RTE reports 4% visitor increase for 2012 World Travel Market at Excel

Reed Travel Exhibitions’ World Travel Market (WTM) has reported a four per cent increase in visitors across the first three days of the show.
 
The
travel industry trade exhibition, which ends its four day stint at
Excel London on 8 November, has attracted 38,738 visitors over its first
three days, up from 37,331 last year. Reed
said its strongest year-on-year permance was on 7 November, which
saw a nine per cent visitor rise year-on-year to 13,638.
 
The first exhibitor invite-only day of WTM was also up five per cent to 7,992 visitors.
 
“These
figures demonstrate the power and importance of WTM to the industry and
the role it plays in facilitating business,” Exhibition Director, Simon
Press, said. “WTM 2011 generated £1.65bn in industry deals, with this
year’s event poised to facilitate even more business for our
exhibitors.”
 
Last year’s WTM reported total unique attendance of
47,776 (ABC audited), including 32,096 visitors. The show featured 652
stands and covered 42,054sqm.
 
WTM reported 157 new global exhibitors this year, including 36 new technology companies in its Technology and Online Travel region.
 
The show will return from 4 to 7 November 2013 and will be joined by the Business Travel Show for the first time.
 
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