The best way to expand your network and conduct key business negotiations
Hosted Buyers at WTM Latin America
Take full advantage of all of the benefits
Attending WTM Latin America as a Hosted Buyer is an extremely cost effective and time efficient way to source and grow your network of reliable and high quality international suppliers. Take full advantage of all of the added benefits included in the programme and enjoy exclusive networking events.
Why should you attend?
- Save time and money by engaging in business meetings with high quality regional and international suppliers all in one place
- Keep up-to-date with the latest market trends, developments and innovations
- Learn from industry leaders and experts
- Be part of the conversation with like-minded leisure travel professionals to gain new insights, explore ideas and develop business strategy concepts
- Establish new business contacts
- Attend exclusive supplier and peer-to-peer Hosted Buyer networking opportunities
- Benefit from face-to-face appointments for key business development opportunities
- Promote your business by being recognised as a top quality buyer
Hosted Buyer Requirements
- Attend a minimum of 10 pre-scheduled appointments per each day of the show
- Uphold all appointment diary commitments
- Attend the speed networking session
- Attend all other exclusive Hosted Buyer networking events as scheduled
- Complete the online meeting platform buyer and company profile in full and as per guidelines
- Use Connect Me, the meeting platform to make all pre-scheduled meetings
- Rate all appointments
- Complete a Hosted Buyer survey
- Complete the official post show survey
- All applicants must be able to speak English to an intermediate level in order to converse with International Exhibitors
- Must ideally not have previously participated in the hosted programme in the last 2 years
Hosted Buyer Benefits
- Opportunity to meet leading travel suppliers
- Opportunity to stay up-to-date with new market trends
- Early access to make meetings
- Recognition as a key buyer in the Latin American travel market
- Exclusive Hosted Buyer only networking events
- Speed Networking
- Business card exchange with Exhibitors in Connect Me, the meetings platform
- 3 nights’ hotel stay with complimentary breakfast (14 - 17 April)
- Daily return transfer between hotel and venue
- Airport transfers
- Meetings Platform User Guide
- Meetings Platform support where needed including opportunity to attend a live ‘how-to’ webinar
- FAM Tour opportunities where available (dependent on Exhibitors)
WTM Latin America offers a semi hosted programme only and does not provide financial contribution towards flights.
Who can apply?
Hosted Buyers must meet WTM Latin America’s qualification criteria. All registration and application forms will therefore be reviewed against the following requirements:
For Leisure Travel Professionals
- Senior travel industry professional with direct purchasing and contracting authority
- Well acquainted with and already purchasing Latin American products
- Must be able to provide references from Latin American organisations you have conducted business with in the last year
- Desire to expand within Latin America
- Annual budget of consolidated spend in various categories (air, hotel, transportation etc)
- Volume of transactions in various categories (air, hotel, transportation etc)
- Attending show with a serious view to developing new business
- Looking to source a number of different types of suppliers.
Meetings (MICE) and Corporate Travel Professionals
- Senior travel industry professional with direct purchasing and contracting authority
- Well acquainted with and already purchasing Latin American products
- Must be able to provide references from Latin American organisations you have conducted business with in the last year
- Desire to expand within Latin America
- Annual budget of consolidated spend in various categories (air, hotel, transportation etc)
- Volume of transactions in various categories (air, hotel, transportation etc)
- Attending show with a serious view to developing new business
- Looking to source a number of different types of suppliers.
Terms & Conditions
Please note that fees may apply for associated cancellation, no show and failure to comply policies.
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