Travel professionals toast success of WTM Latin America 2013

A massive 1,200 exhibitors – 20% more than anticipated – took part in the three-day World Travel Market Latin America 2103.

A massive 1,200 exhibitors – 20% more than anticipated – took part in the three-day World Travel Market Latin America 2103. Overall, exhibitors were delighted with business conversations and negotiations that took place and are looking forward to attending the event next year.

Yang Weihong, director del CTS de la Copa Mundial de 2014, va dir: “El mercat mundial de viatges a Amèrica Llatina ha estat una experiència inoblidable, i això és només el començament. Hem liquidat més de 500,000 dòlars EUA amb hotels brasilers durant l'esdeveniment ".
Nora Jaffar, Marketing Manager, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board added: “We have had a great event. It is the best event I have attended in Brazil. Next year we are planning to increase our stand space.”

Nilde Brum, Chief Executive of Tourism Foundation of Mato Grosso do Sul, who announced at WTM Latin America the wining of the 2014 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), said: “We already knew WTM in London is a fair that has always brought us result, so it was of fundamental importance to attend WTM Latin America.
“Ser a WTM Llatinoamèrica és una gran satisfacció per a nosaltres. Estic molt impressionat, sobretot perquè és la primera edició a Amèrica del Sud ”.

WTM Latin America has a comprehensive Hosted Buyers program, which included participating in WTM Latin America Speed Networking session on the second day of the event. More than 300 exhibitors and 150 buyers took part in the event on the second day of the show, which will lead to a number of business deals taking place.
Gustavo Franca Director of New Business for tour operator Visual: “I really like the event and I have made many new business contacts. I have attended a number of travel trade fairs and this has been one of the best.”

El director de Reed Travel Exhibitions, WTM Llatinoamèrica, Lawrence Reinisch, va dir: "He rebut comentaris reals de tots els participants que em van dir el gran èxit que ha tingut l'esdeveniment, amb molts expositors que busquen més visibilitat i més espai d'exposició.

“Els expositors han estat molt contents amb el nombre de compradors que han vist i la qualitat de les discussions i negociacions empresarials que han estat mantenint.
“Els visitants s'han mostrat satisfets amb l'abast general i el nombre d'expositors que participen a l'esdeveniment. He fet que diversos expositors em diguessin que tornaran l’any vinent, així com diversos visitants que volen exposar el 2014.

“WTM Latin America 2014 takes place from Wednesday, April 23-Friday, April 25 at the Transamerica Expo Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil.”

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Linda Hohnholz

Editor en cap per eTurboNews amb seu a la seu d'eTN.

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