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Meet us at the World Travel Market

03 October 2011 | Kate Waite

The World Travel Market is one of the most important events for the travel industry, last year over 47,000 industry participants attended and for us it is a great chance to catch up with clients and industry friends.

This year the event runs from 07 – 10 November at its usual home ExCeL in London.

Here are a few of our tips for surviving what is sure to be a hectic few days and making the best of your time:

1. Plan ahead!
It is always busy and frantic trying to catch people on their stands so making some appointments in advance can help cut down on wasted time and ensure you get to talk to all the people you need to.

2. Get contact mobile numbers
People run late or you might have trouble locating them. You need to get in touch but only have their office number ... Ask if it is okay to grab a mobile number for the event so if you do have any trouble you can get in touch easily.

3. Arm yourself with plenty of business cards
You will use these up at an astonishing rate so make sure you pack plenty!

4. Keep a pen handy
Meeting with so many people it can be hard to remember what you were discussing with who. Keep a pen handy to jot down a few notes on the back of their business card to make it easy to recall the conversation and any promised follow up actions afterwards.

5. Wear comfortable shoes
ExCeL is a big venue and you will cover a lot of ground. Make sure you have comfortable footwear otherwise you will feel every step of the 100,000 square metre floor space for weeks afterwards!

6. Stay healthy
With lots of rushing about it is easy to neglect your health. Make sure you are armed with water, paracetamol (or your drug of choice) and plenty of change for coffee and chocolate depending on which type of pick-me-up you need at various points of the day

If you are going to be at the WTM and would like to meet up please let us know. Whether you have a digital marketing project you would like some help with or just want to say hi we would love to have a chat. Our meeting diary does get full quite quickly so either drop us an email or fill out the form below so we can arrange a day and time to suit you.