WTM’s 35 years at the top

LONDON- World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, 35th event this year. Your last three and a half years WTM industry business has established itself as events run their own prices. WTM 2013 opportunities will lead to a massive 2.2 billion pounds.

Since it first opened its doors way back in 1980 and look back into the headlines here emphasizes WTM.

1980 Olympia Duke of Kent and Miss World launch event was opened by Kimberly Santos Guam. 350 participants attending the event and by 7753 trade visitors.

When a consumer promotion went wrong in 1981Princess Alexandra Sun newspaper readers.

1982 launch has already attracted 50% more participants travel and tourism industry WTM 1982 and had established himself as a fixture in the calendar.

1983 Paul Ryan, Executive Director, Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts was the first of a bi-level first floor of a building with a full stop. Until WTM 1983 was made up entirely of shell programs.

WTM 1984 1984, each covered three Olympia Halls have their own entertainment scene. This increased size WTM 1984 1425 saw attract 28,922 exhibitors and trade visitors.

1985 opening ceremony, only to watch Princess Diana opened the event so far was the biggest crowd drawing standing-room. Princess Diana Prince Harry just gave birth to her youngest son.

1986 WTM Global Media Network is formed. WTM has 50 official media partner all over the world now.

in 1987 on behalf of a white horse riding in 'naked' Lady Godiva delegates and attracted the attention of passers-by.

Probably inspired by Lady Godiva previous year 1988, the Indian Tourist Office hired a local circus parade up and down the courtyard WTM an elephant.

1989 Princess Anne WTM 1989 opening event 10. helped to celebrate the anniversary. Evaded security to drop leaflets at the forefront of apartheid protesters when Princess, among participants and visitors, we were shocked. The protesters painted the addition Olympia door with red paint.

1990 made a decision to consider an alternative venue WTM 1990 immediately after it becomes popular. Event two years later moved to Earls Court.

Such as the Gulf War came to an end in February 1991, had the travel industry has a huge impact. ILGA and Air Europe and Air Europe Express and the group's collapse of many jobs and businesses of the UK-based partnership, including two UK airline subsidiaries has created a knock on effect of closing.

Most senior buyers of the industry in the first Earls Court event, Earl's for relief negotiations with participants, WTM launch WTM Meridian Club (the name of the WTM Buyers Club in 2013) saw. WTM Meridian Club is about 7,000 (6907) launched by members.

Croatian War of Independence less WTM for the first time as an independent country since the end of the fight. Croatia Earl's Court held a second attending WTM is one of the more than 5,000 participants.

1994 (now World Responsible Tourism Day) was launched to encourage more debate on green issues.

1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered just before. Security measures were stepped up in the exhibition.

1996 USA World Travel limelight as Bill Clinton participants elected for a second term as president during the Market. Events Feature Space Center's main theme in an Internet café while the growing importance of technology

Buyers first day of WTM gave exclusive access - - 1997 Meridian Day by giving more emphasis on business agreements in the event on Monday and Tuesday was extended.

Egypt Luxor massacre took place during this event, exhibition floor was shocked. He was killed by an Islamic terrorist organization with more than 60 tourists. The massacre resulted in a significant tightening of security measures for tourists in Egypt.

1998 on behalf of the former WTM Chairman Fiona Jeffery international water aid charity travel industry Just a Drop founded. Raises charity money needed to build desperately wells, holes around the world, hand pumps and bore health and sanitation programs work. No more raised £ 1million and supported 900,000 people continue to be the official charity and WTM 30 countries.

1999 Only with One Drop Clean water and water treatment packages to help victims of a catastrophic earthquake in Turkey. Earthquake 845 people dead and nearly 5,000 injured.

2000 WTM Ho 'Butch' Gordon Stewart, Sandals Resorts best international business executives in the travel industry, including General Manager, recognizing the 21, Tribute 21; Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Dr. Ralf Corsten, Chairman of the Board, TUI Group and Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group Companies.

2001 program from the whole is completely rewritten after the events of 9/11. A two minute silence will be held on the occasion of the terrorist attacks and programs, the impact on the travel and tourism industry were investigated.

2002 WTM moves to ExCeL London Earl's Court. Visitors are welcomed by London after Livingstone Mayor Ken. Opening Jordan Queen by Rania Al-Abdullah. The world-famous Irish dance group where gold is next to the ExCel at the port by the river Riverdance Thames, provided entertainment.

He and his wife Catherine Zeta Jones, owner of a holiday home in Mallorca, representing a view when he WTM 2003 film superstar Michael Douglas stir.

2004its 25 thanniversary. Environmental Awareness Day - 15 years, World Travel Market pioneered the education of green issues - was renamed the World Responsible Tourism Day.

JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings stage musical opened WTM. Adventurous bra Ultimo founder Michelle Mone, when I was with the participation Fogle and TV Presenter Jeff Brazier.

To discuss bilateral tourism relations with China 2006 first pan-industry conference.

2007 WTM Tourism and Climate Change, to expand and adopted a declaration and made a month after the Bali UN Climate Summit presented when climate change on a significant part of the first UNWTO to host the Ministerial Summit of an international program to deepen the discussion.

In addition, the Polar explorer Pen Hadow, the first WTM World Responsible Tourism Day, the global day of action responsible for the most ambitious tourism world designed to encourage the mobility was opened.

2008 participants then breaks records with almost 50,000 (49,963) participants, visitors and international media - 2007 4% who attended the event.

2009 World Travel Market, 30ththe event and hugely successful Fast Network has launched the program. WTM Vision Conference series was launched with an event in London. Series now in Moscow, Dubai, Shanghai, Cape Town, São Paulo and Rimini (Italy) contains events.

2010 grew big thanks to excel further 50% expansion. World Travel Market Industry Report WTM exhibition floor latest statistics, explaining ideas and opportunities, was launched

2011 Reed Travel Exhibitions Sao Paulo WTM Latin America announced in 2013 the launch of the WTM brand extension for Latin America. 2014 Cape Town WTM Africa, RTA with the Africa Travel Week covered the launch will see the expanded WTM brand into Africa.

2012 Best Use of Social Media Award of the Association of Event Organisers wins. WTM Vision Conference Series China and become the first international event in Russia.

2013 participants record attendance increases in all types of buyers, including an increase of 8% was recorded smashing through the 50,000 barrier. Business opportunities for event participants will produce 2.2 billion pounds of mass.

WORLD TRAVEL MARKET

World Travel Market, the world's leading event for the travel industry, worldwide travel and tourism industry is a must attend for a four-day business-to-business exhibition.

London every November to network, negotiate and discover ideas and the latest industry trends at WTM - 50,000 more senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press, embark on ExCeL.

WTM, now in the 35th year, the event results and price make the travel industry.

WTM 2013, the travel industry contracts revealed independent research by Fusion Communications generated more than £ 2 billion.