Organisers of WTM London have confirmed that the number of buyers increased by 11 for this years show to over 5 000, while the number of exhibitors and overall attendees were at the highest levels ever recorded.
The 44 th edition of the worlds flagship travel and tourism event hosted 5 049 buyers, almost 500 more than the 4 560 welcomed last year.
Overall attendance at the event increased by 6 to 46 316 individuals, with many travel professionals attending for between two and three days.
To accommodate the additional visitors, the show increased in scale by almost 8, adopting new halls within ExCel Londons Level-0, equipped with large new conference stages and hospitality areas.
Exhibitor participation also grew by 8 to 4 047, including over 80 new exhibitors.
