A Press preview of the Martinique Travel Show!
An initiative of the Martinique Tourism Authority, the Martinique Travel Show (MTS) is the virtual meeting place for tourism industry players that you won't want to miss. For its very first edition, the MTS will offer a panel of meetings, conferences and special events from May 18 to 20. 2021
The online press conference live from Martinique will take place on Tuesday, May 11 @ 9:30 a.m. EDT and with opening remarks by Karine Mousseau, Tourism Commissioner of the Martinique Tourism Authority (Martinique & the U.S. are in the same time zone)
Details (and much more) on this unprecedented event will be revealed during the press conference. To confirm your participation, please register here. Registrants will receive a confirmation and reminder with the link to the conference.
The press conference will include a preview of the MTS conferences featuring representatives from TripAdvisor, Atout France, Air Canada Vacations and the Martinique Tourism Authority among others. These conferences will give exhibitors and visitors an exclusive opportunity to benifit from their expertise of these exceptional guests.
For more information and interviews contact: Géraldine Rome @ geraldine.rome@atout-france.fr and Marion Fourestier @ marion.fourestier@atout-france.fr
Members of the press are also welcome to visit and participate in the Martinique Travel Show..Have fun and create your own avatar to meet «in person » at the virtual booths or just «drop in» at one booth or another. Visitors will be free to « visit » four virtual worlds: the world of Rum, Yole sailboats, Gastronomy & the city of Saint-Pierre, Martinique's former capital. There will also be actual press rooms.
Program of the MTS conferences:
Tuesday, May 18
9:00 am How will France maintain its international leadership in tourism?
Caroline Leboucher, CEO of Atout France, The France Tourism Development Agency
10:00 a.m. State of Airline Industry in our key markets and Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport future expansion plan
Ilona Cambron, Director of Air Service Development at ASM Air Transport
Frantz Thodiard, Chairman of the Board of the Société Aéroport Martinique Aimé Césaire
11:00 a.m. Outlook for the development of tourism in Martinique
Guillaume Hamel, Director of Tourism Development at the Martinique Tourism Authority
Wednesday, May 19
9:00 a.m.| Attributes and strengths of the Martinique destination
Gaëtan Paderna, Director of Marketing, Communication & Market Promotion at the Martinique Tourism Authority
10:00 a.m.| Martinique Tourism Recovery Strategies
François Baltus Languedoc, CEO of the Martinique Tourism Authority
11:00 a.m. Post-COVID sales techniques: new trends for better selling
Selma Filali, Senior Marketing & E-Commerce Manager at Air Canada Vacations
Thursday, May 20
9:00 a.m. State of the cruise industry in the Caribbean and future prospects
Sen. Lisa Cummins, Minister of Tourism and International Transport of Barbados
10:00 a.m. Trip Advisor and the new behaviors of travelers in the face of the pandemic
Alexandra Blanchard, Account Manager at TripAdvisor
11:00 a.m. The major trends in tourism today and tomorrow
Laurent Queige, Managing Director at Welcome City Lab
"Bringing a fun and interactive dimension to our show is an additional asset for our destination," said Karine Mousseau, Tourism Commissioner of the Martinique Tourism Authority. "It is a question of creating more links between our travel trade participants and our tourism professionals, to stimulate sales and to renew ties with our priority markets" she continued. .
Source : Martinique Tourism Authority Website : martiniquetravelshow.com
The Martinique Travel Show is an event in partnership with : Air Canada, Air France, Air Caraibe, Corsair, Air Belgium, Air Antilles, American Airlines and Rhums Clément