#1 U.S. Inbound

Overseas Market

Last year, some 4.2 million travelers from the United Kingdom visited the United States , spending more than $13.3 billion, or $3,200 per person, and a 23% increase in U.K. arrivals is projected by 2011.  Two thirds of the U.K. visitors came to the U.S. on vacation and one third used a travel agency as an information source to plan the trip.  (Source: ITA Office of Travel & Tourism Industries - United Kingdom).

#1 U.K. Trade Event

World Travel Market 2008 visitors increased by 12%, unaudited figures have revealed. Total participants were an unprecedented 50,171, an increase of 4%. Trade delegate attendance went up to 26,422, compared to 23,722 in 2007. There was also a 4% increase in the number of exhibiting companies to 5,631. There were 20 new exhibitors in World Travel Market’s UK and Ireland area, up by nearly 4%. The number of exhibitors from the Middle East and the Americas were also up. Overall, there were nearly 100 new exhibitors.

#1 U.S. Presence

Over 230 U.S. exhibitors used the opportunity to meet face to face with the U.K. market's and the world's premier buyers and trade media by exhibiting at WTM 2008, making it the single largest U.S. promotional event in the U.K. and one of the largest gatherings of U.S. travel and tourism industry in the world.

Discover America Pavilion Exhibitors are offered:

Sponsorship and promotional opportunities
Optional furniture, plants, equipment
Custom signage and graphics
Custom booths
On site labor
Booth staff and interpreters
Consolidated shipments
Hotel accommodations
VAT refund service