TTG Asia Luxury May 2018 | Page 27

focus Welcome to the first ILTM Asia-Pacific This week (May 21-24), you will be part of what is the region’s first truly international, by invitation-only luxury travel event. It’s been over a year in the planning and we couldn’t have done it without our partners, so thank you Singapore Tourism Board for making us all so welcome in your city. We are also grateful to our luxury hotel partners – Marina Bay Sands, Ritz-Carlton, Conrad Centennial, InterContinental and Mandarin Oriental – for their hard work and fabulous hospitality. I am sure many of us will also be in your restaurants and bars – sipping a Singapore Sling! Back to business and we welcome some 600 suppliers from all around the world at the show, and a similar number of the region’s most productive buyers, so the hottest ticket in town will be the business appointments. This is closely followed by the networking and parties where those one-to-one conversations, catch-ups and new introductions ensure the ILTM portfolio of events defines your business and social diaries for the year. We also welcome our international hosted media, editors and influencers from many of the world’s leading luxury travel titles, who are here to find out about you and your brands for the benefit of their readers. The ILTM Portfolio is full of business opportunities in some of the most dynamic markets in the world. Including the next event ILTM North America, Mexico (September 24-27) followed by ILTM China, Shanghai (October 31 – November 2) and to close the year, ILTM Cannes (December 3-6). For more information about ILTM Asia-Pacific, please download the show app. To find out more about what to do in Singapore, please see our show catalogue or https://view. iltm.com/. From all of the ILTM team, we wish you a successful and fun Singapore experience. Alison Gilmore Portfolio director ILTM