En Route … to International Horizons

DAY 1
HALL 7.2 / STAND 0098
EDITION
TUESDAY 20TH
SEPTEMBER 2016
INCLUS :
VOTRE DOSSIER SPECIAL
EN FRANÇAIS
14
CONTENTS
03 PROGRAMME
O5 NEWS
08 TRADE TALK
News
10 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
11 DOSSIER SPÉCIAL MARCHÉ FRANÇAIS
14 MAP PRO NEWS
16 GASTRONOMY & WINE TOURISM
17 REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: EUROPE
19 WHERE TO GO IN PARIS
HALL 7.2 / STAND C056
En Route … to International Horizons
IFTM Top Resa Map Pro 2016 accelerates its positioning as a
world scale event
The strategy of Frédéric Lorin, who has taken the
helm of IFTM Top Resa MAP Pro is clear: ensuring
that the brand and image of the show on an
international level enable it to compete with the
biggest trade events around the globe.
This ambition is legitimate for the reference show
in a nation where tourism plays a major role in
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the overall economy – as underlined by Matthias
PASCAL
ETCHEVERRY
Fekl, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Tourism
Promotion and French Expatriates (pictured left).
Head of Agency,
Leclerc Voyages,
Anglet (France)
The exhibitors and international visitors have
Only an Advisor who has the expertise, the
sense of business and hospitality and above all
empathy will always find his place.
answered the call, as the show this year will
be hosting more than 160 destinations and
the number of professional visitors should top
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KARINE
MOUSSEAU
Matthias Fekl
Présidente du Comité
Martiniquais du Tourisme
Read exclusive interview page 10
the 32,000 mark. While around 22% of these
visitors were foreign last year, this level is also
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Tourism
Promotion and French Expatriates
expected to rise in 2016.
Read exclusive interview page 10
Nous allons adresser une clientèle provinciale,
les seniors et les comités d’entreprises afin de
développer le tourisme en basse saison.
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BENJAMIN
TÉTART
Directeur,
Manche Tourisme
Nous avons un rôle de conseiller auprès des
professionnels du tourisme. Sur le MAP Pro,
nous leur proposons des idées de séjours ou
d’excursions, selon les attentes de leurs propres
clients.
REGIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
EUROPE
Despite tough times for the industry in
Paris and Nice following recent tragic
events, tourism in Europe continues to
grow at a healthy rate.
In the first half of 2016, the UNWTO
reports a 4% Y/Y rise across the
continent. Northern Europe and Central
and Eastern Europe (both at +6%) in
the lead, were followed by Southern
and Mediterranean Europe (+4%) and
Western Europe (+3%).
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