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Amsterdam has been selected to host the fourth annual Clia UK & Ireland river cruise convention this autumn.
Six river vessels will be available to visit by agents during the event which is expected to attract 300 delegates.
The conference and trade fair will take place on November 16 followed by ship visits the following day, with tours confirmed so far onboard vessels offered by Uniworld, A-Rosa, Amadeus River Cruises, AmaWaterways and Tauck.
The 260 river cruise boats currently sailing European waterways will be supplemented by a further 24 on order – an increase of 12%. The number of British passengers taking a river cruise in Europe rose by 22% last year to almost 110,000.
Clia UK & Ireland director Andy Harmer said: “With a record number of British passengers taking a river holiday, more travel agents than ever are becoming interested in selling river cruises.
“There is no other event in the world that offers agents the opportunity to see first-hand so many different styles of river ship and to hear from key speakers on the latest industry developments.
“We have recently welcomed into membership an additional three river cruise companies – A-Rosa, American Queen Steamboat Company and Mekong Waterways – bringing the total number of river cruise companies in Clia membership to 15.”