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World Travel Market 2017 Industry Report
WTM London will be responsible for generating around £3 billion of travel industry contracts, with Italy (54%) and Greece (35%) identi ed as the top countries to do business during the event at ExCeL.
This positivity was also re ected in the amount of bookings their company or organisation plans to achieve in 2018, with almost 80% predicting an increase in 2018. This compares well to last year when the same question was asked, with only 67% expecting an increase in 2017 bookings. A sure sign that the industry is on the up.
Major tourism organisations and leading travel groups have also issued positive messages about the state of the industry, despite headwinds such as terrorism attacks and concerns about the eurozone.
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