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Simon Press, World Travel Market London Senior Director, said: “We have had a fantastic start.
“We had 211 buyers meeting a host of exhibitors for the speed networking session before the event opened this morning, and we have had good feedback from the exhibition floor.
“We expect there will be 1.1 million on-stand meetings this week, generating £2.5 billion in business deals.”
Industry bosses gathered to hear the BBC’s Stephen Sackur interview former Manchester United CEO David Gill at the World Travel Leaders lunch, and leading analysts discussed the latest travel trends at the WTM Forecast Forum.
Gill said one of the rare times that he pulled rank on United’s long-serving manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was over US rock star Bruce Springsteen.