Over a hundred hopefuls entered IFTM Top Resa’s Travel Agents Cup Junior by answering ten questions in our online quiz. The list of 10 finalists selected for this second edition has just been released. These tourism students have been given 5 travel scenarios that they will use to create customised products tailored to one of […]
Travel trends, Key figures from 2018 and forecasts for 2019. The French have a “vital need” to go on holiday!
66% of French people went on holiday in 2018! Every year, the travel professionals trade show IFTM Top Resa provides an exhaustive and comprehensive showcase of the “Incoming” and “Outgoing” markets in France, and this year, is happy to announce growth, with around 1,700 travel operators, destinations and industry-specific technological innovations represented from 1 to […]
France is the world’s leading tourist destination!
France confirms its presence at the IFTM Top Resa trade show
7.2% of France’s GDP! 89.4 million international tourists visited France in 2018, up by 3% from 2017. With 50 million visitors, the Paris region broke its own record for the number of tourists for the second year in a row. France is therefore the world’s leading tourist destination, ahead of Spain (81.8 million), the United […]
Influencers Village, Season 2
40 experts from social media selected for the next edition
Nowadays, many tourism industry professionals are calling on influencers, who have come to play an essential role in the sector. Including e-influence in your digital strategy in order to develop your image has become vital. The influence of social media on decision-making According to a Next Content study for Expedia, content (comments, photos, opinions, etc.) […]
Semi-final of the IFTM TOP RESA Travel Agents Cup
A passion for selling travel experiences!
On Monday 27 May, 33 contestants from across France, all full of excitement and enthusiasm, converged on Marina de Bercy in Paris to compete in the semi-final of the Travel Agents Cup (TAC), the last step en route for the final. It all made for a high-adrenaline selection day for the travel agents, combined with […]
New! The IFTM Hackathon switches from leisure tourism to business travel in 2019
The CDS Group hotel industry marketplace comes centre stage for this exciting R&D event! Valued at around €30 billion in France in 2019, the business travel sector continues to grow. It gathers each year at IFTM Top Resa, which has become the main marketplace for bringing together the industry’s professionals and exploring […]
IFTM Top Resa:shining the spotlight on coach operators
A new dedicated village
According to Atout France, people in France made 2.5 million coach tourism trips in 2018, and one in three group travel journeys use this mode of transport*. In order to highlight the important role of this segment for the tourism industry and its advantages, as well as responding to a need, IFTM Top Resa is […]
Using digital technologies to improve
the IFTM customer experience
IFTM Top Resa is innovating again in 2019
“Listening to travel industry professionals to facilitate and optimise the experience of our exhibitors and visitors before, during and after the trade show by anticipating their needs is essential,” says Frédéric Lorin, Director of IFTM Top Resa. “With attendance up and increasingly qualified visitors, we wanted to provide new services and let the market’s professionals […]
Registration for the 2019 Travel Agents Cup is open at iftm.fr
Countdown to the TAC
The 7th edition of the Travel Agents Cup has been launched! With over 160 participating travel agents and an audience of 400 on the day of the final, this ITFM Top Resa flagship event hosted by Sophie Jovillard is becoming a huge hit! A great opportunity for travel agents to challenge themselves “This adventure […]
Travel Agents Cup Junior:
registrations are open at www.iftm.fr!
Future travel professionals go head to head:
destination France
5 trips are up for grabs for tourism students IFTM Top Resa is all set to launch the 2019 edition of its competition for tourism students and the industry’s future professionals, in partnership with the French Federation of Tourism Technicians and Scientists (FFTST). In 2018, 120 contestants, all students passionate about tourism and born competitors, […]