Gẹgẹbi iṣẹlẹ kariaye akọkọ fun ile-iṣẹ irin-ajo, WTM London ni anfani lati sopọ awọn ti onra pẹlu awọn olupese lati diẹ ninu awọn iṣowo irin-ajo pataki eyiti a ko mọ daradara ni Yuroopu. Peng Peng, oludari agba tikẹti afẹfẹ fun Tuniu.com, oluranlowo irin-ajo ayelujara ti o tobi julọ ni China, ati Yogesh Mehta, igbakeji aarẹ ti awọn hotẹẹli fun nipasẹ.com, pẹpẹ imọ ẹrọ eyiti o ni agbara diẹ ninu awọn aṣoju irin-ajo 60,000 ni India, ni o kopa fun igba akoko.
Awọn olutọsọna pẹlu Roseanne Twigg, oluyanju ọja oga ni TripaDeal ti Australia, ti o ni asopọ pẹlu awọn olupese fun irin-ajo ẹgbẹ rẹ, iṣowo package ti a ṣe. Arabinrin naa sọ “[nẹtiwọọki iyara] gba mi laaye lati ni imọran ti o dara ti tani o wa nibẹ, ohun ti wọn nfunni ati ohun ti wọn ngbero.
Miroslav Mihajlovic, oluṣakoso ọja, Mtours, Slovenia, alabaṣe deede miiran, sọ pe:
“Nigbagbogbo Mo ma wa pẹlu awọn olubasọrọ ti o dara diẹ ti Mo le tẹle pẹlu nigbamii” lakoko ti Prajakta Marwaha, oludasile ati oludari, Irin-ajo India, sọ pe “Mo ti n pade awọn alaṣẹ irin-ajo, Awọn DMC, ati awọn ile ọnọ - Mo ti ṣeto ọpọlọpọ awọn ipade emi yoo si gba diẹ ninu iṣowo to dara ”.
Business is particularly in focus on the opening day of WTM London, with many destinations taking the opportunity to update the market on 2016 and to look ahead. Elena Kountoura, tourism minister for Greece, said this year was in line to become its busiest ever year with more than 27 million international arrivals expected, including cruise.
Kountoura sọ fun apejọ apero ti o ṣajọpọ pe Greece n gbiyanju lati di ibi-ajo ọdun kan, pẹlu awọn fifọ ilu ati siki awọn agbegbe onakan meji eyiti o le fa awọn alejo ni ita akoko giga rẹ ti aṣa.
Orile-ede India tun n wa lati tun gbekalẹ ẹbun irin-ajo rẹ. Vinod Zutshi, Akọwe, Minisita fun Irin-ajo Afirika India, sọ pe ijọba rẹ ni iṣaju iṣaju irin-ajo nipasẹ idoko-owo si awọn amayederun ilu lati dẹrọ awọn idoko-owo irin-ajo pato lati ile-iṣẹ aladani.
Brexit remains a common theme across the seminar program, as the UK and global travel industry awaits the actual terms of the UK withdrawal from the EU. Aviation expert John Strickland told the Forecast Forum about a possible issue arising in terms of flying rights if the UK is not part of the EU Open Skies agreement – UK airline easyJet is allowed to fly within France and Spain while Ryanair can operate in the UK with an Irish airline operators certificate as a result of the EU Open Skies agreement.
Ati ni igba lọtọ, awọn ọga ọkọ oju-ofurufu oga agba meji - Willie Walsh, adari agba fun International Airlines Group ati Alakoso Emirates Tim Clark - daba pe awọn isomọ ọkọ oju-ofurufu le di ohun ti o ti kọja.
Walsh said: “I would question if [alliances] are around 10 years from now” with Clarke describing the oneworld, Star Alliance and Skyteam concepts as “anachronistic”.
Lori imugboroosi Heathrow ti a dabaa, Walsh sọ pe: “Ko si ọna lori aye yii ti o le ṣe idalare billion 17.6 bilionu ni ọna ti yoo na.”
Nibomii, ijiroro kan pato lori Brexit lojutu lori ominira gbigbe eniyan. Andrew Swaffield, Alakoso Alakoso, Monarch Airlines, sọ pe: “A nilo alaye lori gbigbe ọfẹ ti awọn eniyan, ati pe a nilo alaye yẹn ni kiakia”.
Terry Williamson, Alakoso Alakoso, JacTravel fi Brexit sinu ọrọ: “Mo ti wa ninu ile-iṣẹ naa fun ọdun 30 - eyi jẹ ọrun apaadi kan ti ile-iṣẹ ti o ni agbara, ohunkohun ti o ju italaya si.”
Ifarahan ti ile-iṣẹ naa ni afihan nipasẹ onkọwe irin-ajo Doug Langsky. Nipa wiwo awọn wiwa hotẹẹli fun Paris, Brussels ati Orlando, o rii pe o gba oṣu meji si mẹta fun anfani lati pada si awọn ipele iṣaaju iṣẹlẹ ati ni diẹ ninu awọn igba diẹ bi ọsẹ mẹta. “A n ni itusilẹ si ẹru… agbesoke-pada yara yara,” o sọ.
Lansky daba pe awọn ibi-ajo nilo eto idaamu ni aaye ṣaaju idaamu naa ṣẹlẹ, ati pe imọran ti o wulo kan ni lati mọ iru awọn ọja orisun “ti o ni igboya” ati lati fi awọn orisun ọja tita si awọn ibi wọnyi.
Akoko fun Brexit tun jẹ aimọ ati pe awọn ifosiwewe igba pipẹ miiran wa ti ile-iṣẹ irin-ajo nilo lati ronu. Futurist Brian Solis sọ fun awọn olukopa ni WTM Olori Ọsan lati ni akiyesi “iran C” - awọn alabara ti n gbe “awọn igbesi aye ti nṣiṣe lọwọ, awọn igbesi aye oni-nọmba”. Ipenija kan ti ẹgbẹ yii gbekalẹ ni pe wọn kii ṣe asọye ọjọ-ori: “[Iran C] ṣe afihan awọn ihuwa ti o jọra ti o kọja kọja awọn ẹgbẹ oriṣiriṣi oriṣiriṣi… O nilo lati ni oye ihuwasi asopọ wọn ati bi o ṣe n ta si aye gidi.”
Nibomii, ọjọ ṣiṣi ti WTM London 2016 rii akọkọ Apejọ Irin-ajo Irin-ajo Agbaye akọkọ. Awọn bori pẹlu Glasgow, London ati AMẸRIKA.
WTM London ni iṣẹlẹ nibiti irin-ajo ati ile-iṣẹ irin-ajo ṣe awọn iṣowo iṣowo rẹ. Awọn ti onra lati WTM Buyers 'Club ni ojuse rira apapọ ti $ 22.6 bilionu (£ 15.8bn) ati buwọlu awọn adehun ni iṣẹlẹ ti o tọ $ 3.6 bilionu (£ 2.5bn).
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