Business travel takes priority at IFTM Top Resa

IFTM Top Resa is launching two special events: the AFTM & IFTM Business Travel Night and the Marco Polo Grand Prize

IFTM Top Resa will take place from October 1-4, 2019, at the Place de la Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. Valued at around €30 billion in France in 2019, the business travel sector continues to grow. AFTM and IFTM are launching the Business Travel Night in 2019 for sector professionals to let loose after the show on October 2, until 1:00 am the next morning!

The Marco Polo Grand Prize – IFTM: Marco Polo is a business travel think tank where experts analyse and anticipate changes and developments in the sector. This Grand Prize is in step with Marco Polo's goal of “placing people at the heart of debate and foresight” and will focus on a specific business travel theme every year. A jury composed of Marco Polo members, national carriers and Frédéric Lorin, Director of IFTM Top Resa, will assess entries and select the finalists. The most advanced company in terms of the year's main theme will be recognised during an awards ceremony at the Business Club to round off the International Business Travel Days (JIVA) on October 3.

The Business Club: Every year, this dedicated area brings together business travel operators including sales platforms, carriers, and professionals providing accommodation and technological solutions. The IFTM business travel offering will include over 40 exhibitors in 2019.