Business deals worth more than £2.5 billion were triggered by the event, while £244,340,223 million has been pumped into the economy through money spent on hotels, restaurants and flights.

The November 30 – December 11 UN conference aims to succeed where the same event in Copenhagen failed in 2009 in slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

Mexico has become WTM 2015’s Premier Partner as part of the country’s promotion in the UK. 2015 has been designated as The Year of Mexico in the UK and the UK in Mexico and is seeing an exchange of art, culture, science, academia, business and tourism of which the WTM Premier Partnership is a key initiative.

WTM 2015, which takes place between Monday 2 – Thursday 5 November, is poised to be the biggest and best yet. WTM 2014 saw a record 51,500 participants, including 9,100 buyers conducting business worth more than £2.5 billion with almost 5,000 exhibitors from 186 countries and regions.

World Travel Market 2015, the leading global event for the travel industry, has partnered with a leading spa and wellness specialist to launch a wellness hub. WTM Wellness Lounge in association with Spafinder Wellness 365 will take place on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 November, highlighting the rapid growth of a sector that is now worth a healthy $3.4 trillion annually, according to the 2014 Global Spa & Wellness Economy Monitor.

The prestigious awards scheme, co-founded and organised by Responsible Travel, is part of World Travel Market’s World Responsible Tourism Day, which takes place on Wednesday 4 November and  celebrates the most inspiring and innovative examples of responsible tourism in practice globally.