Senior travel executives in place for WTM Vision Conference in Florence

World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, has completed its WTM Vision Conference – Florence high-level lineup with senior representation from some of Italy’s most

World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, has completed its WTM Vision Conference – Florence high-level lineup with senior representation from some of Italy’s most important travel organizations.

The conference, which takes place on May 18 at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, starts with leading global research company, Euromonitor International, giving delegates a detailed insight into the travel and tourism industry by exclusively unveiling its report, The Travel Industry Global Overview.

Euromonitor International Travel and Tourism Analyst Angelo Rossini will present the report, which is worth £1,000 and will be given free to all delegates, and take questions from the floor.

The next session sees the impact and future of social media reviewed by World Travel Market’s Social Travel Market’s Steve Keenan.

The half-day conference concludes with a panel session discussing the Italian, domestic, inbound, and outbound travel and tourism markets and has some of the country’s most senior executives, including:

– Fabio Maria Lazzerini, Chairman, Amadeus Italia
– Susanna Sciacovelli, Managing Director, Air Berlin Italia
– Nardo Filippetti, Chairman, Eden Viaggi
– Luca Battifora, Managing Director, Mondo di Vacanze

WTM Vision Conference series is a mid-year, half-day conference progam for the industry’s senior delegates to get the latest research, information, and opinions to help them run their businesses.

Reed Travel Exhibitions Chairman World Travel Market Fiona Jeffery said: “I’m delighted with the senior industry leaders taking part in the WTM Vision Conference – Florence panel session.

“The session has some of the Italian travel industry’s most senior executives from its most important countries discussing its future.

“The topics of the panel session will be driven by the fascinating findings from Euromonitor International in the first session of the day.”

WTM Vision Conference – Florence costs 104 euros before Friday, April 13 and 136 euros thereafter.

To register, visit www.wtmlondon.com/florencebookingform .

The conference, in association with TTG Italia, takes place alongside TTG Italia’s Art & Cultural Tourism Fair.

The WTM Vision brand launched in 2009 in London, before expanding to Milan and Dubai in 2011. This year, WTM Vision Conference will also take place in Shanghai and Moscow with the conference in Italy moving to Florence.

The full program of WTM Vision conferences is:

April 4: Moscow
April 19: London
May 1: Dubai
May 10: Shanghai
May 18: Florence

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