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London Travel Week to go virtual
London Travel Week has confirmed that it will be taking place online following the announcement that WTM London and Travel Forward will be virtual events this year.
Taking place between 30 October and 5 November, before WTM Virtual, London Travel Week will include six speed networking sessions consisting of five-minute meetings.
There will be several virtual summits taking place aimed at specific segments of the tourism industry, such as PR Summit, Travel Content Creators and a deep-dive into some of the most important aspects of modern tourism.
Travel Technology Day in partnership with Travel Forward will take place on 2 November and a Responsible Tourism Day will be on 4 November.
Some awards ceremonies will also take place during the week.
Destination briefings, press conferences and seminars will also be held to educate the audience on what will be taking place in WTM Virtual conference programme.
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