WTM Vision Conference

WTM Vision Conference offered high-calibre speakers, content and research to give analysis, statistical assessment and interpretations to the industry's senior leaders. Speakers included a great line up of travel industry figures leading some of the largest and most successful businesses in the UK travel sector.

Delegates who attended the conference received free of charge the Euromonitor International report Forecast Update – Recovery in Sight? Worth £1,000. This research shows the industry needs four more years to reach pre-financial crisis level. The global travel and tourism industry’s recovery will experience a “multi-speed” recovery taking up to a further four years to fully recover to pre-global downturn levels, reveals a report launched today at the WTM Vision Conference.

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9.15 – 10.00	Registration and Refreshments Networking opportunities
10.00 – 10.10	WTM Vision Conference Opening Moderator: Michael East FCA, Managing Director, Eastcastle Management Group Welcome and introduction: Fiona jeffery, Chairman, World Travel Market
10.10 – 10.50	Travel and tourism; a global Overview The world’s leading provider of global business intelligence and strategic market analysis, Sarah Boumphrey and Caroline Bremner of Euromonitor International will predict the future economic performance of the global travel and tourism sector. Panellists: Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel and Tourism Research, Euromonitor International Sarah Boumphrey, Head of Countries & Consumers Research, Euromonitor International Moderator: Ian Taylor, Executive Editor, TWgroup
10.50 – 11.20	Social networking as new routes to market Social media guru Graham Lee of Firebrand will present case studies on how the travel trade can best use the ever increasing number of social media opportunities to engage with their customers and importantly attract new ones Speaker: Graham Lee, Chief Executive, Firebrand
11.20 – 11.50	Coffee networking break Networking opportunities
11.50 – 13.00	UK Outbound Market debate A panel of industry leaders covering the cruise, retail, airline and online sectors will focus on the UK outbound market and what the future for their businesses and sector holds. Panellists: Carol Marlow, Managing Director, P&O Cruises Nick Longman, Distribution Director, TUI UK & Ireland Paul Evans, Chief Executive, Lowcost Travel Group Tim Jeans, Managing Director, Monarch Airlines
13.00 – 13.05	Closing address Simon Press, Exhibition Director, World Travel Market
13.10	Close of Conference