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Business Travel Expo Hong Kong,
now in its fourth year, looks set for a record attendance this year, with
the number of pre-registered visitors up more than 20% on the same time last
year.
“It looks like being a strong attendance at this year’s Expo,” said
Business Travel Expo Group Event Director Paul Robin. “As business travel
picks up globally and especially in the region, companies have more reason
than ever to make sure they are getting the best out of their business
travel spend.”
At the same time, Business Travel Expo’s programme of educational
seminars, which give advice and insights on how to manage business travel
more effectively, have also seen significant increases in pre-registration
of around 40%. Three weeks before the show, more than 1,200 places have been
reserved in advance – which is more than the total number of people who
attended the seminars last year. Seminars give advice on hot topics such as
how to use the web for travel management, how to use “low cost” airlines for
corporate travel and how to use new technology to manage travel costs.
Seminars are free to delegates of the Expo registering before March 18,
or HK$300 each on the day subject to availability. The news follows a hugely
successful turnout for last month’s annual Business Travel Show in London,
sister event to the Hong Kong Expo, which attracted almost 200 exhibitors
and 7,275 visitors. 80 per cent of the exhibitors at the show rebooked for
next year’s event, indicating their satisfaction with the audience.
With a strong line-up of returning and new exhibitors, BT Expo 2005 is
also expected to exceed previous attendances of top business travel buyers
from Hong Kong and around the region.
“China’s accession to the WTO and a stronger regional economy are all
causing a greater volume of business travel in the region, and with that a
much greater incentive for companies to make sure they are up to date with
the top suppliers and managing their travel effectively. The Business Travel
Expo is the only dedicated event where they can meet face to face with all
the top travel suppliers at once, and learn from some of the leading experts
in the travel management industry,” added Paul Robin. |
