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IFTM Top Resa Helps Industry
Navigate Rough Times
Thomas Desplanques
Director of IFTM Top Resa trade show
:::: Directeur du salon IFTM Top Resa
The 35 th edition of IFTM Top Resa
has been a success despite a
difficult economic environment.
The number of professionals grew
by 2.4% - almost achieving the
30,000 mark (29,480 exactly).
Hall 7.2 hosted IFTM Top Resa
2013 over an area of 27,000
sqm. Almost 1,200 brands, were
distributed via 348 stands; an
increase of 10% from the previous
edition. Of the 160 destinations
present this year, 11 were also
new: Cape Verde, Belarus, Ethiopia,
Goa, Haiti, Libya, Panama, Puglia,
Norway, Mauritania and Mongolia.
60 tour operators were present,
among which 22 as well as the
SETO were grouped within the TO
village.
The Networking Village, meanwhile,
hosted five major distribution
brands, including a new network,
Prêt à Partir, which rubbed
shoulders with the more familiar
brands such as the TUI Group
(Marmara-Nouvelles Frontières),
Selectour AFAT, Carrefour Voyages
and the CEDIV.
The Business Club consisted of
specialists in Business Travel,
including 50% new exhibitors
such as Eva Air, Europcar, Choice
Hotels, CIBT Visa, Emirates, Galiléo
Travelport, Hcorpo, I Albatros,
Logis International, Presence24,
and Teldar.
La 35 ème édition d'IFTM Top Resa a
été un succès malgré un contexte
économique difficile. Le nombre
de professionnels s’est accru de
2,4%, pour flirter avec les 30 000
entrées (29 480 exactement).
Le Pavillon 7.2. accueillait l’édition
2013 d'IFTM Top Resa sur une
The fair also hosted many
personalities: 18 Ministers and
Deputy Ministers, the former
footballer of New Caledonian
origin, Christian Karambeu, without
forgetting Sophie Jovillard, presenter
on France 5 of the magazine
“Echappées Belles” and a charming
ambassador of the show. It was with
her complicity, as President of the
Jury of the Travel Agents Cup, that
the best travel agent was elected.
:::::: IFTM Top Resa aide
l'industrie à traverser
cette période compliquée
superficie de 27 000 m 2 . Près de
1 200 marques, réparties sur 348
stands, avaient répondu présent, ce
qui représente une hausse de 10%
par rapport à l’édition précédente.
Sur les 160 destinations
présentes cette année, 11
étaient d’ailleurs nouvelles :
Exhibitor breakdown by sector
:: Répartition des exposants par secteur d’activité
12%
12%
Tour operators, DMCs DMCs and and group group tour operators tour operators
Tours opérateurs, réceptifs et groupistes et groupistes étrangers étrangers
1.5%
2.5%
1.5%
2.5%
Hotels, restaurants
Hôteliers, restaurateurs
Hôteliers, restaurateurs
7%
7%
35%
35%
Outbound destinations
Destinations Outbound étrangères destinations
Destinations étrangères
11.5%
11.5%
12,5%
12,5%
18%
18%
Carriers (air – rail – car hire – ferry – river)
Transporteurs Carriers (air (Compagnies – rail – car hire aériennes- – ferry – Rail river) – Location de voitures – Ferries- Fluvial)
Transporteurs (Compagnies aériennes- Rail – Location de voitures – Ferries- Fluvial)
French tour operators
Tour-opérateurs français
French tour operators
Tour-opérateurs français
Associations
Associations
Associations
Cruise Associations operators
Croisiéristes
Cruise operators
Croisiéristes
Other (technology companies, media, other carriers, networks, etc.)
Autres exposants
Other (technology companies, media, other carriers, networks, etc.)
Autres exposants
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