NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 13, 2013) - Questex Hospitality + Travel today announced a series of innovative updates for its 2013 Luxury Travel Exchange International (LTX) event including an enhanced website, dedicated education including an exhibitor track, new attendee and exhibitor packages and premier supplier sponsorship opportunities.
The industry-leading event, which will be held September 10-12, 2013, at The Venetian® Las Vegas, responds to the demand for an event that delivers fully qualified travel advisors, one-to-one appointments, enhanced networking opportunities and tracked and accredited educational programming combined with a traditional trade show experience.
According to Jennifer Fernandez, Luxury Travel Exchange International group show & event director, the event has a wide range of appeal and proven track record of delivering qualified and measurable results. Last year the two-day event drew more than 1,000 professional travel advisors with a proven volume of business and 350 luxury travel suppliers with more than 7,000 one-to-one meetings conducted.
This year, travel advisors will have three full days of interactive networking opportunities, additional educational content and an expansive Exchange floor with reputable suppliers offering a wide range of premium commissionable opportunities, tiered participation packages and appointment options.
"The Exchange floor is where business is conducted, and in showcasing a plethora of commissionable premium and luxury products along with powerful resources, advisors have substantial earning opportunities available to them at one time," Fernandez said. "The advisor audience, ranging from owners and managers to front-line affiliated and unaffiliated advisors, represents a diverse book of business, so this allows all participants to meet solely with partners that have a common and vested interest in their business."
"This is a huge advantage, particularly with one-to-one meetings, as appointments are not forced, which is a common practice at many other industry events. In building upon our success from last year, our goal is to provide an even larger focus on the engaging elements both on and off the Exchange floor to help cultivate real business relationships."
In addition to having access to all event programs, suppliers will have their own dedicated exhibitor track. New sponsorship opportunities include increased branding and prime visibility on the new and improved LTX website and enhanced networking for premium package holders, including 30-minute fast track sessions which are expected to sell out by April.
The enhanced website, LTXInternational.com, offers a more user-friendly experience to encourage interaction and serve as the main source for the latest event information.
Presented by Luxury Travel Advisor and Travel Agent magazines, LTX will offer "the most relevant content in the luxury marketplace, developed in concert with these leading industry publications," Fernandez said.
About Questex Hospitality + Travel
Questex Hospitality + Travel, the largest multimedia organization in the world dedicated to travel and lodging, drives revenue, productivity and value-creation for these related industries through strategic investment and deal-making forums, powerful lead-generation tools, interactive online business solutions, world-class events and industry-leading publications.
The Questex Travel Group, a division of Questex Hospitality + Travel, serves travel marketers globally through its TravelAgentCentral.com, LuxuryTravelAdvisor.com, TravelAgentUniversity online portals. It operates the leading luxury travel booking site, FiveStarAlliance.com, publishes Travel Agent and Luxury Travel Advisor magazines and produces leisure events: Luxury Travel Exchange International, ULTRA Luxury Exchange, Young Leaders Conference and Hawaii Travel Exchange and MICE events: Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges and CONFEC conferences.
Questex Hospitality + Travel also provides business development, marketing and training services to national tourism organizations/destination marketing associations, hotel, gaming, resort and cruise companies, online travel agencies and travel agents worldwide. Questex Hospitality + Travel is a division of Questex Media Group LLC, headquartered in Newton, Mass., with offices throughout the world.