Monte Carlo Travel Market (MCTM) 2009 | 10145 appointments in 3 days
For its 5th edition, the Monte Carlo Travel Market (MCTM) set itself apart and confirmed its strong position as one of the leading Prestige Travel & Luxury Lifestyle Exhibitions in the world. This year again, the event was held in a beautiful and refined setting, on January 9th, 10th and 11that the Grimaldi Forum of Monaco.
Audited results reveal that the MCTM is overwhelmingly attractive to travel industry professionals as well as to frequent VIP travelers and wealthy clientele. In fact, over 440 exhibiting participants encountered with 533 selected hosted buyers coming from 44 countries worldwide to develop new business collaborations and strengthen existing ones. Hosted buyers and exhibitors achieved a total of 10145 appointments in 3 days.
For the very first time, the show welcomed the PA Club, from the United Kingdom. These Personal Assistants of CEOs and senior managers came to meet and generate business with travel exhibitors.
Over the course of the event, more than 14 300 international high net-worth individual clients visited the MCTM to discover new trends and addresses, book their next vacations and acquire the latest luxury lifestyle products.
The show has presented an unprecedented panel of world-renowned companies from both the Travel and Lifestyle industries:
- The Leading Hotels of the World, Relais & Chateaux, Small Luxury Hotels of the World™, Oberoi; Hotels & Resorts, Elounda S.A., XO Private, Jamaica, Mexico Tourism Board, Silversea Cruises; Flyinggroup, Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower by PNYG Licence AG, Vita-Life International, Gemballa...
Audited results reveal that the MCTM is overwhelmingly attractive to travel industry professionals as well as to frequent VIP travelers and wealthy clientele. In fact, over 440 exhibiting participants encountered with 533 selected hosted buyers coming from 44 countries worldwide to develop new business collaborations and strengthen existing ones. Hosted buyers and exhibitors achieved a total of 10145 appointments in 3 days.
For the very first time, the show welcomed the PA Club, from the United Kingdom. These Personal Assistants of CEOs and senior managers came to meet and generate business with travel exhibitors.
Over the course of the event, more than 14 300 international high net-worth individual clients visited the MCTM to discover new trends and addresses, book their next vacations and acquire the latest luxury lifestyle products.
The show has presented an unprecedented panel of world-renowned companies from both the Travel and Lifestyle industries:
- The Leading Hotels of the World, Relais & Chateaux, Small Luxury Hotels of the World™, Oberoi; Hotels & Resorts, Elounda S.A., XO Private, Jamaica, Mexico Tourism Board, Silversea Cruises; Flyinggroup, Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower by PNYG Licence AG, Vita-Life International, Gemballa...
The MCTM would like to thank their main sponsor "Stewart Asset Management Monaco" and main partner "Kelibia la blanche" for their confidence and support in making the MCTM 2009 a great success.
During the MCTM annual Gala Dinner, the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, owned by Mr. Donald Trump, presented the Five Star Diamond Awards.The winners for the following award categories are :
- Best Hotel: The Oberoi Udaivilas, India
- Best Lifestyle Concept: Vita-Life International, Austria
- Best Private Jet Company: Flyinggroup, France
- Best Spa: Fonteverde Natural Spa Resort, Italy
- Best Real Estate Site: Kelibia la blanche, Tunisia
- Best Cruise Line: Silversea Cruises, Monaco
- Best Visionary Concept: Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, Abu Dhabi - by PNYG Licence Ag
- Best Luxury Product: Gemballa, Germany
With the main objective of being a strategic platform for the Prestige Travel specialists and Luxury Lifestyle companies, the MCTM team will keep on working hard to improve exhibitors, hosted buyers and visitors' satisfaction.
MCTM returns on January 15th, 16th and 17th, 2010 for its 6th edition.