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for all exhibitors, in contracts signed at the event What opportunities are there for exhibitors
or generated from WTM 2012 before WTM 2013, and WTM Buyers' Club members to
with the industry's senior buyers from WTM negotiate and conduct business at WTM
Buyers' Club. WTM 2013 is poised to facilitate 2013?
even more business.
There is a whole portfolio of business and
networking opportunities across the four
How much business can Indian exhibitors days of WTM, starting with WTM Speed
expect to conduct?
Networking before the exhibition opens on
Indian exhibitors can expect to conduct a great Monday, 4th November. On the final
deal of business at WTM 2013. WTM 2012 morning there is the Networking Breakfast
generated more than 22,676m INR (£253m) for followed by a second WTM Speed
exhibitors from Asia/ Pacific/ Indian Ocean and Networking event to initiate post-WTM 2013
the India regions.
deals.
India welcomed 12 new exhibitors last year
including: Brys Hotels, Inbound Tour Operator
Council (ITOC) - West Bengal, hotel company ITC
Limited and Odisha Tourism. WTM 2013 will host
many more new exhibitors including two
regional tourist boards Andhra Pradesh State
Tourism and Maharashtra Tourism Development.
Last year, 310 buyers and 867 exhibitors
started negotiations at WTM Speed
Networking events. On the third evening
there is a networking reception for WTM
Buyers' Club members and exhibitors.
Tell us more about WTM Buyers' Club?
WTM Buyers' Club - the leading global business
network: making contacts, concluding deals - is
the original buyers club for the global industry's
senior buyers. For the past 21 years, it was called
WTM Meridian Club.