Contact: JTB: Malia Asfour, Jordan Tourism Board North
America: 703-243-7404
WHC: Manuel Cuevas, William H. Coleman,
Inc.:904-398-6777, EXT 8025
Jordan Tourism Board announces over 100 Travel Industry
Professionals from North
America and Latin America are attending the
2nd annual Jordan Travel Mart
February 21, 22, 23, 2010 at
the Dead Sea, Jordan
(Amman, Jordan and
McLean, VA) The Jordan Tourism Board announces that over 100
“Buyers” of tourism products/services and international Travel
Industry journalists from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America,
and South America are attending the 2nd Annual Jordan Travel
Mart (JTM) February 21, 22, 23, 2010 at the King
Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea. The total
attendance at this year’s JTM is expected to be about 350 delegates,
a 25% increase over last year’s inaugural event.
These carefully
selected executives will meet with 100 Jordan hotels, receptive
operators, and other suppliers of Travel Services in Jordan during
the three (3) day event. The Jordan Travel Mart activities include
seminars, workshops, “networking” social events, and a pre-scheduled
appointments format that arranges specific 25 minute appointments
between the “Buyers” and Jordan “Suppliers.” Most of the
international delegates are also participating in a variety of
extensive pre and post tours.
In addition to the
Jordan Tourism Board, many of Jordan’s leading tourism companies and
organizations are actively involved as Jordan Travel Mart Sponsors &
Partners including Royal Jordanian Airline; the Dead Sea resorts
including the Kempinski, Marriott, and Moevenpick; the Jordan Hotel
Association (JHA); the Jordan Restaurant Association (JRA); the
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN); The Jordan
Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA); Jordan Express Tourist
Transport Company (JETT); the Airport International Group (AIG);
National Geographic Adventure (NGA); Petra Kitchen; Aqaba Special
Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA); USAID; Greater Amman Muncipality (GAM);
IRIS from the Dead Sea; and the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention
Center. Media Sponsors include the Performance Media Group (PMG)
and Baxter Travel Media; National Geographic Adventure; Adventure
Travel Trade Association (ATTA).
In making the
Jordan Travel Mart announcement, Nayef H. Al-Fayez, Jordan Tourism
Board Managing Director said: “This Event is providing an important
opportunity for members of the Jordan Travel Industry to personally
meet travel professionals from these important markets in a
professional environment. We are confident that when these JTM
Buyers and Journalists return to their homes and offices, they will
have personally experienced all the wonders Jordan has to offer, and
truly experience the diversity of this unique destination.”
Malia Asfour,
Jordan Tourism Board North America Director, said: “We believe
Jordan offers a variety of unique experiences that are attractive to
tourists from The Americas, especially as the Travel Industry enters
a period of economic uncertainty. JTM will help these Buyers
understand how Jordan itineraries and ‘products’ can be profitable
for them. Almost 800 appointments between Buyers and Suppliers have
already been pre-scheduled, and we are working hard to make sure all
our delegates and visiting journalists have a productive and
enjoyable experience.”
The International
Buyers are making an investment to attend and participate at JTM.
Buyers pay a US$150 Registration Fee plus airfare. (Royal Jordanian
has offered special discounted airfares.) Buyers also pay for their
pre and post tours. Jordan Suppliers pay US$1,195 to register and
attend all business, educational, and social events.
This year’s Jordan
Travel Mart seminars will focus on the Adventure Travel segment of
the Industry. National Geographic Adventure Magazine, The Adventure
Travel & Tourism Association and the Royal Society for the
Conservation of Nature (RSCN) will conduct a special “Adventure
Travel” seminar. Bob Whitley, United States Tour Operators
Association (USTOA) President will make the Keynote Presentation and
also moderate a special Panel Discussion/Workshop. A detailed
schedule of events and additional information are available on the
event web site:
www.jordantravelmart.com . Jordan Travel Mart is managed by
William H. Coleman, Inc, an international events management firm
headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida USA, with offices in Toronto
and London.
