TravMedia delivers 292 journalists and 222 PR exhibitors to this year's event.

TravMedia's IMM has continued to break its own records as the leading global event connecting the travel industry and media, in the event's first year featuring dedicated exhibitor stands.

A record 292 journalists checked in to the London event which attracted 220 PR professionals representing over 160 tourist boards, tour operators, hotels, attractions and other travel industry brands.

This year's IMM (http://www.travmedia.com/immuk/) also featured an expanded show footprint and a seated lunch, as TravMedia took over further floors of London's prestigious QEII Centre.

Exhibitors enjoyed up to 28 pre-booked meetings with top travel journalists, editors and broadcasters, with over 8500 unique meetings booked in advance through IMM's Meetings Manager platform.

Media titles in attendance included The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, BBC, The Sun, CNN Travel, Sunday Times Travel Magazine,  Cosmopolitan, Wanderlust, TTG and Travel Weekly.

Some 29 of France's regions, cities and visitor attractions created a powerful delegation for the country, with their presence orchestrated by Atout France. The USA weighed in with a mighty 37 brands while Canada produced 10 exhibitors.

Brands who joined IMM 2019 included destinations such as Friuli Venezia Giulia Tourism Board, Visit SLO CAL, Tourism Lanzarote and Visit Cornwall, together with wider industry brands including DFDS, Hand Picked Hotels, Caribtours, Cosmos Tours & Cruises, KE Adventure Travel and Interrail.

Sponsors were Atout France, Calgary Stampede, CityPASS, Tourism Australia, VisitEngland and Visit Wales.

Said Henry Hemming, TravMedia UK's Managing Director: “IMM entered a new era today. Exhibitors responded warmly to the intimacy and branding impact of private booths, together with networking over a seated lunch.

“Journalist turnout was sky high, for which thanks to all media who attended – we loved having you there. IMM has certainly come a long way since we launched the concept in London in 2013.”

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IMM 2019 CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS:  African Bush Camps,  Alabama Tourism, Algarve Tourism, Alterra Mountain Company, Amelia Island, AMResorts, Annecy Mountains, Arizona Office of Tourism, Atlantic Canada, Atout France, Aurora Expeditions, Austrian National Tourist Office, Avignon, Axia Hospitality, Bavaria Tourism, Blenheim Palace, Bordeaux and Cité du Vin, Bournemouth & Poole Tourism, Brand USA, Burgundy, Calgary Stampede, CaminoWays, Canal & River Trust, Caribtours, Casa de Campo Resort and Villas, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Charente-Maritime Tourism, Choose Chicago, CityPASS, Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire, Colorado Tourism Office, Cosmos Tours & Cruises, Cotswolds Tourism, Cultural Heart of Germany, Daytona Beach Area CVB, Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Destination Canada, Destination Gers, Destination St. John's, DFDS, Discover Los Angeles, Discover the Palm Beaches, Düsseldorf Tourist Board, Elephants Hills Luxury Tented Camps, Eurail Group, Europa-Park, Explore!, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region, Friuli Venezia Giulia Tourism Board, G Adventures, Gran Canaria Tourist Board, Grand American Adventures, Great Rail Journeys, Greek National Tourist Organisation, Grenada Tourism Authority, HalalBooking.com, Hand Picked Hotels, Haritha Villas & Spa, Haute-Garonne Tourisme, HF Holidays, Illinois Office of Tourism, Inghams, Intrepid Travel, IPW / U.S. Travel Association, Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, Italian National Tourist Board, Julian Alps, KE Adventure Travel, Kynren, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Ljubljana Tourism, Loire Valley, Macao Government Tourist Office, Mammoth Lakes, Marseille & Fly Provence, Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, Memphis and Mississippi, Menorca, Montpellier and Nice, Namibia Tourism Board, Nausicaa & Boulogne, New Orleans & Company, Nimes, Normandy, Nova Scotia, Occitanie, One Ocean Expeditions, Original Cottages, Ottawa Tourism, Outrigger Resorts, Palais des Festival Cannes, Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, People Make Glasgow, Philadelphia CVB, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Pure Michigan, Puy du Fou, Pyrenées Orientales, Radisson Hotel Group, Raymond Gubbay, Rocky Mountaineer, Romantic Cities, Saddle Skedaddle, Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Salzburgerland, San Francisco Travel Association, Savoie Mont Blanc, Scotland's Tay Country, Setouchi Tourism Authority, Ski/Summer France, Slovenian Tourist Board, Sonoma County Tourism, SouthWest Germany Tourism Board, Spain-Holiday.com, St Pete/Clearwater, Switzerland Tourism, Tahiti Tourisme, Tarn Tourisme, Tarn-et-Garonne, Temptation Holidays, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Texas Tourism, The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, The St. Regis Toronto, Toulouse, Tourism Australia, Tourism Vancouver, Tourism Waitaki, Tourism Western Australia, Tourism Whistler, Travel Manitoba, Travel Portland, Trentino (Italy) - Dolomites and Lake Garda, Turismo Lanzarote, Vallee Dordogne, Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, Villages Nature, Virgin Limited Edition, Visit Aberdeenshire, Visit Austin, Visit Baltimore, Visit California, Visit Cornwall, Visit County Durham, Visit Denver, Visit Isles of Scilly, Visit Mesa, Visit North Carolina, Visit Orlando, Visit Pittsburgh, Visit Wales, VisitDenmark, VisitEngland, VisitScotland, WOWAir.

EDITORS NOTES

Originally created by a travel journalist seeking a better way to research and report travel news, TravMedia is dedicated to creating thriving online communities of travel journalists and travel PR professionals.

The company currently operates in 11 countries: Australia, Germany, Dubai, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Africa, and has amassed over 50,000 journalist and PR members.

In the UK, TravMedia and Food4Media are part of the family of websites that also includes Homes4Media.com and Property4Media.com, sites that are owned and operated separately by News4Media Ltd.

TravMedia has become the engine powering major global trade show media marketplaces and press rooms, such as U.S. Travel Associations IPW in America, AIME in Australia the annual convention of the Society of American Travel Writers, and many other white-label software solutions for organisations and events worldwide.

The technology used by the sites has become an essential tool for journalists and PR professionals in their day-to-day activities, as they connect and share information in their working lives.

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For further information, please contact:

Ana Rodrigues

Event Manager IMM/sit-UP

T: +44 (0)20 3440 8914

E: ana.rodrigues@travmedia.com