Travel Industry

October 16, 2020October 15, 2020

How travel risk is changing in the COVID era

Blog, Travel Industry

From younger travellers to the aviation sector, to the hotel industry. Travel risk continues evolving and shaping the global travel sector during the COVID era, a time ... Read more

October 8, 2020October 22, 2020

How to make the most of WTM Virtual

Blog, Travel Industry

We’re excited to be able to offer everything you would usually expect from us in virtual form. From insightful conference sessions, to the opportunity to meet with ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Why Should Travel Brands Get Both a WTTC Stamp and a Certification?

Blog, Travel Industry

The travel sector is proving to be ever hardy and resilient. Six months into the pandemic, and after worldwide lockdowns have taken place, destinations and certain travel ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

‘Workations’: A new frontier for hybrid tourism

Blog, Travel Industry

A new tourism economy could emerge that focuses on travelling less and staying longer, whilst avoiding overcrowded locations. It’s time for the industry to launch new packages ... Read more

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

How to attract travellers in the current market: a tailored approach

Blog, Travel Industry

New trends within the global travel market are rising at a fast pace while others keep decelerating amid the current uncertain environment. From customers’ demographics to the ... Read more

September 17, 2020September 15, 2020

Why improving the customer journey and user experience is the new priority for travel organisations

Blog, Travel Industry

Companies within the global travel sector have identified the improvement of these two digital elements as their main priority for the next 12 months. ... Read more

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

What can we do to revive the travel industry?

Blog, Travel Industry

As travel restrictions slowly begin to be lifted, and traveller’s confidence rebuilds, there’s one question that needs to be answered: what can we do to revive the ... Read more

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

8 best places to enjoy autumn in the UK

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

If you’re planning a staycation for the next couple of months, here’s eight places you can visit to make the most of autumn… ... Read more

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020

What can we learn from Sicily as they invest in tourism?

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

COVID has been a ‘total disaster’ for tourism to Sicily, as it has been for many destinations.  But now the Italian region is investing millions of euro ... Read more

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

The set of skills needed by travel professionals after COVID-19

Blog, Travel Industry

New abilities are required for the ultimate professional within the travel and tourism sector. While the industry focuses its efforts on adapting to the new normal, knowledge ... Read more

August 10, 2020August 20, 2020

Travel and Tourism: Embracing Transformation to Move Beyond Coronavirus

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends

Travel and tourism have transformed beyond recognition since Coronavirus (COVID-19), going from a juggernaut of constant growth to a shadow of its former self. ... Read more

June 22, 2020October 13, 2020

Ultra high net worth individual travel post-COVID-19

Blog, Luxury, Travel Industry

While commercial aviation giants are facing unprecedented times as a result of the  COVID-19, the private  aviation industry is anticipating a boom. ... Read more

June 20, 2020October 13, 2020

Future Travel Booking Habits

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

ForwardKeys, the world’s leading travel analytics company, latest air bookings data shows the road to recovery is plausible for the Middle East to kick-start this year, despite ... Read more

June 19, 2020August 17, 2020

How can luxury brands respond to post-coronavirus behaviour?

Blog, Luxury, Travel Industry

With some countries now starting to ease their lockdown regulations due to COVID-19, there have already been signs of revenge spending with luxury brands. ... Read more

June 17, 2020August 17, 2020

What’s in the future for tour operators?

Blog, Travel Industry

Travel has gone from a position where it represented more than 10% of global GDP, employing or supporting more than 300 million people, to a virtual standstill ... Read more

June 16, 2020June 26, 2020

Key Affluent Post-COVID Travel & In-bound luxury travel into the Middle East

Video, Webinars

Speakers Joining Reed Travel Exhibitions as head of ILTM in January 2012, Alison has an extensive global background and over 25 years’ experience in the premium travel ... Read more

June 15, 2020October 13, 2020

Domestic tourism to the rescue

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, Travel Industry

As international travel comes to a standstill with closed borders and struggling airlines, experts around the world are looking up to domestic travel as a means to ... Read more

June 12, 2020June 23, 2020

Catch-up – Destination Europe: Where do we go from here?

Video, Webinars

Speakers Rajan Datar is an award-winning, broadcaster, journalist and conference moderator whose career has spanned three decades of current affairs, arts, business and documentary presenting, reporting and ... Read more

June 11, 2020June 23, 2020

Catch Up – Flipping the Narrative: Composing Tomorrow’s Destination Strategy

Video, Webinars

Speakers After being an engineer for the French space agency and a member of the general management at Microsoft EMEA and Deutsche Telekom, Alban co-founded in 2006 ... Read more

June 5, 2020June 16, 2020

Catch Up – Tourism’s Ground Zero: How Tour Operators now Need to Adapt to Change Quickly

Video, Webinars

Speakers Mark Frary is a regular contributor to national newspapers, magazines and websites on travel. Over his career, he has worked as the Sunday Times’ travel agony ... Read more

June 2, 2020June 12, 2020

Catch Up – Why now is the best time for social media marketing for tourism and how to do it

Video, Webinars

Speakers Lizanne founded Eco Africa Digital so that she could live out her two passions – ecotourism and online marketing. Her team has helped numerous tourism businesses ... Read more

May 15, 2020May 29, 2020

Catch up – Tourism post-COVID: the challenges and opportunities for sustainable travel

Video, Webinars

Speakers Jeremy Smith is the editor of sustainable tourism news site Travindy.com. Author of recently published Transforming Travel – realising the potential of sustainable tourism (2018). As ... Read more

May 5, 2020August 13, 2020

How travel organisations are thinking creatively during the crisis

Blog, marketing

Destinations and other travel organisations are embracing Zoom, Spotify and voucher schemes during the coronavirus crisis as they try to stay relevant and, in the case of ... Read more

April 30, 2020June 1, 2020

Catch up – Airlines in Crisis: What is the Prognosis for the Aftermath of Covid-19?

Video, Webinars

Speakers John Strickland has 37 years of experience in the air transport industry, embracing all the major airline business models and holding senior positions with airlines including ... Read more

April 22, 2020May 29, 2020

Webinar – Developing resilience in the face of Covid 19

Video

The Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council has partnered with World Travel Market to provide the travel industry with insights and thought leadership during this time of ... Read more

March 23, 2020August 12, 2020

Keeping teams motivated during a crisis

Blog, Travel Industry

When it comes to your business, keeping teams motivated and customers engaged is crucial. We believe there are three key things to do to ensure morale is ... Read more

October 29, 2014June 2, 2020

World Travel Market’s 35 Years at the Top

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, WTM London

A timeline charting the rise and rise of WTM World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is this year celebrating its 35th event. ... Read more

October 28, 2014June 15, 2020

WTM Portfolio Facilitates $6.5 Billion in Travel Industry Deals

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

The World Travel Market Portfolio facilitates more than $6.5 billion (£3.9 million) in travel and tourism industry deals. The WTM Portfolio consists of the four leading business-to-business ... Read more

October 27, 2014June 15, 2020

World Travel Market Welcomes Its First North Korean Exhibitor

Press Releases, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

It has a notorious reputation as the most secretive state in the world under the dictatorship of Kim Jong-Un. But now leisure trips to see the isolated ... Read more

August 16, 2014February 12, 2015

The Evolution of Loyalty Programmes in the Travel Industry

City Travel Briefings, Reports

  Key Findings Airline loyalty programmes in transformation: To better cater to their highest paying passengers, airlines have made moves to reward these lucrative travellers better, including ... Read more