4 NOVEMBER 2013

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World Travel Market

Now well established in London’s Excel, World Travel Market (WTM) opens today.  It runs until Thursday.  

WTM will showcase more than 180 countries and regions through its more than 5,000 exhibitors.  Attendance this year is expected to top a record 50,000. 

The highlight is expected to be Tourism Ministers from around the world and private sector representatives who will be participating in the UNWTO & WTN summit “How to bridge the gap between tourism and aviation policies” moderated by Charles Hodson, anchor of CNN International’s flagship business programme, “World Business Today”.  Over 40 Ministers are registered to attend the event.

Each day a comprehensive range of talks and presentations take place.

BTN has highlighted Tuesday (14:00 South Gallery 17) with “Revenue Raiser or Damaging Duty – The Impact of Air Passenger Taxes on Global Economies”, with Ian Taylor, Executive Editor, Travel Weekly Group, chairing a session followed by (15:30 Main WTM Stage) “Airlines in Transition: Pushing the boundaries, facing the challenges” with CEOs Christoph Mueller (Aer Lingus) and Peter Davies (Air Malta). 

On the Wednesday Colin Matthews, CEO Heathrow Airport, puts his case for another runway and discusses the Aviation Commission (14:30 WTM Knowledge Theatre GV750), followed by Cathal O’Connell of bmi Regional sitting on a panel debating on how airlines adapt their business models (15:30 WTM Main Stage). www.wtmlondon.com/content/wtm-2013-event-programme

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