PACKAGES AVAILABLE

Gold Featured Destination Package - £5.5k (x3)

• 15minuteShowcaseDestinationBriefingtoentire audience

• 1MeetingTable+PromotionalSpace• 1DestinationShowcaseemailtoentireTravel

WeeklyGroupdatabasetopromoteyourdestinationasaGoldsupporteroftheevent.(confirmedcirculationof15,000)

• 2pageswithintheexclusiveDestinationShowcasesupplementwhichwillaccompanyTravelWeekly’sWTMedition(sentouttoentireTWGdatabase)

• 2SolusEmailsouttoentireTWGdatabasepriorandposttheShowcase

• Fullcontactdetailsofallparticipants

SilverDestinationShowcaseTaster-£4.5k(x5)

• 1ExhibitionSpace(2mx1m)• 2fullpagesintheDestinationShowcase

supplement(sentouttoentire TWGdatabase

• SolusEmailtoentireTWGdatabaseaheadoftheshowcase.

ECMMembers-£1.5k

• 1ExhibitionSpace(2mx1m)• 1/2pageintheDestinationShowcase

supplement(sentouttoentire TWGdatabase)

Background:

In light of the success of the Aspire Travel Forums over recent years, Connecting Travel and our strategic partners at PATA, LATA and the ECM are creating a brand new Destination Showcase event for 2016 which will be held in London on Wednesday 9th November, the evening of the last day of World Travel Market.

Over recent years, the last day of WTM (Thursday) has been a travel agent focused day. Reed has found this challenging as travel agents struggle to get time out of the office and hence numbers have been limited. WTM have changed the format this year so that the event ends on Wednesday 9th November.

Lending some of the experience which we have gained via our Connections events, The Connecting Travel Destination Showcase will be an interactive showcase where the travel agents and tour operators will be able to network with the destinations in a relaxed and creative environment. We aim to create a medium for the travel agents to learn and benefit from some of the leading destinations in the global travel industry at a time which is more convenient for them. It is equally an opportunity for the tourism organisations to gain valuable customer insight from the UK’s travel agents and tour operators directly.

For ECM members:

We are creating a dedicated section of the floorplan solely for ECM members. European cities continue to be among the most popular destinations outside of the UK and we are seeking to highlight the diversity and variety of Europe’s

There will be 3 distinctly different areas of the Showcase:• Asia–inpartnershipwithThePacificAsia

Travel Association• LatinAmerica–inpartnershipwithTheLatin

American Travel Association• Europe–inpartnershipwithEuropeanCities

Marketing

Each of these themed areas will have its own distinctive entertainment and theming such as: Pad Thai and Cairpirnhas as well as a variety of other local hospitality and “street food”.

This showcase will truly bring the world to the UK travel agents like never before. For the destinations, they will have the opportunity to meet with the UK’s leading travel agents and tour operators in London in a cost effective manner as they will be in London for WTM already.

Why Travel Weekly Group?:

As the leading media and marketing organisation for the outbound UK market with a reach of over 15,000 travel agents and tour operators, Travel Weekly Group will bring 80-100 direct selling tour operators and travel agents to meet with these tourism organisations in order to discuss product developments, customer needs and sector trends. The event will offer a key opportunity to network with industry colleagues and to meet new contacts.

Organising over 100 highly successful travel agent and tour operator events every year, Travel Weekly Group events have gained the reputation as being the most reliable and effective forums for destinations and airlines to meet with the very individuals that have the ability to directly affect visitor numbers.

cities by having a real European flavour within the showcase . With our destination partners, we will bring the sights, sounds, tastes and culture of Europe’s finest cities to the showcase in order to provide the travel agents with a real flavour and experience.

Each participating tourism office will have a dedicated stand space from which to showcase their destination, where they will have the chance to meet face to face with the front line tour operators and travel agents in order to gain insights on the UK travel industry, to promote their destination, as well as launch booking incentives to drive bookings. This showcase will allow delegates to move freely between exhibitors in a relaxed and informal way where they will be rewarded according to the number of exhibitors they engage with.

Connecting Travel Destination Showcase 2016

Wednesday9thNovember2016 GrandConnaughtRooms,London

“An interactive showcase where the travel agents and tour operators will be able to network with the destinations in a relaxed and creative environment”

AGENDA

17.45 Registration & Welcome Drinks18.15 ShowcaseDestinationBriefing1– (15 minutes to entire audience)18:30 Networking19:15 ShowcaseDestinationBriefing2– (15 minutes to entire audience)19:30 Networking Buffet and entertainment20.00 ShowcaseDestinationBriefing1– (15 Mins to entire audience)20:15 Networking21.45 Presentation of Prizes22.00 Close

*Timingssubjecttochange*

For more information and to reserve your place today, please contact Ged Brown, Head of International

Partnerships, for more details.gerard.brown@connectingtravel.com