Seventeen new African exhibitors to be at WTM 2013

International airlines, emerging destinations and niche technology providers are among the 225 new exhibitors confirmed for World Travel Market 2013, the leading global event for the industry.

While Europe is the most popular region for new exhibitors, followed by the Americas. Africa is an important market for WTM parent company Reed Travel Exhibitions, which is hosting the first-ever WTM Africa next May (2nd-3rd) in Cape Town, South Africa. Seventeen new African exhibitors at WTM 2013 include Board of Tourism for Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana Tourist Authority and Cape Verde.

Reed Travel Exhibitions, senior director, World Travel Market, Simon Press said: "I am delighted to see 225 new exhibitors for WTM13, and I’m also pleased by the geographical spread of these businesses, and the sectors in which they operate. It proves that WTM is a truly global event covering all aspects of the travel and tourism industry.”

Almost 48,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press, will embark on London's ExCeL from November 4-7 to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends at WTM.