Leisure tourism

The show brings together all the tour operators and DMCs from French and international destinations, in addition to hotels and carriers, to present their products and services to the industry’s production and distribution professionals.

Each year,thousands of travel agents come to IFTM TOP RESA to develop their expertise and specialist knowledge. Dedicated talks, demonstrations, games, events etc.

The show includes an array of special events enabling travel agencies to gather information while enjoying time among fellow professionals.

Finally, leisure buyers will be able to meet many of their French and international contacts face to face in Paris. An unmissable opportunity!

AS Voyages (Afat Voyages et Selectour),Carrefour Voyages, CEDIV, Havas Voyages by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Nouvelles Frontières et Thomas Cook are exhibiting in 2010 and encouraging their members to attend the training sessions taking place in special breakout rooms at the show.

The travel agency networks will be teaming up at the 2010 show and encouraging their members to boost their expertise by attending special training sessions.
Spaces for training, sharing ideas and events. There will be a range of initiatives specially tailored to travel agents so that they leave the show completely satisfied.

IFTM Top Resa is presenting several forums in 2010 and is offering more content related to the French and international tourism market. Make a note!

Wednesday 22 September :

Production, Destinations and Tourist Consumption

14h30-15h30  IFTM Top Resa talk 5 in partnership with Echo Touristique

2000-2010: A decade of change in French travellers’ preferred destinations
L’Echo Touristique’s annual tourism awards list offers a wide-ranging overview of French consumer behaviour when it comes to tourism-related purchases. It reports the strategic choices that tour operators have made and analyses whether these choices have paid off – or not.

16h30-17h30 IFTM Top Resa talk 6 in partnership with Raffour Interactif

The changing face of tourism: The travel agency perspective
How do travel agencies see leisure tourism evolving over the coming decade? What is their view of their customers, Internet and new technology, environmental issues and the development of tourism worldwide? Consulting firm Raffour Interactif has compiled a study which provides exhaustive and unexpected insights into the current mindset of travel agencies.

Thursday 23 September :

10h30-11h15 IFTM Top Resa talk 7 in partnership with Amadeus/Tour Hebdo

The travel agency business: Facts and fiction
Amadeus and Tour Hebdo have carried out a wide-ranging survey to investigate the motivations of French travel agents – their reasons for choosing to work in the travel trade, their current situation and future expectations. A compilation of responses from actual travel agents, the survey provides an accurate picture of the workings of an extremely interesting yet often little-known profession.

11h30-12h30  IFTM Top Resa talk 8 in partnership with Tour Hebdo

The top French travel agency networks
Tour Hebdo has drawn up a detailed classification of the top 30 French travel agency networks. This overview of the agency network scene provides insights into a number of developments – the profitability of these networks, their geographic spread, the percentage of online sales etc. Competition on the network market is tougher than ever before, at regional as well as national level.