TravMedia UK has unveiled a new-look for IMM, announcing that next year's show - on 25 March 2019 - will feature dedicated exhibitor stands, an expanded show footprint and a seated lunch.

The leading event for travel and tourism brands to meet the media (http://www.travmedia.com/immuk/) will once again take place at London's prestigious QEII centre.

Participating exhibitors from across the global travel and tourism industry will benefit from fully-equipped stands with a pre-printed graphic. Each stand will contain a table for brands to enjoy up to 28 pre-booked meetings with top travel journalists, editors and broadcasters.

As a single-day networking and relationship-building opportunity for journalists and travel & tourism brands, IMM is unrivalled. The event creates myriad opportunities for exhibitors to discuss their news, events and developments with the media, from the official breakfast through to the after-event party.

IMM 2018 in March attracted over 300 journalists for the first time ever – a worldwide record for the global event – and drew 222 delegates representing 167 worldwide tourism and travel brands.

Over 3900 meetings were pre-booked between media and exhibitors through IMM's Meetings Manager platform, another record.

Media titles attending IMM 2018 were The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Sun, CNN Travel, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, ELLE, OK!, Wanderlust, TTG and Travel Weekly.

Brands making their IMM debuts were African Bush Camps, Chimu Adventures, Cotswolds Tourism, Discover the Palm Beaches, The Royal Yacht Britannia, Tarn Tourism, Grenada Tourism Authority, isango!, Luxury Lodges of Australia, and Namibia Tourism Board.

Said Henry Hemming, TravMedia UK's Managing Director: “Our decision to move to a shell scheme event reflects IMM's maturity. Customers can create a wow factor with their backdrops and can enjoy even greater privacy for their meetings.

“This together with a seated lunch in a new area of the QEII will turn another page in IMM's history. We're looking forward to seeing the story unfold next March.”

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IMM EXHIBITORS IN 2018:  AccorHotels, African Bush Camps, Ajwa Hotel Sultanahmet, Alabama Tourism, Algarve Tourism, AMResorts, Annecy Mountains, Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority, Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership (ATCP), Atout France, Aurora Expeditions, Australian Wildlife Journeys, Austrian National Tourist Office, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tourism Board, Brand USA, Brend Hotels, CaminoWays.com, Catalan Tourist Board, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Chimu Adventures, Choose Chicago, CityPASS, Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire, COCO Collection, Colorado Tourism Office, Cook Islands, Cotswolds Tourism, Cringletie House, Cultural Heart of Germany, Daytona Beach Area CVB, Deep South, Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Destination Canada, Discover Los Angeles, Discover The Palm Beaches, Dominican Republic Tourist Board, Dubai Tourism, Düsseldorf Tourist Board, Eagles Villas, East of Scotland, Edmonton Tourism, Efteling Theme Park Resort, Ethos African Selection, Europa Park, Explore!, Fingal, Florida's Paradise Coast, Food & Drink Devon, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region, Fredericksburg, Frontier Travel, G Adventures, Gers-Gascony Tourism, Gran Canaria Tourist Board, Greater Palm Springs, Grecotel Hotels & Resorts, Greek National Tourist Office, Grenada Tourism Authority, Haute-Garonne Tourism, Headwater, HF Holidays, Hilton, Hong Kong Tourist Board, HotelRez, Illinois Office of Tourism, Inghams, Intrepid Travel, Ireland's Blue Book, isango!, Isles of Scilly Travel, Italian National Tourist Board, Jacada, Keukenhof, Kuoni, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Liguria, Ljubljana Tourism, Loire Valley Tourist Board, Love Loch Lomond, Lubbock, Luxury Lodges of Australia, Macao Government Tourism Office, Malta Tourism Authority, Mammoth Lakes, Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts, Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, Namibia Tourism Board, Nevada Division of Tourism, Nevis Tourism Authority, New Orleans Conventions & Visitors Bureau, New Smyrna Beach, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Normandy Tourist Board, Northern French Coast, Nova Scotia, One Ocean Expeditions, Ottawa Tourism, Outrigger Resorts, Parkdean Resorts, People Make Glasgow, Philadelphia CVB, Philippine Airlines, Port Aransas, Port of Seattle, Preferred Hotels, Pure Michigan, Puy du Fou, QuébecOriginal, Robinson Club, San Antonio, San Francisco Travel Association, Savoie Mont Blanc Tourisme, Setouchi Tourism Authority, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Silversea Cruises, Slovenian Tourist Board, Sonoma County Tourism, SouthWest Germany Tourist Board, Spain-Holiday.com, srprs.me, Summer France, Switzerland Tourism, Tahiti Tourisme, TAP Air Portugal, Tarn & Garonne Tourism, Tarn Tourism, Texas Tourism, The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, The Royal Yacht Britannia, The Travel Corporation (TTC), Thermae Bath Spa, Tourism Toronto, Travel Alberta, Travel Manitoba, Travel Portland, Trentino – Dolomites & Lake Garda, True North Adventure Cruises, Turismo Valencia, U.S. Travel Associatiion, Uganda Tourism, Verbier, VIA Rail Canada, Visit Austin, Visit Baltimore, Visit California, Visit County Durham, VisitDallas & Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit Denver, Visit Flanders, Visit Florida, Visit Herts, Visit Kent, Visit North Carolina, Visit Orlando, Visit Palafrugell, Visit Pittsburgh, Visit Portugal, Visit St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Visit Temecula Valley, Visit Wales, VisitDenmark, VisitEngland, VisitScotland, WOW air.

EDITORS NOTES

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

The company currently operates in 11 countries: Australia, Germany, Dubai, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Africa, and has amassed over 50,000 journalist and PR members.

In the UK, TravMedia and Food4Media are part of the family of websites that also includes Homes4Media.com and Property4Media.com, sites that are owned and operated separately by News4Media Ltd.

TravMedia has become the engine powering major global trade show media marketplaces and press rooms, such as U.S. Travel Associations IPW in America, AIME in Australia the annual convention of the Society of American Travel Writers, and many other white-label software solutions for organisations and events worldwide.

The technology used by the sites 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.

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For further information, please contact:

Natasha Patterson

IMM Event Manager, TravMedia UK

T: +44 (0)20 3440 8914

E: natasha.patterson@travmedia.com