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WTM London releases 2021 programme details
WTM London has unveiled of its live events schedule taking place on the WTM Global Stage at ExCeL London in November 2021.
Aviation sessions on the Global Stage,, organised by WTM’s aviation expert, John Strickland focuses on the state of play, the challenges and the outlook for the sector.
The airline CEO interview takes place straight after, with leading industry executives discussing how they are managing the crisis..
Two key destinations will take centre stage at WTM with the WTM China Forum organised by China Travel Online, looking at China’s recovery and reopening, market trends and key factors to attract Chinese visitors.
It is followed by two sessions on up and coming destination Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Vision and Saudi Giga Projects Put Sustainability First.
The Responsible Tourism session and Awards return this year, as well as the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit, entitled – Investing in Tourism’s Sustainable Future.
The Summit plans to unite tourism ministers, sector leaders and top thinkers and examine tourism’s sustainable future.
An afternoon dedicated ‘winning customers and making money’ in travel in 2022, is on the schedule and will consist of separate sessions organised by Travel Perspective, looking at how broken business models can be fixed.
Charlotte Alderslade, Conference and Seminar Manager, WTM Portfolio said: “With pent-up demand for 2022, it’s crucial to ensure travel providers and destinations are one step ahead when it comes to planning for the future, so this year we have a real an emphasis on research, trends and the future of travel.”
Other key topics concern travel agents, Brexit and the future of the travel industry workforce round-off the three days.
WTM London takes place from 1 – 3 November 2021.
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