A new global agreement between Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) and Oneworld, will see attendees at Reed’s range of worldwide events offered discounts on the alliances member airlines.
It covers 19 events in 2016 which include World Travel Market (WTM), International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) and Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events (ibtm) events. These are spread across 15 cities on five continents, attracting an estimated 100,000 delegates from across the travel sector worldwide.
Under the deal, event participants will, from December 2015, be able to make flight reservations via www.oneworld.com/events for travel to these shows, and receive discounted fares for themselves and a companion. They can fly on any of Oneworld’s 15 member airlines, serving between them more than 1,000 destinations in 150 plus countries.
Oneworld and Oneworld Events, the alliance’s travel solution for the meetings, conferences, conventions, exhibitions and special events sector, will also be prominently promoted at RTE’s 2016 events.
“I am delighted to announce this partnership with Oneworld Events, the one stop air travel solution for large-scale meetings, conventions and events worldwide, so the strategic match with our portfolio creates a great partnership,” RTE divisional director said Nick Pilbeam said.
“Every attendee whether exhibitor, buyer, media or trade visitor will be able to book simply and easily through the Oneworld events portal where each show will have its own customized link, as well as a 24 hour support desk.
Oneworld Director of Sales José María Alvarado said: “We are delighted and proud that Reed Travel Exhibitions – which brings together the travel, events and conventions industries worldwide – has selected Oneworld Events as its exclusive official airline alliance partner for its events in the year ahead.
“The conventions and events industry clearly loves the attractive flight discounts on a collection of some of the world’s leading airlines that Oneworld Events offers, to say nothing of its ease of use and the many other benefits it provides. Today’s contract with Reed Travel Exhibitions is a tangible seal of approval from the very people who best know the sector that oneworld events is designed to serve.
