Singapore – 10 July 2024- TravMedia proudly announces Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) as the Host City Sponsor for IMM (International Media Marketplace) Asia 2024. As the Host City Sponsor, SDC and its partners will showcase Sentosa to over 160 A-list travel media representatives from Australia, Greater China, India, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

"We're excited to partner with TravMedia to connect and showcase the island's latest offerings, such as Sentosa Sensoryscape and The Palawan @ Sentosa, to both local and international audiences as they come to Sentosa this year. Together with our Island Partners, we look forward to also hosting fellow tourism stakeholders across Sentosa's diverse MICE venues and attractions,” said Chris Pok, Divisional Director, Marketing & Guest Experience, SDC.    

"TravMedia is delighted to partner with SDC to bring IMM to Sentosa in 2024,” said Nick Wayland, CEO and Founder of TravMedia. “IMM is the travel media networking event of the year, and with SDC and its hotel and attraction partners taking centre stage, IMM 2024 will be our biggest and best yet."

The two-day event will be held at Equarius Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa, on Monday and Tuesday, October 21st and 22nd, 2024, immediately prior to ITB Asia.

Celebrating its 12th year, IMM is the unmissable annual event connecting the travel industry with the media. IMM provides tourism boards, hotels, cruise lines, airlines, and tour operators with the opportunity to network and pitch a year's worth of story ideas to top-tier travel publications, editors, writers, and influencers from across the region.

Siew Hua Lee, Travel Editor at The Straits Times, expressed her anticipation for IMM as an opportunity to connect with travel professionals from around the world. “IMM is a great way to meet and hear updates from multiple tourism brands in one place and always provides results in story ideas and concepts for the year ahead,” she said.

IMM 2024 will welcome editors and journalists from BBC, Buro, Cedar Hong Kong, CNA Luxury, CNN, Cruising Heights, CSP Times, Destination Deluxe, DestinAsian, Conde Nast Traveler, Escape, Fodors, Korean Air, Jetsetter, Latitudes, Lifestyle Asia, Lonely Planet, New Straits Times, Philippine Star, Prestige, Robb Report, SilverKris, South China Morning Post, TARO, Tatler, The Hotel Journal, The Korean Herald, The Standard, The Straits Times, The Telegraph India, The Times of India, Travel + Leisure, Traveler China, Traveler Luxe, Traveller, TTG, Venue, Voyage, World Travel Magazine, and many more.

Exhibitors already registered in 2024 include Accor, Anantara, Aurora Cruises, Austrian National Tourism Office, VisitCanberra, Capella Hotels and Resorts, Club Med, COMO Hotels and Resorts, Croatia Tourism, Far East Hospitality, Four Seasons, Frasers Hospitality, Georgian National Tourism Board, Grand Hyatt Bali, Hotel Chinzano, IHG, Japan National Tourism Board, Leading Hotels of the World, Luxury Lodges, Marriott International, Melia International, Oceania Cruises, Ovolo Hotels, Preferred Hotels, Raffles, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore Tourism Board, Small Luxury Hotels, Star RV, Switzerland Tourism, Tasmania Tourism, The St Regis Macao, Tourism Northern Territory, Travel + Leisure Co., VisitBerlin, Walk Japan, WorldHotels, and many others.

To register, for more information and sponsorship opportunities, visit travmedia.com/immasia. 

For more information, please contact:

Julie Ott
Julie.Ott@travmedia.com 
WhatsApp +61 401 240 940

Lauren Moelk
lauren.moelk@travmedia.com
WhatsApp +61 422 258 062 

Media please contact:

Gaynor Reid
Gaynor.Reid@travmedia.com 
+65 9108 3577 

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About TravMedia

TravMedia is the travel industry's only global media network. Founded in 1999 by Nick Wayland, a former travel editor seeking an easier way to research and report travel news, TravMedia is the one-stop solution trusted by travel PRs and media to network and share press releases, stories and ideas. The platform hosts thriving online communities and is an essential daily tool for collaborating and developing long-lasting relationships. 

TravMedia provides travel news feeds in Australia, Asia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe (Germany/Switzerland/Austria and France/Monaco/ Benelux), Latin America, the U.K., the US, the Middle East, New Zealand and Africa. The platform connects more than 25,000 travel media and more than 20,000 travel brand PRs worldwide via an online newsroom, press release distribution, events, Journalist Alerts and daily industry updates. To learn more and register for TravMedia, visit www.travmedia.com. 

About IMM

TravMedia's IMM is the leading travel industry event for travel brands and destinations to connect with the media. In its 12th year, IMM hosts more than 2,500 media and international travel brands annually in seven countries worldwide. Upcoming International Media Marketplace events include IMM North America in New York City on 22-23 January 2025, IMM Australia in Sydney on 13-14 February 2025, IMM UK in London on 17-18 February 2025, IMM Germany in Berlin on 3 March 2025, IMM France in Paris on 12 March 2025, IMM Brazil in Saõ Paolo in April 2025, and IMM Middle East in May 2025.

For more information and registration for IMM 2025 events, visit www.travmedia.com/imm or email imm@travmedia.com.