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Technology Show predicts 17% rise in exhibitors
Travel Technology Show organisers expect a 17% increase in exhibitors for next year’s event.
Exhibitor numbers are on target to reach 120, according to Centaur Exhibitions which runs the show at Earls Court 2 on February 13-14. There were 3,072 visitors to this year’s show, an increase 23% over 2005.
The show’s educational programme is also doubling in size with the number of seminars up from 10 to 20.
Ten core sessions will cover topics such as dynamic packaging, travel blogs, online mapping and future trends. In addition to the core 10, the show is introducing five supplementary sessions, which follow on from some of the core topics to explore issues in more depth and complexity.
Event director Neil Simpson said: “Travel technology is such a fast-moving industry, that it’s simply not enough to just keep up to speed with progress, you have to be on top of new innovations and applications, too. And that’s why we are launching a more intensive educational programme – we really want to satisfy our visitors’ very real thirst for knowledge.
“We are also launching four ‘zeitgeist’ sessions. These sessions are particularly exciting as they will feature high profile businessmen and women exploring, for example, how successful modern business strategies in other industries can be applied to travel.
“And finally, we are also running a session provided by CIMTIG (Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group), which is new to 2007. The plan is to create a programme that really does have something for everyone.”
Seminar tickets can be bought in advance online at www.traveltechnologyshow.com <http://www.traveltechnologyshow.com/> for £40 per session, a £10 reduction on tickets purchased at the show.
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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