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Category: 2018 Day 3 Edition
Morning briefing by Frédéric Lorin
Today, on the third day of the show, we will see the highly awaited final of the Travel Agents Cup, which will take place from 3pm at the Arena Allianz Travel room. The audience for this event grows every year, which reinforces the importance of the competition.
Day 3 programme
Thursday 27 September 2018 10:15-10:35am Agent Expert Training – Japan Tokyo Room 10:30-11:15 am Destination France
Air France-KLM Group reaffirms its commitment to tourism professionals
For Air France-KLM, IFTM Top Resa is an indispensable part of the group’s communication strategy. “Networks represent two-thirds of our sales. It is therefore natural for us to present our new products and to highlight our airline partners”, says Zoran Jelkic, general manager of the French market.
Startup Contest: nuggets of creativity made in France
The most innovative start-ups of the tourism world have again presented their ideas at IFTM Top Resa.
Salta in Argentina sees France as a priority market
The province of Salta, in the north-west of Argentina, is again present at IFTM Top Resa. According to tourism secretary Estanislao J. Villanueva, “The French represent the largest percentage of foreign tourists for Salta. For 15 years we have been working to improve our offer through actions carried out in cooperation with tour operators, the media and consumers”.
Slovenia gets sporty
Lesser known than its neighbours, Slovenia is present at IFTM Top Resa with a stand that presents all the diversity of this small country. While one can cross Slovenia from north to south in less than three hours, this country offers a diversity of landscapes among the most remarkable in Europe.
Reward for founder of Connaissance de Ceylan
While Connaissance de Ceylan celebrates its 35 years at IFTM Top Resa (see our edition yesterday), the receptive owes a large part of its success to its founder and CEO, Chandra Wickramasinghe. Francophone and Francophile, committed since the 80s to promoting trade and cultural exchanges between France and Sri Lanka, Chandra Wickramasinghe was awarded the insignia of Officer of the National Order of Merit on 6 November, by Jean-Marin Schuh, France’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Group travel trends revealed
HotelPlanner.com CEO Tim Hentschel has his finger on the pulse of group travel bookings, and is renowned as a speaker on the topic. We asked him what the key trends are this year.
The Angklungs of Bandung
As part of IFTM Top Resa’s partnership with the AJT (France’s Association of Travel Journalists), we bring you each day a “postcard” from a different location with an interesting story to tell. Since 1997, the AJT has grouped together around 180 journalists working in the field of tourism.
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