8 May: Business Travel Market today announced a raft of new and returning exhibitors to this years’ event, offering key meeting opportunities to business travel buyers and managers. Returning stellar brands include Virgin Atlantic, Starwood Hotels, Eurostar, Qatar Airways, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, HRS, Airplus International, Travelodge and Flybe. They will be joined for the first time at Business Travel Market by the likes of American Express Corporate Card, Hertz, Hong Kong Airlines, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels , Avis and Park Plaza.
 
It is the quality of the brands that event director Paul Robin sees as fundamental. “These leading brands offer the wide range of products and services demanded by our high quality buyers. Many of those on our Hosted Buyer Programme are regular attendees from all over the UK and Europe who enjoy their choice of pre-arranged appointments, networking with their peers and the opportunity to attend relevant educational sessions provided by ACTE - it is a powerful mix.”
 
With the RFP season looming in the autumn, buyers and managers find the timing of Business Travel Market extremely useful in helping to decide which suppliers they will be placing their business with in the year ahead.
 
Exhibitors at the show represent the full spectrum of products and services required by buyers of managed business travel, including airlines, hotels, travel management companies, car rental companies, rail operators, corporate card providers and online booking agents.
 
Robin concludes, “We have an event that represents the very best of the industry in terms of providing practical solutions and contacts to help those managing travel for their organisations to meet the challenges they face.
 
Business Travel Market will take place on 13-14 June 2012 - www.businesstravelmarket.co.uk - and is Europe’s premier event for the business travel industry, taking place annually in June. Bringing together corporate travel buyers with a combined spend power of over 20 billion euros, the show represents the very best of the business travel market in Europe.
 
The show boasts the most comprehensive and coveted Hosted Buyer Programmes in the industry, attended by qualified senior buyers of business travel. These buyers and the show’s visitors are treated to the very best brands and organisations, supplying goods and services for managed business travel.
 
Business Travel Market creates the perfect environment for these two audiences to do business together. This environment includes one of the most respected educational programmes in the market, providing tailored, relevant, intelligent and quality professional development for the industry.