ILTM Partners with Travesias for ILTM Americas
ILTM Americas, set for Oct. 1-3, 2012, on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, is partnering with Mexico’s leading luxury lifestyle magazine Travesias to deliver a dedicated program designed for luxury travel agents from the U.S. and across the Americas.
ILTM Americas’ Opening Forum on Monday, Oct. 1, will include a live interview with Claudia Madrazo, founder of Catherwood Travels and The Haciendas-Luxury Collection, and CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, who will conduct a series of interviews with luxury travel experts from across the world.
“ILTM Americas will create a truly unique market place in an inspirational location,” said Javier Arredondo, founder of Travesias and partner of Mexican luxury travel agency ITG. “We have ensured the full on-site program will reflect Travesias’ regional knowledge and connections and ILTM’s reputation, so setting the scene for business success for all involved.”
The invitation-only ILTM Americas is already fully booked with 130 high-end international travel suppliers from more than 27 countries across the world. A similar number of individually selected, premium travel agents from across North, Central and South America will also attend. Suppliers attending include Luxury Lodges of Australia, Wilderness Safaris, The Galapagos Islands’ Pikaia Lodge; La Residence in Franschhoek; The Ritz, London and La Mamounia in Marrakech.
Additional seminars on Oct. 1 at ILTM Americas will also focus on “The Three Most Misused Words in Travel: Ecotourism, Volunteerism, and Sustainability”; “Luxury Tourism Trends between North and Latin America”; “The Rebound of the Tourism Market to Mexico.”
“Javier Arredondo and his incredible team at Travesias have added significant value to the detail involved in ILTM Americas,” said Simon Mayle, head of marketing and buyer programs for ILTM. “We are delighted to be working with such a recognized leader in the burgeoning world of Mexican luxury.”
The Mexico and Riviera Maya tourism boards are working closely with ILTM to ensure the destination sets the scene for business success. Celebrations will take place throughout ILTM Americas at destinations including the archaeological park of Xcaret, the Mexican Orient-Express’ Maroma Resort and Spa, and the Fairmont Mayakoba.
“Riviera Maya is all about luxury travel today -- the perfect host for ILTM Americas,” said Darío Flota Ocampo, director general of Riviera Maya. “Very few destinations offer such an overwhelming sense of place and the resort is one of a kind, nestled amongst jungle mangroves and lagoons and at one with the natural environment.”
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