The travel industry's leading media event returns to London's QEII Centre from 13-14 March 2023.

The dates for IMM 2023 were today announced by organisers TravMedia, with the show returning 13-14 March next year at the QEII Centre – and a sell-out event anticipated.

IMM returned as an in-person event at the QEII this March, drawing an audience of almost 300 journalists and influencers who held more than 10,000 pre-scheduled meetings with over 165 PR professionals representing the show's exhibitors.

IMM is established as the must-attend annual event for travel and tourism brands to make media connections, nurture established relationships and catch up with industry friends.

Over 270 journalists checked in to this year's show, representing media titles including The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The i, Daily Mail, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, JRNY, CNN Travel, France Magazine, Condé Nast Traveller, Cruise Adviser, loveEXPLORING, TTG, OutThere, Good Housekeeping and Bella.

TravMedia has announced the first 50 exhibitor bookings will be available at special earlybird prices, with savings of up to £630 on offer (based on a stand with two delegates). Exhibitors can book today at the show's site (www.travmedia.com/immuk).

Said Henry Hemming, TravMedia UK's Managing Director: “Following IMM's triumphant return to an in-person event earlier this year, and with worldwide appetite for travel skyrocketing, we're looking forward to a phenomenal IMM in 2023.”

IMM 2023 will provide exhibitors with an exponential return on investment from two highly productive days of activity.

Timed, pre-scheduled meetings between exhibitors and journalists are the cornerstone of the event. In addition, attendees enjoy networking breakfasts and lunches, and socialising at the IMM evening drinks party at the end of day one. On day two exhibitors can also meet with influencers and content creators, and PRs are invited to attend IMM's Professional Development Sessions, led by travel editors, communications experts and leading content creators.

Exhibitor highlights in 2022 included major delegations from France, Australia, USA, and Canada. The event enjoyed headline sponsorship from Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism. Other sponsors included Azerbaijan Tourism Board; Villa Hotels and Resorts; Israel Tourist Office; Tourism Australia; Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, and VisitEngland.

TravMedia UK created and launched the IMM concept in 2013. The event has evolved globally to become the world's leading show connecting the travel industry with the media.

IMM is operated by TravMedia, the global network connecting the travel industry with the media and content creators.

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Contacts:

IMM Media Contact:

Molly St Johnston

Marketing Manager, TravMedia

T: +44 (0)7498 467050

E: molly.stjohnston@travmedia.com

IMM Event Enquiries:

Louise Napier

Deputy Managing Director, TravMedia

T: +44 (0)20 3440 8915

E: louise.napier@travmedia.com

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IMM 2022 EXHIBITORS: Aisne, Aix-en-Provence, Alabama Tourism, Amelia Island, Florida, Anguilla Tourist Board, Annecy Mountains, Aosta Valley Tourist Board, Atlantic Canada, Atlantic Loire Valley, Aurora Expeditions, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tourisme, Away Resorts, Azerbaijan Tourism Board, Bavaria Tourism, BCP Tourism (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole), Blenheim Palace, Bonjour Quebec, Bordeaux Tourism, Cannes, Capital Region USA, Catalonia - Catalan Tourist Board, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Cité du Vin, Coco Collection, Corsica Tourist Board, Côte d'Azur France Tourism Board, Cultural Heart of Germany, Curaçao Tourist Board, Destination Canada, Destination Limoges, Destination NSW, Eurail, Explore France, Floriade Expo 2022, Food Drink Devon, Formentera, Fort Myers - Islands, Beaches and Neighborhoods, Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation, German National Tourist Office, Gers Gascony Tourism, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Haute Garonne Tourism, Hauts-de-France Tourist Board, Hello Lille, HF Holidays, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Israel Government Tourist Office, Italian National Tourist Board for UK and EIRE, Jamaica Tourist Board, La Bourgogne, La Martinique, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Latvia Travel, Les Villages Nature® Paris, Loire Valley, Louisiana Travel, Marketing Manchester, Marseille Tourist Office, Megève, Memphis & Mississippi, Michigan State (Pure Michigan), New Smyrna Beach, NewcastleGateshead, Nice Côte d'Azur, Normandy Tourism, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Tourism Board, Occitanie Tourism, Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau, Orléans Loire Valley, Pas-de-Calais, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pierre & Vacances, Preferred Hotel Group, Qatar Tourism, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), Rocky Mountaineer, Royal Commission for AlUla, SalzburgerLand Tourism, San Francisco Travel Association, Sarthe Tourism, South Australian Tourism Commission, Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, Switzerland Tourism, Tarn Tourism, Tarn & Garonne Tourism, Tennessee Tourism, The Brooklyn Travel Group, The Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, The Northern Territory, This is Athens, This is Durham, Toulouse, Tourism and Events Queensland, Tourism Australia, Tourism Gran Canaria, Tourism New Zealand, Tourism Nova Scotia, Tourism Saskatoon, Tourism Western Australia, U.S. Travel Association, Uganda Tourism Board, Universal Parks and Resorts, Vaucluse Provence Tourism, Vendée Tourism, Verbier Tourisme, VIA Rail Canada, Villa Hotels & Resorts, VISIT DENVER, VISIT FLORIDA, Visit Isle of Wight, Visit North Carolina, Visit Northumberland, Visit Orlando, Visit Portugal, Visit Victoria, Visit Wales, VisitDenmark, VisitEngland, VisitScotland and VisitVar.

EDITORS NOTES

The first-ever IMM was held in London in March 2013 and has since expanded to all corners of the earth, with annual events now taking place in countries including the USA, Australia, Germany and France.  

The technology used by TravMedia has become an essential tool for journalists and PR professionals in their day-to-day activities, as they connect and share information in their working lives.

TravMedia was originally created by a travel journalist seeking a better way to research and report travel news and is dedicated to creating thriving online communities of travel journalists and travel PR professionals.