Bookings for IGTM 2001 get off to a flying start

The initial response to this year's IGTM (International Golf Travel Market) has exceeded the expectations of organisers, Reed Travel Exhibitions.

The fourth IGTM is to be held from 5 - 8 December 2001 at Sun International's world famous resort, Sun City in South Africa.

To date, golf suppliers have registered to exhibit from the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Dubai, Qatar, Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Bermuda, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya and of course South Africa.

' The new IGTM website and brochures have only been available for just over a month and already 58% of exhibition space has been allocated,' commented Mark Walsh, Exhibition Manager. 44 countries were represented at the last event held in Jacksonville, Florida. International representation in Sun City already looks like it will exceed last year's total.

'This is an excellent start to IGTM 2001. If the present rate is maintained the show is likely to be sold out by August,' added Walsh.

The recently launched IGTM 2001 website includes all relevant information on the event as well as the facility to pre-register both as a buyer and as an exhibitor. In addition, a new feature of the site is a direct link to the organisers' own travel division, Reed Travel Services (RTS). This service enables all buyers and exhibitors to book their flight and accommodation needs with a member of the RTS team dedicated to IGTM.

'This new feature on the IGTM website allows delegates to organise all their travel requirements quickly and easily; our flight rates on South African Airways are very competitive. It is an excellent incentive for delegates to register for the event,' commented Walsh.

RTE is part of The Reed Exhibition Companies Ltd., (REC), which manages over 300 events in 25 countries, serving over 55 different industry sectors with some 112,000 exhibition companies and over eight million visitors.

As a member of the Reed Elsevier Plc Group, the world-leading business and information providers, REC is unique in offering integrated market access programmes covering exhibitions, trade publications, direct marketing and the Internet.

RTE organises events worldwide, including World Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, C.I.S. Travel Market, EIBTM, British Travel Trade Fair, PATA Travel Mart, International Golf Travel Market, Mediterranean Travel Fair, Top Resa and AIME.