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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.
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By Helen Briggs
image captionThe saiga is known for its bulbous, protruding nose
The population of a rare type of antelope has more than doubled since 2019, in a remarkable turn around in fortunes.
According to the first aerial survey in two years, the number of saiga in their Kazakhstan heartland has risen from 334,000 to 842,000.
There were fears the animal was on the brink of extinction following a mass die-off in 2015.
Distressing images of carcasses strewn over the steppes made world headlines.
Following a series of conservation measures, including a government crackdown on poaching, and local and international conservation work, numbers have started to bounce back.
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