Mainstream destinations are encouraged to explore the many and varied opportunities which exist within specialist and niche travel markets, attendees at WTM London were told today.
The summit, now in its 17th year, is one of the largest annual gatherings of tourism ministers, with 40 ministers present for 2023. This year’s session, in association with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), was entitled Transforming Tourism Through Youth and Education.
Travel leaders talked post-pandemic trends at World Travel Market, London with enduring shifts in consumer behaviour and inflation in some markets having an effect.
New research from WTM reveals that most major travel markets in the Americas have recovered from the pandemic, apart from the US which is due to get back to 2019 levels next year.
Consumers around the world are 'prioritising' leisure travel for their discretionary spend, leading to a positive post-pandemic outlook for the global tourism industry, reveals new research.
Rising travel and holiday costs have yet to dampen demand among consumers – mainly because the ‘revenge travel’ trend is still in full swing – but higher prices have been identified as one of the key challenges the industry faces, according to WTM Global Travel Report in association with Tourism Economics.
The conference programme will include eight new tracks across three stages over three days, taking place at ExCeL London, from 6-8 November 2023.
More travellers in the future will be able to pay for their holidays with cryptocurrency, according to futurist Rohit Talwar at World Travel Market.
An incredible number of travel professionals walked through the doors at World Travel Market last week, with over 35,800 people participating – exceeding expected attendance – and presenting over double the attendance than that of 2021.
Changes to the way we work, live and travel is leading to the creation of a new species of consumer – the Roamie – a 21st century nomad who travels the world and craves all mod-cons wherever he or she stays, reveals the WTM Global Trends Report 2016, in association with Euromonitor International.