The halls of ExCeL London were again packed with travel professionals and there was more invaluable content across the impressive WTM Conference and Seminar Program on the final day.
UNWTO & WTM Ministersโ Summitโฆ
Today may have been the final day, but we saved the best for last with the UNWTO & WTM Ministersโ Summit taking place this morning.
Hot on the heels of Trumpโs election victory, more than 100 tourism ministers and leading tourism experts from around the world came together to discuss tourism security, and how to better promote safe and seamless travel.
Following the session, we spoke to Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for an overview of the summit.
Travel Techโฆ
Travel technology has once again been an important part of WTM London in 2016, with the UKโs largest travel technology exhibition, The Travel Tech Show at WTM London, taking place alongside the event.
In addition to more than 100 tech exhibitors, the WTM Travel Tech Theatre once again proved very popular on day three.
No session more so than this afternoonโs look at safety and security, and if robots or Artificial Intelligence help make travel and tourism safer in todayโs challenging times.
We caught up with speaker Richard Singer, President of Travelzoo, straight from the stage for a summary.
The impact of Brexitโฆ
What will the impact of Brexit be on the UK travel market and what opportunities may it present? That was the topic of discussion earlier today when Mintelโs Richard Cope provided the audience with an invaluable insight on global travel patterns.
We caught up with Richard following to find out a little more.
A big thank you to all our attendeesโฆ
That is it; WTM London 2016 has come to a close. Thanks to everyone who attended, we look forward to seeing you again in 2017.
Throughout the week weโve asked a few of our attendees what they thought of the event. Here is what they had to say:
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WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- Travel technology has once again been an important part of WTM London in 2016, with the UK's largest travel technology exhibition, The Travel Tech Show at WTM London, taking place alongside the event.
- Hot on the heels of Trump's election victory, more than 100 tourism ministers and leading tourism experts from around the world came together to discuss tourism security, and how to better promote safe and seamless travel.
- In addition to more than 100 tech exhibitors, the WTM Travel Tech Theatre once again proved very popular on day three.
