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CLIA announces 2019 dates for UK conference
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CLIA UK & Ireland’s 2019 conference will take place in Southampton on May 15 to 17.
The three-day flagship event, which attracted 650 delegates this year, making it the largest for travel agents in the UK, will include a trade fair, a full day of conference sessions and gala dinner.
Also, delegates will have the chance to visit two of the three ships in port for the event: Celebrity Edge, which launches in Miami in December this year, Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, and MSC Preziosa.
The final day of the conference will be held onboard Queen Mary 2. Further details of the venues, theme and speakers will be announced in the build up to the event.
The event will be open to CLIA member travel agents, with registration open from September 12.
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