A Guide To The Business Travel Market 2009

The Business Travel Market 2009 is the new one-stop event for anyone and everyone who deals with travelling; be it buying, booking, or just arranging on behalf of their organisation. This event is set to be a real fusion and a breath of fresh air for the travel industry, focusing on high quality conferences and showcases side by side. Running for two days from the 17-18th of June 2009, Business Travel Market will be held in ExCeL London, a highly accessible place to get to with amenities all around.

The Business Travel Market (or BTM for short) aims to meet the needs of buyers and suppliers alike, having everything under one roof, making what was once a tedious process much easier as you can now source for everything you need in this two day exhibition. With founding partners like British Airways and sponsors such as Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, you can be assured this event is going to be big. Business Travel Market has not only teamed up with leading airlines but with accommodation, rail and ground transportation partners to provide delegates and visitors with special rates and many other benefits.

Another good thing for buyers, this event promises to help you optimise what is most precious to you; your time and money. Listen to market trend forecasts, check out the latest products on display and get to meet senior managers and industry figures and discuss key issues with these people who shape the way business travel is today.

The conference sessions at Business Travel Market have been designed to meet the needs of everyone and are split into two different content streams; one mainly for buyers and one for the delegates and visitors. For the buyer-only sessions, 12 are held each day catering to mostly European and Corporate buyers though lesser experienced buyers may also attend if it interests them. The visionary addresses, given by leader figures in the industry are related more to the forecasts and direction the travel industry would be heading for and is open to everyone (delegates/visitors/media).

BTM is also the only business travel event to offer a full hosted program for the UK and European buyers. Hosted buyers will receive many perks free of charge such as return air/rail travel, free entry to all BTM conference sessions, pre-scheduled appointments and much more in exchange for an agreement to arrange and attend at least four 15-minute, one to one meetings with sponsoring suppliers of their choice.