ILTM to add spa show
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organiser of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), is launching a new event dedicated to the wellness industry.
The first ‘Spa & Wellness by ILTM’ trade show will take place Austria from 10-12 September 2012 at the Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in the Alpine region of Seefeld.
Alison Gilmore, ILTM’s exhibition director, commented; “ILTM’s research among exhibitors and buyers shows that there is a need for a focused spa and wellness event that involves both business and education, so that the travel and leisure industry can keep up to date with the latest destination spas, resorts and personalised experiences offered alongside some of the very best treatments, programmes and therapies. Our objective is to give the industry a similar style event to ILTM but on a smaller scale”.
Up to 40 hosted buyers from specialist tour operators and individual planners of spa and travel itineraries will be invited to do business with up to 40 exhibitors. The two-day event will be split into morning conference sessions followed by one-to-one pre-scheduled appointments in the afternoon.
The morning conference sessions will open for all exhibitors and buyers to attend, with an agenda that focuses on the latest spa and wellness issues, trends, brand marketing, the role of social media and a live panel debate.
Guy Burke, spa manager at the Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol, commented; “We are delighted to host the first Spa & Wellness by ILTM and I am confident that our hotel will provide a perfect environment to conduct business as well as to network with old friends and new colleagues throughout the various networking events.”