World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, has promoted Simon Press to the role of Exhibition Director. Simon replaces Craig Moyes, who was this week promoted to Group Exhibition Director for WTM's parent company Reed Exhibition's global meetings and events portfolio.

Simon has been with Reed Exhibitions for three years working as Exhibition Director on WTM's sister exhibition Arabian Travel Market before becoming Head of Sale on WTM in 2009.

He has an extensive experience in the exhibition industry including working on one of UMB's flagship shows Ifsec. In 2004 Simon moved to Emap working as an event manager with responsibility for a retail technology exhibition, as well as managing a large awards event and conference programme and VIP buyers club.

Simon takes the role of WTM Exhibition Director at an exciting time for the exhibition, which will benefit from the �165 million expansion of ExCeL - London following on from its highly successful 30th event last November.

World Travel Market Chairman Fiona Jeffery said: "I am delighted to welcome Simon to the position of WTM Exhibition Director. He has extensive experience in the exhibition industry and a proven track record as highly successful exhibition director.

"His passion for innovation and creativity allied to a strong show management background will further strengthen World Travel Market's position as the premier global event for the travel industry. "Having worked on WTM for the past 12 months working closely with both internal and external stakeholders he is well placed to carry on the good work of Craig Moyes."

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About World Travel Market World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, is the must-attend four-day business-to-business exhibition for the worldwide travel and tourism industry.

Almost 46,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press, embark on ExCeL - London every November to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends at WTM.

WTM, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009, is the event where the travel industry conducts and concludes its deals.

WTM is owned by the world's leading events organiser Reed Exhibitions (RE), which organises a portfolio of other travel industry events including Arabian Travel Market and International Luxury Travel Market. RE holds more than 500 events in 38 countries throughout Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific covering 47 industry sectors including aerospace & aviation, healthcare, manufacturing and sport & recreation. In 2008 RE, part of the Reed Elsevier group, brought together more than six million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business.

For more information please contact Nicole Collett - 020 8910 7836 Email: Nicole.collett@reedexpo.co.uk