 3rd Millennium. 16.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Room 6 Your own TV channel - Online Video is the future of travel marketing Jonathan Booth, Guy Massey, The Internet Video Company. Leading travel companies are harnessing the power of the world's most powerful communication tool. Learn to make the most of this new medium. 16.30 – 17.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Quito Tourismo (Ecuador) Dominic Hamilton, Quito Visitors’ Bureau. The rebirth of ‘Quito’ – New attractions, new hotels, new activities. Luxury Travel with a Conscience Jane Kaye-Bailey, Philanthropic Traveller; Jeff Senior, Fairmont Hotels; Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman, VisitBritain; Angela Clarke, Lumiere Associates; Lieran Stubbings, Global Luxury Forum; Andrew Turner, Morris Visitor Publications. Looking at the philanthropic element now available to the luxury traveller, and how this practice is becoming increasingly popular. 13.00 – 14.00 North Gallery Room 7 How can independent hotels survive in today’s fast moving marketing jungle - a practical seminar for independent hotels Simone Rosel, Eyes2market; Gabrielle Alam, Eyes2market; Sharon Bernstein, Eyes2market. How can Boutique, small and green, family run or city centre, hotels with less than 50 rooms thrive in a more aggressive global tourism market? 13.00 – 14.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Airline Head to Head Mike Forster, Director for Strategy & Development, BAA is interviewed by John Strickland, airline analyst and consultant. WTM & UNWTO Ministers’ Summit on Climate Change In partnership with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme. By invitation only. A number of keynote speakers and experts with an international reputation will participate in the Ministers’ Summit. Unless otherwise stated all sessions are free of charge and seats on a first come first served basis. Details correct at time of going to press. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 8 English – The First Language of Spas Robert Czik, BISA; Bruce Milne, Bell. English – the emerging international language for spas, and the English language Spa Academy in Sussex. 15.30 – 16.30 North Gallery Room 8 It's All in the Family - Cashing in on Multigenerational & Friendship Travel Packaging Organised by ASTA. Cheryl Hudak, President & CEO, ASTA. Multigenerational Family Travel and Friendship Travel are the NEW Buzz-words to describe a growing travel focus for U.S. travel consultants. Many travellers are ready to spend money to re-acquaint themselves with family and friends. 16.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Room 4 Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions Workshop Jon Baron, Microsoft; Ed Pushman, Microsoft. An insight into the opportunities for travel and tourism brands, as well as demonstrating the impact online can have on an overall marketing strategy. 16.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Room 6/7 How business travellers are turning to each other to get a better deal on the road Tony Hallett, silicon.com and atlarge.com. The Fair Wi-fi campaign hasn’t called for ‘free wi-fi’. It recognises that provision is a cost to location owners such as cafés, hotels and airports. Rather, unreasonable fees, seen as an opportunity for huge mark-ups, aren’t helping anyone in the long-term. 16.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Room 5 The UK Market for Health Tourism Keith Pollard, Treatment Abroad. An insight into the UK market, the market drivers, and market trends, and the findings of recent surveys of medical tourism providers and medical tourists. 16.30 – 17.30 North Gallery Room 8 Green is Gold William A. Maloney, ASTA. The efforts of US travel retailers to support their clients' wishes to be greener, and how by offering responsible assistance to Green Travel can mean an increase to profits. Unless otherwise stated all sessions are free of charge and seats on a first come first served basis. Details correct at time of going to press. travller welo World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 www.wtmlondon.com 11 PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 12 Programme of Events – Wednesday 14 November World Travel Market World Responsible Tourism Day 12 09.00 – 18.00 South Gallery Rooms 21/22 WTM ChinaContact Forum - China The Future Of Travel 2007 An assessment on recent changes in China’s tourism industry, new trends, policies and major players. Standard rate £338 Lunch £45 Supporter discount 10%. 10.30 – 17.15 North Gallery Room 14 ITT Student Zone Education and learning - knowledge is power. Gain a better understanding of the industry and about select world destinations with the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT). Suitable for all Students and Lecturers attending WTM. 10.30 – 11.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Why Should I Work For You? C&M Recruitment. Looks at best practice for staff retention and motivation as well as benefits and salary news for the travel industry to aid your business and ultimately attract the best staff for your business. 10.30 – 10.45 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Launch Of WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Polar Explorer Pen Hadow opens WTM WRTD - the world’s first and most ambitious global day of responsible tourism action. 10.45 – 11.45 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards Recognising individuals, companies and organisations in the travel industry that are making a significant commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and are providing a positive contribution to biodiversity conservation. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 11.00 – 12.30 North Gallery Rooms 6/7 Latest Developments in Search Engine Marketing Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Richard Gregory, Latitude Group; Dan Robb, Google UK; Len Wright, Open Roads. The success of any travel business is heavily influenced by how well it can perform on the search engines. Hear from the experts on how to take advantage of the latest developments in search engine marketing. WTM Gay Marketing Masterclass Ian Johnson, Principal Consultant, Out Now Consulting; Rolf Ostendorf, Berlin Tourismos Marketing; Jeanette Schuchmann, German National Tourist Office. Every year the gay and lesbian market spends billions on travel and tourism. In this MasterClass you will learn what you need to know to take advantage of this growing travel market opportunity. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 8 Using Travel Content To Drive Sales Rob Flynn, Whatsonwhen; Scott Totman, Frommer’s. Online travel content is no longer a nice-to-have feature; it’s a vital and growing part of your business. 11.30 – 12.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Building Travel Customer Loyalty In The Digital Age Capela Travel Training. Aimed particularly at independent travel agents or small hotels. Is it possible to develop and sustain loyal long-term customer relationships in the digital age? Or is it more costeffective to treat every prospect as if they were new business? 12.00 – 13.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Panel Discussion Carbon Neutral: Saviour or Scam? Chaired by Stephen Sackur, BBC Journalist and Presenter How can the industry address climate change? Is carbon off setting enough or can more be achieved by other methods? 14.30 – 15.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Full Steam Ahead for the Cruise Market Silversea Cruises. How the Cruise Market has grown over the last 10 years and continues to grow. Opportunities arising from a recent survey of holiday makers regarding their future holiday plans. Whether agents should be targeting existing cruisers/ new to cruise or both. 15.00 – 16.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Panel Discussion Poverty Reduction - Mainstream Concern Or Token Gestures? Chaired by Harold Goodwin, Professor of Responsible Tourism, Leeds Met University; Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism. Through the United Nations in 1999 tourism was urged to make a contribution to poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals. What has been achieved since? 15.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Rooms 6/7 The Guild of Travel and Tourism’s “Question Time”: The Future Of The Travel Trade – Boom Or Bust? Sarah Longbottom, Travel Weekly, will put pertinent questions to our panel of experts – for their predictions and forecasts for the future for the travel trade. This is a paid for session, limited seating on the door. Quito Tourismo (Ecuador) Dominic Hamilton, Quito Visitors’ Bureau. ‘Touching the sky’: Quito and it’s environs – all you need to know. 15.30 – 16.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Optimising Sales Performance Tangent Training. This interactive session will focus on three impacting areas Sales Style, Motivation – leadership & Stress Resolution. 13.30 – 14.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Understanding GDS Viasinc. Participants will take away a keen understanding of what the VIASINC GDS Training System is, how it works and what makes it better than any other product on the market. 16.00 – 17.00 North Gallery Room 8 13.30 – 14.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Panel Discussion Why A Shortage Of Drinking Water Is Such An Industry Issue? Chaired by Stephen Sackur, BBC Journalist and Presenter. Water is an important resource for the tourism industry; holidaymakers wash in it, swim in it and drink it. What can the industry do to manage and reduce our impacts on other people’s water supplies? Finding Hidden Value In Travel Acquisitions And Divestments In Today’s Markets Roger Luscombe, Continental Capital Partners (CCP). Whether you are a buyer or a seller in today’s travel market, identifying value and de-risking the M&A process are key requirements for a successful purchase or sale of a private travel company. 16.00 – 17.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 13.30 – 14.30 North Gallery Rooms 6/7 Seatrade Cruise Seminar - organised by Seatrade and PSA William Gibbons - Director of the Passenger Shipping Association; Christopher Hayman MD, Seatrade. Highlighting the current state, whilst predicting what the future may hold for the fastest growing and relatively highest yielding sectors of world tourism: the cruise market. WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Panel Discussion Responsible Tourism – Making A Real Difference In Destinations Around The World Chaired by Stephen Sackur, BBC Journalist and Presenter. What is happening in destinations where governments and the industry are working together to implement responsible tourism policies? What progress has been made and what are the current priorities? 16.30 - 17.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone - Social Media Marketing: Starting Conversations and Getting Visibility FSI Travel. Online marketing agency FSI Travel will present an energetic look at the opportunities created by social media channels. The session will provide simple definitions, key considerations and tips for getting started. 16.30 – 18.00 North Gallery Room 4/5 WTM Technology & Online Travel Awards And Networking Reception In association with TravelMole 17.30 – 18.30 Platinum Suite 3 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Networking Reception By invitation only. 19.00 London Dungeons Southwark WTM Travel Agents Party Sponsored by Turkish Culture & Tourism Office and supported by Superbreak, The London Dungeon party will offer up to 300 agents more than 2,000 years of grisly history. 12.30 – 13.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Industry Professionalism Training For Travel. Increase your employees’ professionalism without denting your bottom line. Understand the positive benefits to your business and your employees gained by this increased professionalism. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 Web 2.0 And Beyond Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Rohit Talwar, Fast Future; Dean Harvey, Spannerworks; Philippe Der Arslanian, Amadeus. The online world is so fast moving that one can easily get left behind. Web 2.0 has burst on the scene as the allencompassing phrase for social media, mash-ups, virtual worlds and more. 12.30 – 13.30 North Gallery Room 8 Scream If You’re Green! Organised by TTG. Open to Operators, Agents and Tourist Boards, a "Question Time" style session with questions from the floor to a panel of experts. Walk away with at least 5 practical ideas to "green up" your business! 13.00 – 13.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Rooms 4/5 Get Ahead On The Web Organised by Genesys, The Travel Technology Consultancy. Paul Richer, Genesys. What are the latest web trends that will make a difference to your organisation? Attend this seminar and learn the answers about getting ahead on the Web. 14.00 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 8 Can Wildlife Tourism In India Save The Tiger? Julian Matthews, Discovery Initiatives. Wildlife tourism in India’s tiger parks, the campaign and its objectives and how you can get involved. 14.30 – 15.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 Travel Counsellors Malcolm Hingley, Travel Counsellors. A master class on how to generate enquiries, maintain ongoing relationships with your clients and learn how to grow your business through referral and recommendation. Unless otherwise stated all sessions are free of charge and seats on a first come first served basis. Details correct at time of going to press. 13 Unless otherwise stated all sessions are free of charge and seats on a first come first served basis. Details correct at time of going to press. travller welo World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 14 Delivering a Global Marketplace Programme of Events – Thursday 15 November In business, nothing beats face to face contact. Reed Travel Exhibitions' worldwide travel industry events are dedicated to helping you do business around the world. Whether you are an exhibitor capitalising on exclusive sales and marketing opportunities, or a visitor looking to maintain business and network with a global industry, you'll have our 27 years of experience and the assurance from a partner committed to your success. WTM Travel Agents Day 14 10.00 – 15.00 Stand CA6500 Caribbean Tourism Organization For the fifth year running, Caribbean Tourism Organization is encouraging agents through new initiatives to visit its colourful, exotic Village at World Travel Market. There are four 20-minute sessions planned for six hosted agents at a time. 12.30 Stand ME3000 Jordan Tourist Board – Wonder of the World The board will be holding 20 minute integrated presentations on the Jordan stand, followed by lunch and an opportunity for agents to talk to ground handlers, tour operators and hoteliers from the region. 10.30 – 11.30 North Gallery Room 5 The Future Of Destination Marketing Hosted by Emily Bamber, Travel Weekly. How tourist boards, hotels/resorts and DMCs, can use the internet, online training and the latest multimedia channels to market their destinations. 12.30 – 13.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone – Boost Your CV/Boost Your Product Online Travel Training How you can increase your travel industry knowledge for free from our growing range of 50+ free training courses. 10.30 – 16.15 North Gallery Room 14 ITT Student Zone Gain a better understanding of the industry and about select world destinations with the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT). Suitable for all Students and Lecturers attending WTM. 12.30 - 13.30 North Gallery Room 4 Online Marketing and Distribution Francesca Escery, Cheapflights. 67% of British holidaymakers intend to use the internet to conduct most or all of their travel planning next year. Online marketing - search and booking - now comprises a major part of travel sales. 10.30 – 11.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: 2008 ITT Conference Host 13.00 – 13.45 North Gallery Room Sandals – A Perfect Fit! Travel Agents can enhance their earnings and career prospects by slipping into Sandals perfect fit. 10.00 – 17.00 Stand EM5020 Finnish Tourist Board - Start To Finnish A day of quizzes and prizes on the Finnish Tourist Board stand. Including a star prize of a fly/cruise package for two. 13.30 – 14.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Accredited Travel Professional Scheme ATP Find out more about how ATP could help your career/ professional development and how you could benefit from the lifestyle programme secured by ATP ranging from John Lewis, Comet, AA and many more. 10.30 – 12.00 North Gallery Rooms 6/7, Seatrade And ACE Cruise Call Andy Harmer, ACE. Learn the latest growth and trends for the cruise industry, and the practical skills needed to make best use of this growth. 14.00 - 14.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 10.30 & 12.30 Stand EM 4000 Holland Tourist Board – Pub Quiz Goes Dutch The overall lucky winner of the pub quiz will win a carbon neutral, eco friendly cycle break for two to cosmopolitan Maastricht. Travel Counsellors Malcolm Hingley, Travel Counsellors. A master class on how to generate enquiries, maintain ongoing relationships with your clients and learn how to grow your business through referral and recommendation. 14.30 – 15.15 North Gallery Room 15 Careers At Travel Counsellors Travel Counsellors. Hear about the alternative way of employment and how you too could enjoy a career with flexibility at Travel Counsellors. 15.00 – 16.30 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 WTM Passport Competition Presentation In association with Travel Weekly & The Travel Channel. Hosted by X-Factor’s Ray Quinn. The best selection of FAM trip prizes ever offered in the UK, and a final, no-holdsbarred party with a funky television celebrity. 10.30 – 15.00 North Gallery Room 13 PATA UK Chapter – Voyage Of Discovery Travel Agents can take an ancient route map and join in the fun of the enchanting Voyage of Discovery. 11.00 – 11.45 North Gallery Room 9 Sandals – A Perfect Fit! Travel Agents can enhance their earnings and career prospects by slipping into Sandals perfect fit. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 4 Careers In Tourism University of Surrey. Hear from people who have undertaken a university degree in tourism and question them about their subsequent career paths subsequently. 11.00 – 12.00 North Gallery Room 8 The Web Video Revolution Dick Stroud, 20plus30. Online video was once only available to large organisations – now any sized travel business can imbed video in their web sites. Web sites using video will become the norm – not the exception. 11.30 – 12.15 North Gallery Room 15 ITT Skills Zone: Women retaining senior roles in travel In association with Travel Weekly. Kristina Wallen, Sue Kavanagh, Wendy Hartley. Moderator Juliet Dennis. Hear from three females in senior roles in the industry how they made it to the top. 12.00 Stand EM1040 German National Tourist Office – Best Of German Chit Chat Key German tourism personalities will be interviewed in a lively fun manner providing the latest tips, great deals and travel information on the Best of Germany for travel agents. 12.00 – 13.00 Conference Set Platinum Suite 4 TTG – Mind Your Own Business In conjunction with the highly successful Reality Training company, TTG will help agents to “double their sales”! World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 AIME 19-20 February 2008 Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Australia The AsiaPacific Incentives and Meetings Expo Arabian Travel Market 6-9 May 2008 Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE The premier inbound and outbound travel and tourism event dedicated to the Middle East Region CIBTM September 2008 China World Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China China International Business and Incentive Travel Market British Travel Trade Fair 11-12 March 2008 NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom The premier industry event for UK domestic and inbound tourism City Break 9-11 June 2008 Belgrade Fair, Belgrade Serbia The only event dedicated to the rapidly growing city break sector La Cumbre 3-5 September 2008 Miami Beach Convention Centre, Miami Beach,Florida, USA The premier business-to-business marketplace for the sales and marketing of travel from throughout the Americas to Latin America and the Caribbean C.I.S Travel Market 1-3 October 2008 LenExpo Exhibition Centre St Petersburg, Russia British Travel Awards WTM is pleased to confirm that the official ‘WTM last night gala dinner’ for delegates and exhibitors of this year’s exhibition will be held in conjunction with the British Travel Awards in Battersea, London. Call 0870 990 1440 to book your place. The premier inbound and outbound travel trade event for the Baltic States, Scandinavia, The Russian Federation and Northern Europe GIBTM 8-10 April 2008 ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE Gulf Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition ALTM 16-19 June 2008 Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, China The global event to meet luxury travel trade buyers from Asia Pacific Top Resa September 2008 Hippodrome de la Touques Deauville, France Serving the French outbound market ICCA Exhibition 1-5 November 2008 Victoria, Canada ICCA Exhibition - In Association with the ICCA Congress Unless otherwise stated all sessions are free of charge and seats on a first come first served basis. Details correct at time of going to press. World Travel Market 10-13 November 2008 ExCeL London United Kingdom The Global Event for the International Travel and Tourism Industry Asia Pacific Travel Partner International Golf Travel Market 3-6 December 2007 Cancun Convention Center, Cancun, Mexico The world’s premier event dedicated to golf travel For further information on any of the above events, please visit our website at: www.reedtravelexhibitions.com or call on +44 (0) 20 8910 7729 EIBTM 27-29 November 2007 Fira Gran Via Barcelona, Spain The Global Meetings & Incentives Exhibition International Luxury Travel Market 3-6 December 2007 Palais de Festivals et des Congrès Cannes, France The Global Event for the Luxury Travel Industry PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 16 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Over the past 13 years, World Travel Market has become an established business platform hosting debates, presentations, seminars, workshops and networking events for responsible tourism. This year is no exception. In fact, with the first ever WTM World Responsible Tourism Day supported by UNWTO on Wednesday 14 November 2007, World Travel Market is doing more than ever to act as a catalyst for discussion and action on the hot responsible tourism issues of the day. We will be showcasing some of the best examples of responsible tourism initiatives to illustrate how the industry is working together to highlight the importance of protecting environments, respecting local cultures, benefiting local communities, conserving natural resources and minimising pollution. We have brought together an expert group of panellists from tourist offices, travel associations, hotels, academia and explorers to share their knowledge and experiences and discuss and debate some of the hot issues. All events take place in the WTM Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 and are free of charge. Seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis. 16 WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Making a difference together WTM has four realistic objectives for this annual day of action and we are looking for the industry to work together to: I help drive change by educating the travel and tourism industry and travelling public about more responsible tourism behaviour I explore the key issues of how countries and destinations are made more sustainable including case studies of best practices Support for WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Programme of Events Wednesday 14 November 2007, WTM Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 10.30 – 10.45 10.45 – 11.45 12.00 – 13.00 13.30 – 14.30 15.00 – 16.00 16.00 – 17.30 17.30 – 18.30 Launch of WTM World Responsible Tourism Day by Polar explorer Pen Hadow. World Travel Market has created a logo which everyone participating in WTM World Responsible Day can apply for to use as a symbol of universal industry support and action. Listed below are the companies, tourist boards and associations officially supporting WTM World Responsible Tourism Day through the use of the logo* Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards in association with responsibletravel.com, World Travel Market, Geographic Magazine and The Times. Let’s Go Travel Long Travel Ltd Luangwa Wilderness Lodge, Zambia Machaca Hill Lodge, Belize Mak Services Mallorca Farmhouses Ltd Moroccan Tourist Office Montecristo River Resort, Nicaragua NatureAir Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Hote Panel Discussion - Carbon Neutral: Saviour or Scam? Our Spirit Pty Ltd Panel Discussion - Why a Shortage of Drinking Water is Such an Industry Issue Qualitour Ltd Panel Discussion - Poverty Reduction – Mainstream Concern or Token Gestures? Panel Discussion - Responsible Tourism – Making a Real Difference in Destinations around the World WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Networking Reception, Platinum 3 Palabora Foundation Rainforest Alliance Addictedtotravel.com Responsible Tourism Ltd Africa Beckons Tourism Services Pty Ltd SAGE Insights African Nature Adventure Serendipity Africa Agri Tourism Development Corporation Sunbound Tours & Incentives ASTA – The American Society of Travel Agents Tamana Tour Operator Saffran Holidays and PhotoLycia Holidays The Mihai Eminescu Trust BAM-SA The Livingston Tanzania Trust Buffalo Tours The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Cape Verde Solutions The Travel Foundation CC Africa Tourism For Help Charity Challenge Tourism Thailand 17 City of Cape Town Classic Safari Camps of Africa * List to date at time of going to press Close Encounters I educate the marketplace and debate key environmental related issues to push the agenda and be a catalyst for change Corporacion Salvadorena de Tursimo Delta Nature Resort S.A. I harness the influence of World Travel Market as an international business forum to encourage the industry to drive the responsible tourism agenda forward Dream Nepal Travels & Tours PVt. Ltd Eco-camps Ecoescape Ecorismo Ecotours Fair Travel GmbH Fundu Lagoon Hotel Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance GRIP Centre for Sustainable Production and Consumption Half Moon, Montego Bay, Jamaica Higher Wiscombe Ltd Hotel Punta Teonoste Inkaterra Ismalar Rutas Kontrei Traveller Kshiland Expeditions & Tour Safaris Ltd World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 18 WTM Travel Agents Day Don’t miss out! Thursday 15th November X-Factor runner-up, singer Ray Quinn will be giving you a blast of swing at World Travel Market’s Travel Agents Day! minute training sessions on how to be green as well as have a good time on a range of Dutch short breaks. It’s guaranteed to blow your mind with plenty of opportunities to help you get on the all important next step of the career ladder. He will be hosting the fabulous World Travel Market Passport Competition prize presentation, in association with Travel Weekly, which produces WTM’s daily newspaper, and Travel Channel, the largest panEuropean TV channel, focusing on travel. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! Travel Trade Gazette World Travel Market Conference Set Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 12.00 hrs He will be ensuring that the end of your special day is Party Time with the presentation of more than 20 FAM trips and other prizes. Just think… We are combining the global might of World Travel Market, literally bringing the whole world under one gloriously colourful, exotic, bustling roof for business, networking, education and FUN. 18 World Travel Market is working with some of the UK’s leading training organisations as well as some of the biggest brands and most go ahead destinations to offer an array of workshops, educationals, seminars, presentations, promotions, competitions and more. Who will be there? And as a foot stomping finale, he will be singing one of his upbeat tempo songs from his soaraway best selling album. Be sure to get your personal copy of Travel Weekly’s Passport at the Travel Weekly booth in ExCeL London’s Central Boulevard and visit the participating stands at World Travel Market to ensure that you stand a chance of winning one of the glittering trips to far-flung places. FULL SAIL AHEAD SEATRADE AND ACE CRUISE CALL Seatrade and Association of Cruise Experts (ACE). North Gallery Rooms 6/7. 10.30 – 12.00 hrs Multiples such as CTTG and virtually every independent travel consortia and association are supporting the day. Whether it’s dress-up and glad rags or laid back and casual, there has never been a more popular time for cruising. They include, for example, Advantage, Freedom Travel Group, Travel Trust Association, Travel Counsellors and the Association of Independent Tour Operators and Future Travel. That’s why World Travel Market has linked up with Seatrade and ACE, The Association of Cruise Experts (ACE) – the new name for PSARA, the UK & Eire learning and development body. SWINGIN’ RAY WILL PUMP IT UP Travel Weekly Booth, Central Boulevard Prize presentation WTM Conference Set Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 15.00 hrs Andy Harmer, Director of Business Development at ACE will be presenting an interactive cruising seminar for agents, showing them how to overcome the complexities of cruise booking and how to sell more. VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY PATA UK Chapter North Gallery Room 13 10.30 hrs Take part in a great Voyage of Discovery that will help agents to learn more about the spellbinding Pacific Asia region – and win prizes too! There will be training, events and tasks to perform along the way for up to 60 agents – including lunch - and hosted by five national tourist offices from the Asia Pacific region. GERMANY KICKS OFF German National Tourist Office Traditional Lunch and Fun Panel of Experts Stand EM1040, 12.00 hrs Ever since the FIFA World Cup last year, when Germany played host to the top international football teams, the country has enjoyed mounting popularity with tourists. Now agents can jump on the sales bandwagon by learning more fascinating facts about the country. Joanne Ezekiel, Sales Manager of the German National Tourist Office in London will provide the latest hot tips, great deals and travel information on the different cities and regions affected by the country’s football success. GOING DUTCH 10.30 hrs & 12.30 hrs Holland Tourist Board Stand EM4000 CHILLED TO THE BONE! Deep in the heart of London, buried beneath the paving stones of historic Southwark, lies The London Dungeon – gruesome venue for WTM’s Travel Agents Party on the night of Wednesday 14 November. Sponsored by Turkish Culture & Tourism Office and supported by Superbreak, The London Dungeon party will offer up to 300 agents more than 2,000 years of grisly history. Did you realise that everything you do and say to a customer affects whether you get a sale or not? You’ve all sat through endless sales training, but now TTG is offering you the chance to take your selling skills to another level altogether! In conjunction with the highly successful Reality Training company, which works across a range of industries including travel and leisure, TTG will unleash its flamboyant directors Bob Morrell and Jeremy Blake on World Travel Market to help agents to “double their sales!” SANDALS GIVES YOU SAND IN YOUR TOES Sandals North Gallery Room 9 11.00 hrs and 13.00 hrs Leading luxury resorts company Sandals will be offering a series of brilliant 45-minute brilliant training sessions to help you to tap into this exceedingly successful top operator. The training sessions will highlight the many ways for agents to enhance their earnings and career prospects by slipping into Sandals perfect fit as well as learning about Sandals Certified Specialist programme rewarding loyalty. GET YOUR CAREER ON TRACK Institute of Travel & Tourism Skills Zone North Gallery Room 15 10.30 – 14.15 hrs The ITT Skills Zone is the only area at World Travel Market devoted to training and development. A range of exciting workshops on various topical issues will be presented in the Skills Zone, including up and coming destinations, sales techniques, building customer loyalty and cruising. ITT Skills Zone 2007 will be even more comprehensive with training workshops. Subjects will include destination training, business travel and selling skills. A WORLD WONDER Jordan Tourist Board Stand ME3000 12.30 hrs STAR FINNISH Finnish Tourist Board Stand EM5020 10.00 – 17.00 hrs START to FINNISH… it is going to be a great day for agents to visit the Finland stand. A superb prize awaits the winner of the star competition – a fly/cruise package for two. To have a chance of landing the trip, agents need to complete a short questionnaire on Finland. There will be gifts to the first 30 agents to visit the stand and fill in the questionnaire. Although much has been written and said about Jordan’s ‘lost city’ of Petra, nothing really prepares you for this amazing place. In a global competition, Petra has now been officially named as a New Seventh Wonder. The board will be holding 20-minute integrated presentations on the Jordan stand, followed by lunch and an opportunity for agents to talk to ground handlers, tour operators and hoteliers from the region. Asia Pacific Travel Partner You are going to feel quite at home at Holland’s special Agents Day event – there’s a bar and pub quiz too for you and your mates to enjoy. The lucky overall winner of the pub quiz will win a super eco break. A carbon neutral, environmentally friendly cycle break for two to cosmopolitan Maastricht is on offer. Holland’s pub quiz will be part of a travel agents programme, including two 25- World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 www.wtmlondon.com 19 PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 20 ExCeL London London Eastside/Tower Hamlets WTM in the heart of London We’re delighted to welcome World Travel Market 2007 to ExCeL London and London Eastside. Since opening in November 2000, ExCeL London has enjoyed exceptional success, hosting over 2000 events and welcoming over 4 million visitors, from 200 different countries, worldwide. During your visit why not take the time to explore the area? Europe’s fastest-growing business district, Canary Wharf, continues to thrive and develop, whilst older, more historic areas such as trendy Spitalfields and Brick Lane – both within easy reach of ExCeL London - retain their unique character. Following a host of prestigious accolades over the years, in 2006, ExCeL London was named ‘Business Venue of the Year’ at the Visit London Awards and picked up the award for ‘Best Live Events Venue’ at the Event Awards. The award for ‘Best Venue Support’ followed at the 2007 Exhibition News Awards. This recognition led to ExCeL London being nominated as a Business Superbrand in 2007. The venue is home to 8 of London’s top 10 trade events, including World Travel Market, and 2 of the UK’s largest consumer shows, as well as hosting events for a number of blue-chip corporate clients, government organisations and associations. 20 In 2012 ExCeL London will play an important role in the Olympic Games, hosting a total of 6 Olympic sports and 5 Paralympic events. In the last 12-months, The O2 (formally the Millennium Dome) has re-opened, on the doorstep of ExCeL London. AEG Europe has partnered with O2 to create the UK’s most technically advanced music, sport and entertainment destination. At its centre is The O2 arena, with a capacity of up to 23,000, which will host 150 worldclass events in the first year, with acts already confirmed including Take That, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Justin Timberlake, Scissor Sisters, Bon Jovi, Snow Patrol, Elton John and Barbara Streisand. Within the facility, there is also a smaller music club (indigO2) with a capacity of 2,200, an 11-screen cinema, an ice rink and an entertainment district featuring more than 20 bars, restaurants, retail and leisure facilities. Other local area developments include a new Radisson Edwardian hotel, which opened in September this year, providing 169 4-star deluxe rooms. Based at New Providence Wharf the hotel provides easy access to ExCeL London, Canary Wharf and London City Airport. What to see? This part of London is home to the famous Tower of London, guardian of the Crown Jewels. Other attractions include the Museum in Docklands, telling the 2000year story of east London’s ports and rivers, and a plethora of independent art galleries including the world-renowned Whitechapel Art Gallery which houses some of today’s most stunning, contemporary art. Restaurants, bars and nightlife London City Airport also continues to expand with new routes now available to Belfast, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Nice, Zurich, Oslo, Rome, Hamburg, Nuremburg, Stuttgart, Dublin and Glasgow. Visitors travelling from Heathrow and Gatwick will find access to ExCeL London even easier this year, with a new a non-stop coach service from Canning Town to and from both airports, provided by London Airport Coaches ltd. Onsite at ExCeL London visitors can now enjoy a range of Japanese Cuisine at the Kombu, located next to the Super Star Chinese restaurant, at the West End of the campus. We hope you enjoy your visit to ExCeL London and World Travel Market. If you would like additional information on the venue and the developments taking place in the local area please visit www.excel-london.co.uk World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 The area will host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012, and is at the heart of major regeneration programmes that will see new homes, jobs, transportation services, and community and sporting facilities created. For business and leisure visitors alike, the choice of hotel accommodation is wide and still expanding – options range from quality value chains to 4 and 5 star groups offering executive facilities and exclusive suites and apartments. There are over 7,000 hotel rooms in the area, the latest addition being the Radisson Edwardian hotel with 169 rooms. East London’s amenities have multiplied over the past 10 years, turning it into the leading destination for dining, entertaining and partying, with one of the largest selections of restaurants and bars in London. From signature restaurants such as Plateau, Ubon by Nobu, Wapping Food and Gordon Ramsay’s gastro pub ‘The Narrow’, waterside bars and eateries at 21 West India Quay and Canary Riverside, to Brick Lane, known as ‘the curry capital of the world’, you can try a different cuisine every night. Brick Lane and Shoreditch offer night owls some of London’s trendiest nightspots. Music lovers can catch some of the world’s leading artists and bands at the O2 Arena, the former Millennium Dome, which opened in summer 2007. Shopping Canary Wharf offers many high street and designer shops in a bright sophisticated mall setting. East London is also home to many independent creative shops including designer clothes, lifestyle, interior and gift stores at the cutting edge of fashion and innovation, and colourful markets such as Spitalfields, Petticoat Lane and Columbia Road, all located within 20 minutes of ExCeL London. Getting around You can travel round East London easily by just about any means of transport. Motorway links are excellent, and there are numerous connections on the underground tubes and Docklands Light Railway. The DLR links ExCeL London to London City Airport, Canary Wharf, Bank and the City. At Canary Wharf, the DLR connects with the Jubilee Line, running into London’s West End in just 20 minutes. You can also travel using London’s most exciting means of transport – high-speed clippers offering a commuter service on the river, with connections from Canary Wharf pier through to Embankment and other points near the west end. London City Airport is just 3 miles from Canary Wharf, and runs regular direct flights to 36 European cities including all major capitals. Advice and information If you need any further guidance or ideas on what to do and where to go while you and your colleagues are here, please call 020 7364 4458 or email [email protected] www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 22 The Global Event for the Travel Industry 16 m media networks, 260,000 global readers. 260, World Travel vel Market’s Global Media Net Network comprises 16 6 of the world’s leading travel ttrade publications, dedicated ated to rregularly communicating the latest test industry new news, developments and opportunities ortunities to fellow Reach the international travel avel and tourism ourism industry 365 days a yea year. professionals. Collectively theyy boast a global readership that includes the most influential buyers and suppliers in the wo orld’s travel and tourism industry, with a combin ined global reach of over 260,000 readers. As Official Global obal Media Partners of World Travel T Market, every one of these publications has actively committed ted to supporting the event in full. They dedicate sections of their news pages pages, schedule special features tures around a the exhibition and can provide you with h valuable additional support to make the mos ost of your participation. Whatever your strategy to prom promote your presence at World Travel Market – advertising, PR, promotions otions – WTM’s Global M Media Network can play a vital part in your plans. For further details Call +44 (0)20 0)20 8910 7863 or email: [email protected] [email protected] The Indispensable Travel Industry Read Canadian Travel Press 310 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1V9, Canada Tel: +1 416 968 7252 Fax: +1 416 968 2377/7569 Email: [email protected] FVW Mediengruppe Verlag Dieter Niedecken GmbH Wandsbeker Allee 1, 22041 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 40 41 448 821 Fax: +49 40 41 448 899 Email: int.markets@ fvw-mediengruppe.com Mercado & Eventos Rua Riachuelo 114 – Centro CEP – 20230-014 Rio de Janeiro – Brazil Tel: +55 21 32336316 Fax: +55 21 32 336316 Email: roytaylor@ folhadoturismo.com.br Rèport Américas (Latin America) Newgate Travel Media Viamonte 723 9 piso. Capital Federal, Buenos Aires. Argentina Tel: +54 11 4322 8301 Fax: +54 11 4322 1242 Email: [email protected] Trav Talk 72 Todarmal Road, New Delhi 110001, India Tel: +91 11 2371 6318/0793 Fax: +91 11 2335 1503 Email: [email protected] TTN Middle East P O Box 6387, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: +9714 337 1366 Fax: +9714 336 1344 Email: kim.thomson@ tradearabia.ae Travel Weekly (Asia) The Signature 51 Changi Business Park Central 2 #07-01 Singapore 486066 Tel: +65 6789 0110 Fax: +65 6544 1221 Email: [email protected] Travel Weekly (UK) Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, UK Tel: +44 20 8652 8208 Fax: +44 20 8652 3871 Email: [email protected] Editur Consell de Cent, 355 30˚ 08007 Barcelona Spain Tel: +34 93 467 0225 Fax: +34 93 467 0218/17 Email: [email protected] L’Agenzia di Viaggi Via Tacito, 74 00193 Rome Italy Tel: +39 06 32600149 Fax: +39 06 32600168 Email: c.ambrossini@ lagenziadiviaggi.it Publituris Rua General Firmino Miguel, nº 3 Torre 2 - 3º piso 1600-100 Lisboa / Portugal Tel: +351 210 410 320 Fax: +351 210 410 304 Email: robadia@ publituris.workmedia.pt Tour Hebdo (France) 1 Rue Eugene et Armand Peugeot, 92 856 Rueil Malmaison Cedex, France Tel: +33 1 76 73 32 82 Fax: + 33 1 55 02 90 92 Email: [email protected] Travel Journal Inc (Japan) TJ Hospitality Building, 3-10-13 Higashi-Nakano Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0003, Japan Tel: +81 3 5332 3360 Fax: +81 3 5332 3655 Email: [email protected] Travel Trade Russia (TourBusiness) Seleznevskaya str. 11a, Building 2, Office 611, Moscow, 101485, Russia Tel: +7 495 995 7620 Fax: +7 495 995 7621 Email: [email protected] Travel Weekly (China) The Signature 51 Changi Business Park Central 2 #07-01 Singapore 486066 Tel: +65 6789 0110 Fax: +65 6544 1221 Email: [email protected] Travel Weekly (USA) 100 Lighting Way, 2nd Floor, Secaucus, NJ 07094, USA Tel: +1 201 902 2000 Fax: +1 201 319 1755 Email: [email protected] www.wtmlondon.co www.wtmlondon.com/gmn PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 24 Meridian Club Maximising business contacts at World Travel Market World Travel Market recognises the importance of senior buyers within the travel industry by awarding them Meridian Club membership. This enables travel buyers to optimise their time spent at WTM through a range of pre-show and onsite benefits that allow them to identify potential new suppliers, as well as place orders with existing suppliers. Meridian Club – maximising your business time Time is an increasingly invaluable commodity for exhibitors and travel buyers who have to fit a busy schedule of meetings and appointments into a few exhibition days. Meridian Club at WTM therefore affords influential buyers the opportunity to meet and do business with exhibitors in a highly focused environment. Meridian Club - business benefits at WTM Meridian Club – by invitation only I Pre-registration and fast-track entry into the exhibition WTM exhibitors nominate their top buyers and prospects for Meridian Club membership and free entry into WTM. This ensures that exhibitors are able to meet those people, who are vital to their business on all four days of the exhibition (subject to qualification). Meridian Club is also able to promote these exhibitors to their nominated clients prior to attendance. I Exclusive use of the WTM Super PEP – allowing travel buyers to pre-request meetings with exhibitors 24 I Access to WTM on all four days (12 - 15 November 2007) I Recognised senior travel buyer status I Use of Members’ only lounges, sponsored by The Greek National Tourism Organisation I Networking opportunities at Meridian Club’s M-Bar restaurant (open Monday – Thursday) and evening cocktail reception (Monday-Tuesday, 17:30 – 19:30hrs) in Meridian Club Lounge North Gallery Meridian Club at other RTE events Meridian Club operates on a show by show basis. Senior travel buyers who wish to attend World Travel Market, British Travel Trade Fair or Arabian Travel Market should apply directly for membership at any of the above events. For more information please visit our website at www.meridianclub.co.uk. - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Meridian Club adds a new dimension to exhibitor – buyer relations at World Travel Market. For further information please contact Meridian Club on +44 (0) 20 8910 7865 or email [email protected] World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 26 World Tourism Award 2007 World Tourism Award 2007 Celebrates 10th Anniversary Monday 12 November - 15:30hrs - 16:00hrs The 10th Annual World Tourism Award 2007 will be presented at a special ceremony at WTM, Monday 12 November, 15:30hrs – 16:00hrs, on the WTM Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3. Sponsored by American Express, Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune and Reed Travel Exhibitions, the Award will honour three inspiring and visionary leaders of the American Tourism Society (ATS), Alex Harris, CTC Chairman, ATS and Chairman General Tours, Michael Stolowitzky, President & CEO, and H.E. Senator Akel Biltaji, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Chair, Mediterranean/ Red Sea Council. They will be recognised for “their extraordinary vision and inspiring leadership in their respective roles as leaders in the American Tourism Society. They have championed the establishment of emerging destinations into the main stream of tourism; supported the training and development of local tourism companies and organisations and contributed to tourism becoming a vital factor in the growth of employment in local economies.” Fly into central London first class The World Tourism Award was inaugurated by American Express, Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune and Reed Travel Exhibitions in 1997: “to recognise the extraordinary initiatives by individuals, companies, organisations, destinations and attractions, for outstanding accomplishment in the travel industry.” 26 International Peace Through Tourism 2007 The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) debate “Building Bridges of Understanding Between Civilizations, Cultures and Religions: Does Tourism Have a Role?” will take place from: 16.00 – 16.30, Monday 12 November in the WTM Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4, Level 3. Humanity is currently witnessing - and shaping the most significant paradigm shift in human history – a shift of major demographic, economic, ecological and geo-political dimensions. The world population will increase by three billion people in the first 30 years of the 3rd millennium to 9 billion. Ninety percent of this growth will be in developing countries where the world’s least developed countries are sliding deeper into poverty. A robust global World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 economy combined with unprecedented population growth is resulting in an ecological footprint that is over 23% larger than what the earth can regenerate in a given year. This is leading to global climate change, species extinction, insecure energy supplies, water shortages, crop failures and depleted fisheries. To meet the challenges presented by these and other global issues, both world leaders and humanity as a whole must work together in a spirit of solidarity and collaboration. Industry leaders will debate the role of tourism in ‘Building Bridges of Understanding’ as a prerequisite foundation for this human journey into the 3rd Millennium. Visit stand UKI4000 in the South hall. www.dot2.com The smarter airport transfer service. PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 28 What is Just a Drop? Just a Drop are also finalising other projects in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Uganda, Phillipines and Chile. Over 4 million children die every year from water borne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and diarrhoea caused by either the lack of access to fresh water or polluted water. Polluted water is the biggest killer of children under the age of 5 in the world. For although we can survive a month without food, we can only survive 3 days without water. It is the very essence of our being. Working with respected organisations such as the Scientific Exploration Society, Excellent Development, Kids for Kids and Hospital Kafue, the Trustees of Just a Drop consider proposals from a wide diversity of organisations from around the world every year. Each potential project is checked in its country of origin and every aspect carefully scrutinised, prior to money being committed. The completion of a project receiving money from Just a Drop is also carefully monitored. Aeromexico Air France Air Jamaica Air Malta Airmiles Alamo Car Rental Alastair Stewart Almond Beach Resorts Ambassador Eric Hotung American Airlines Andy Benson Angela Davis Angus Rankine AOL Artavia Advertising Ltd Association of Women Travel Executives Arabian Travel Market AU Logistics Austrian Airlines Avis Europe plc Baroness Anelay of St.Johns Bay Hippisley Belton Woods Best Loved Hotels Birkett Menswear BITOA Blueberry Hill Inn Bmi British Midland Bovey Castle Brian Turner Brighter PR British Airways London Eye British Educational Travel Association (BETA) Brittany Ferries Business Traveller C&M Recruitment Limited Callaway Cameron Mackintosh Carribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Caroline Adams Castletown Primary School Cathedral City Travel - Somerset Cendant Travel Distribution Champneys Charlie Daniel Charlotte Fincham Christina Hunter Christine Ryan-Bell CIMTIG Circle Solutions City Centre Hotel & Residence, Dubai Claire Sharp CNG Travel Group Plc Colin Meek Associates Colonel John Blashford-Snell OBE Compass Communications Continental Airlines COOP Travel (Staffordshire) Corinthia Hotels Crossflight CSA Czech Airlines CTS Horizons (London) D J Freeman Daily Telegraph Dale Hill Golf Club Dataco Systems Debbie Flynn De Wynters Direct Drive Golf LTD Discover Adventure Disney DNX Ltd Druids Glen, Dublin Edinburgh Inns EIBTM Elegant Resorts Emily E. Bennett Emirates Bank Encore Tickets Enjoy England.com Enterprise Rent A Car Eric Hotung ITTFA Euroceltic Airways ExCeL FBWC Marketing First Choice First Choice Travel (Devon) Flemings Mayfair Hotel Focus 2020 French Life Golf Holidays Future Travel Ltd Galloways Restaurant, Woburn GB Airways Giles Harper p GMAutoflow GO Airlines Goa & India Tourism Promotion Organisation Going Places (Wolverhampton) Golfbreaks.com Gran Canaria Tourist Board Greek National Tourism Organisation Grenada Tourist Board Gulf Air Helen Humphreys Heli Salmons Here is The City News Hertz Europe Limited Hilton Hotel Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Hilton Hotels Historic Royal Palaces Hogg Robinson (Travel) Limited Holiday Express (UK) Limited Holiday Options Hoseasons Hospitality Line Hotel Monasterio What has Just a Drop Achieved? The charity has raised over £800,000 to build wells in Ethiopia, Cambodia, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Bolivia, Sudan & Afghanistan, helped victims of floods in Mozambique, India & Central America, helped earthquake victims in Turkey, funded a massive health and sanitation programme in Southern Africa as well as complete a project in Grenada following Hurricane Ivan. Moved by the plight of so many youngsters throughout the world, where clean water is still a luxury, not a right, Reed Travel Exhibitions has teamed up with leading international travel and tourism organisations and companies to create the only dedicated global travel and tourism charity. Just a Drop raises desperately needed money that will offer these children the most precious gift on earth – the chance of a healthy life. Companies and Individuals Generously Supporting ‘Just A Drop’ Care is taken to ensure that the money is not used for administration purposes but benefits the children and families in need directly and because of its global nature Just a Drop will undertaken work anywhere in the world where there is a genuine need. Hotel Strass, Mayrhofen HotelViiew Corp Hoversp Hoverspeed Hugh Elliot IHM Limited INM Instant Holidays Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) International Institute of Peace through Tourism Iswise James Hamill Jane Larcombe Communications Jane Richards Jetset Flights Jo Marshall Jo Vestey Joanna Rzymowska John Wales Jordan Tourism Board Julian Mills Jumeriah Essex Hotel Jurys Doyle Hotel Group Just Go - Ellesmere Kall Kwik Kendermanns How can you help? It takes a little over £1 to provide a child with clean water for ten years Just a Drop is seeking donations to continue to support these children and their communities, so please contact Nikki Davis, Company Secretary, Just a Drop about possible fund raising activities as well as to obtain further information about Just a Drop on: Telephone: T Fax: Email: Website: +44 (0) 208 910 7981 +44 (0) 208 334 0555 [email protected] www.justadrop.org Thank you Kenya Airways Lanzarote First (Bournemouth) Las Alamandas Leaderboard Golf Coursee Leisure Pass Group Leonard Pearcey Lisa James Llanllyr Water Co London Pass Group London Thistle Hotel Longmere Golf Luisa Wimbleton Lyndon State College Machu Picchu Lodge, Peru Malta Tourist Office Mandy Round Manor of Groves Hotel and Golf Club, Hertfordshire Márcia Balisciano Maritime Greenwich Mark Riddle Marriott Hotel & Country Club Martin Lane Medway Council Mexico Tourist Board Midlands Co-op Travel (Derby) Midlands Co-op Travel (Warwickshire) Millennium Copthorne Hotels & Resorts Mizuno Murray Harkin My Travel National Car Rental Nepal Tourism Board Netgain Marketing Ltd Net Tours & Travel Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions Newmarket Holidays Nick Perry Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Fjord Line OK 2 Print Opodo Limited Orient Express Service P&O Ferries Pam Dawson Pantin Group Paul Cowley Personal Travel Advisors Peter Childs Petra Roach Philippine Pavilion Ping Pontin’s Limited Powerbilt Precision Media Group Prince Naseem Prolitho Queen Rania RAC Club Reed Travel Exhibitions Reed Travel Services Richard Tobias OBE Ritz Carlton, Dubai River Route Robert Coren Rock Insurance Royal Automobile Club Royal Caribbean Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club RX UK Limited Samantha Fawcett Sandals Sandie Dawe Sante Scan Trans Shipping Shloer Silver Jet Sir Steve Redgrave Small Luxury Hotels of the World Snow Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) Sofitel Central Hua Hin Resorts, Hua Hin. Sofitel Central Plaza, Bangkok Southall Travel SRS Hotel-World Staple Ford Park Stenaline Steve Endacott Stratford Upon Avon College Sue Park Superbreaks Supersonic Travel Swaziland Tourist Board Sweeney’s Cruises T & T Travel Recruitment & Resourcing Limited T T.I.M.E TTapestry Holidays T Telewest TTel Me Farebase Thailand Tourist Board The Belfry The Bell Inn & Hotel The Big Kahuna Club The Bradford Group The British Red Cross The Grove The Inn at Woburn The Savoy The Sunday Times The Times The Tourism Society The Vineyard Hotel & Spa The Viscount Thurso MP Theme Park Holidays Theo Platt Thomas Cook Sport Thompson - Dorset Times Media Tirol Tourist Board Titleist TTony Potter TTours International TTourism Ireland TQ3 Travel Solutions (Aberdeen) Travel Africa Travel Aid 50 Travel Plus Travel Tradee Gazette Travel Trustt Association Travel Weekkly UK Travel Weekkly USA Travel Worlld Unique Vacations Ltd Unusual Hootels of the World UKinbound Ulverston TTravel - Cumbria Vermont Tourism To Industry Virgin Atlantic Virgin Limited Edition Visit USA Association (UK) Limited Von Essen Hotels Water-4U Wells Tobias Recruitment Western Union Woburn Golf & Country Club World Travel Market Worldspan Worldwide Travel Marketing Limited YYork Tourism PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 30 World Travel Market Floorplan World Travel Market uses all four levels of ExCeL London, arriving at either the Western or Eastern entrances leads you onto level 1 of the venue. A breakdown of those levels is illustrated below and on the 3-D map opposite. CE AN TR EN rs) ST lde EA -ho ON ge ND ad LO b L on Ce (n Ex The following pages are designed to guide you around the regions of World Travel Market. When planning your route through the exhibition, please bear in mind that stand numbers are all prefixed to indicate the region they are located in and that the aisles within the region are colour coded with carpet tiles. Regions Venue layout Africa Level 0 Cash Point The Americas and Caribbean First Aid Toilets Asia Pacific Café Bar | South Hall Europe Convenience Store Global Village Car Park Middle East and North Africa Cloak Room Technology and Online Travel Level 1 Exhibition Halls | North & South UK and Ireland Chargable Cash Point London Central Boulevard CS Research Stand | Central Boulevard by stairs down to lower level WTM facilities Just A Drop-RTE Info Point | Boulevard - West Entrance Cloak Room C Official Supporting Publications Stand | UKI5800 Info Desk Registration | East Entrance Cloakroom | West Entrance PO Photographer Office | Room S1 Lower X Crossflight Courier Services | Stands EM395 & ME1785 PR Information Desks | Boulevard Catalogue Sales Desk | Boulevard - West Entrance GMN Organising Offices | Boulevard Prayer Rooms | Boulevard WTM P P Press Registration | Boulevard WTM Sales Office | Boulevard - West Entrance Prayer Room | Male & Female @ Internet Area Travel Weekly Distribution Booths | Boulevard SP Official Supporting Publications | Stand UKI5800 Business Centre | Boulevard PP WTM Official Premier Partner | Abu Dhabi CRP WTM Catalogues and Routeplanners TSD Travel Services Desk South Gallery Rooms | South Hall TW Travel Weekly Distribution Booth | Boulevard Press Conference Room | Platinum Suite PR Up to WTM Press Centre Meridian Club Welcome Desk | Boulevard Seminar Rooms | North Gallery Rooms 4 – 8, North Hall RTE Management Offices | South Gallery Rooms 1 – 4 Meridian Club Lounge | South Gallery Rooms 5 – 10 Meridian Club Lounge | North Gallery Rooms 16-18 Meridian Club M-Bar | Open to nominating exhibitors and Meridian Club Members PWA Press Working Area | Level 3 R Registration CS WTM Conference Set | Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 PH Press Hospitality Area | Level 3 CE AN TR EN T s) ES er W old ON e-h ND dg LO (ba Global Media Network Stand | UKI4550 L Organising Offices | South and North Hall Ce Ex OO Cafés & Restaurants | Boulevard Level 2 Meridian Club Welcome Desk | Boulevard RP Crossflight Courier Service | EM395 & ME1785 C MCWD Travel Services Desk | Boulevard Global Media Network | Stand UKI4550 PO 30 Travel Weekly Editorial Office | South Gallery Room 27 Level 3 Press Hospitality Area | Platinum Suites Venue facilities Café Bars | North Hall First Aid | Level 0 BS Business Services Lifts SO Security Offices Platinum Suites | Boulevard £ Cash Machines | Level 0 Toilets WTM would like to thank for their support Press Working Area | Platinum Suites Press Racking Area | Platinum Suites Eateries WTM Conference Set | Platinum Suite 4, Level 3 South Waterside Café Bars | Level 0 North Café Bars | Level 2 Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges World Travel Market Official Catalogue 2007 WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 32 Global Village & Technology and Online Travel Asia Pacific WTM would like to thank for their support Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges WTM would like to thank for their support WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 34 The Americas and Caribbean Africa WTM would like to thank for their support Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges Middle East and North Africa WTM would like to thank for their support WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 36 Europe Europe WTM would like to thank for their support Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges United Kingdom, Ireland & London WTM would like to thank for their support WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner Sponsors of the International Press Centre and the Meridian Club Lounges WTM 2007 Official Premier Partner PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 38 I NTE R NATIONAL TOU R I S M TR ADE FAI R S AS SOCIATION THE GLOBAL NET WORK FOR TR AVEL EXHIBITION ORGANISERS Are you a member yet? WTM Team welcomes you to ExCeL London Take a journey to success with the International Tourism Trade Fairs Association 39 World Travel Market 2007 Team To become one of our privileged members visit www.ittfa.org Back row (left to right): Karsalie Hervey, Nicole Collett, Sarah Waterfall, Paula Massey, Nikki Davis, Jessica Watkins, John Standley, Meeta Sodhi, Paz Casado, Ruth Creely, Simon Greenbury, Simon Beck, Sam Yardley, Victoria Martin, Minty Kongsrivilai and Esther Waghorn. Front row (left to right): LISBON BRATISLAVA HELSINKI PRAGUE BUDAPEST MOSCOW GOTHENBURG KIEV JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY FEBRUARY R MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH – APRIL Ken Hang Liu, Emma Rawle, Corinna Gehring, Jo Marshall, Fiona Jeffery, Wendy Hartley, Anna Sustelo, Stephanie Addington, Katie Kenyon, Lucie Winter and Virginie Ludmer. Not pictured: BELGRADE NEW DELHI DUBAI ST PETERSBURG KIEV RIMINI THESSALONIKI LONDON BARCELONA APRIL APRIL MAY OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER – DECEMBER AF F I LIATE M E M B E R OF U N WOR LD TOU R I S M ORGAN I Z ATION Craig Moyes, Jane Larcombe, Deena D’wala, Rupi Heir, Polly Magraw, Allison Tuffrey-Jones, Carly Gregory and Araminta Sugden. www.wtmlondon.com PRELIM SECTION 17/10/07 13:59 Page 40 MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SHOW This year's WTM catalogue is again published by Pedigree Media.The official show catalogue is a key tool for all exhibition owners as well as participants and show visitors. It serves as the definitive reference source for all involved, both during and after the event. If you are an exhibition owner or organiser and feel that your next catalogue could benefit from Pedigree's vast publishing and sales experience in the travel sector, then get in touch with us now. We are already working with the biggest names in the business but we still have room for one or two more. Linton House, 39-5l Highgate Road, London NW5 1RS Call Tim Westbrook +44(0)20 7428 7831 or John Lewisohn +44(0)20 7428 7830 F: +44 (0)20 7428 7833 E: [email protected] W: www.pedigreemedia.com