Global Travel Marketplace (GTM) has announced Atout France as a major partner, bringing 15 French suppliers and hosting a themed French wine experience.
The French suppliers will include destination marketing organisations from wine regions, accommodation offerings, and destination management companies.
GTM has also announced that Vijay Daryanani, Gibraltar’s minister for business, tourism and the port, will be a speaker on a ministerial panel.
The Italian Government Tourism Board has already been revealed as the headline partner of the B2B event, which will be held at the Leonardo Royal London Hotel St Paul’s (September 12-14).
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GTM connects worldwide suppliers with UK and international travel buyers and is run by Travel Weekly parent company Jacobs Media Group (JMG).
More than 100 suppliers and 120-plus international travel buyers will take part in the event, which features experiential one-to-one meetings.
Buyers include outbound tour operators, leisure travel agents, Mice [meetings, incentives, conference and events] agencies and medical tourism firms.
Iggy Gutauskas, international sales manager at Jacobs Media Group, said: “We are truly thrilled that yet another major European destination has chosen to showcase its products at the GTM.
“This year we are expecting even greater turnout for the event. To top that, we will also have a greater diversity of destinations and type of product among the buyers and the suppliers.”
He said the estimated combined buying power of GTM buyers this year is expected to be £51.4 million, an increase on the figure of £36 million last year.
For more details and to register for GTM, visit globaltravelmarketplace.co.uk