ILTM Americas Expands Luxury Travel Event in Mexico

ILTM Americas is returning to Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya, Mexico, Sept. 30-Oct. 3. The event provides an opportunity for a select group of global luxury travel suppliers to develop business with a select group of buyers from high spending markets across the Americas continent such as Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and North America.

The International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook is forecasting that Latin America will expand by 3.9 percent in 2013, anchored by a 3.5 percent expansion in Mexico and Brazil (Latin America's largest economy). Research also reveals that 34 percent of ultra-affluent consumers across the U.S. (the world’s largest outbound market) are reportedly more interested in premium, luxury travel experiences this year.

This year ILTM Americas will welcome 300 elite travel suppliers and host 300 VIP buyers for this exclusive event, which will create significant opportunities to build luxury travel businesses and luxury travel communities. Up to 69 pre-scheduled appointments between each buyer and supplier will take place during the four-day event, as well as a detailed program of social networking activities.

"ILTM Americas is fundamental for all luxury travel brands who want to take advantage of Central and South Americas’ robust economic boom,” said Simon Mayle, ILTM head of marketing and buyer programs. “Latin America is currently maintaining high levels of economic growth, creating a whole generation of new wealth -- Peru in particular has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most stable economies in the region, alongside Panama, Chile, Colombia and Bolivia.”

Last year’s launch edition of ILTM Americas welcomed 150 exhibitors and 150 luxury travel buyers, bringing together the world’s most sought after collection of international luxury experiences for luxury travel buyers from North, South and Central America. So this year’s event will effectively double in size.

“Seventy-four percent of buyers who attended ILTM America 2012 had never been to an ILTM event before, giving exhibitors the opportunity to identify the new rising stars of luxury travel,” said Mayle.

Source: Travel Pulse, http://www.travelpulse.com/iltm-americas-expands-luxury-travel-event-in-mexico.html