PROFI.TRAVEL NEWS

OTM: Winter 2022/23 — the results in figures

From the Czech Republic to the Maldives: who took part in the exhibition and how it went.
There were 51 hours of training educational broadcasting at the OTM online exhibition: Winter 22/23 this year. 57 experts told about current foreign tourist products in different countries and shared their experience in sales of various segments. 30 exhibitors participated in the exhibition. More than 180 professionals joined the networking system to find potential business partners.
The points that were discussed at OTM: Winter 22/23
Despite the rapidly changing conditions, travel industry professionals find ways to continue working successfully: to offer tourists new destinations, look for relevant STRs, come up with unique products and establish business relations with colleagues from other countries.

The grand opening broadcast, on November 7, was about effective sales organisation. The experts discussed if it is realistic to save 30 hours per week, what CRM is better to choose - universal or industry, how to organize the work of travel agencies remotely, creating a cloud IT infrastructure, and how it is most convenient to be in touch with clients. The speakers were Artur Privin, Head of Madison Travel Company and Madison Consult agency, Alexey Vengin, CEO of Profi.Travel media holding, and Nadezhda Ebel, Head of Profi.Travel analytical center.

The editorial broadcast "Is everything calm in the Luxury? Where premium tourists go abroad today and what destinations should be explored first" was held on November 9. Experts presented to the audience an overview of the premium segment of the accessible to the Russian tourist destinations and shared the peculiarities of working with it. The Speakers — Head of Profi.Travel analytical center Nadezhda Ebel and Co-author of the federal B2B project "Best Russia. Tourism in Russia: the best" Vladimir Pozhidaev.

If you suddenly missed the presentations and live broadcasts of this exhibition, you can find all the recordings in the archive.
Exhibitors
  • NTO's:
    National Tourism Agency of the Republic of Belarus.
  • Hotels:
    FINOLHU BAA Atol Maldives, Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives, Barut hotels, Savoy Western Karlovy Vary, Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Centara Hotels & Resort, Le Meridien Ile Maurice, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Minsk Marriott Hotel, Anantara Kihavah, Bondalem Beach Club, Pine Beach Belek, HIlton Abu Dhabi, The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina/Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Waterpark, Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah, Hyatt Andaz Dubai The Palm и Palazzo Versace.
  • Incoming companies:
    Araguaney Latin Travel, Rida International (Toronto), Resort Life Maldives, Maldivian charter club и Reollo.
  • Tour operators:
    «My agent», «Airlinesiapol», «АRT-TOUR», SPACE, Holiday Tours и «Fregat aero».
  • Airlines:
    FlyArna, Gulf air.
Profi.Travel Networking
Representatives of Russian and foreign travel companies took part in OTM: Winter 22/23 networking. Throughout the exhibition users exchanged contacts with each other, and on November 16 they held video meetings where they discussed details of further cooperation with each other. Some figures:
  • 126 companies;
  • 186 tourism professionals;
  • 1106 sent business cards.
After the end of the exhibition, the contacts of potential business partners could be saved on device. To do this, in the "Business cards" section of your personal account, go to "Saved" and click on "Upload contacts.xls". The exchange of business cards with exhibitors after the exhibition is now available in the new "Catalogue" section of the Profi.Travel portal.
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