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6 | International Leisure Buyer | Dongbu Tour | Korea | Patrick Shim | Inbound General Manager | patrick@dongbutour.com | www.dongbutour.com | Seoul, Korea | Offices in New Jersey (also in NY, Dallas and Canada), Also met with Donghwi Kim. Working on creating a special tour of New England, 10 day group and fit to run beween may and oct. Works with Hellatour as partner and sent 30+ motorcoaches from NY to Quebec etc. Most tours have been city focused but wants to do more countryside for New England with 3 nights in Boston. | ||||||||||||
7 | International Leisure Buyer | Dongbu Tour | Korea | Donghwi Kim | korea@dongbutour.com | www.dongbutour.com | Seoul, Korea | Offices in New Jersey (also in NY, Dallas and Canada). Also met with Patrick Shim. Sue met with other Dongbu contact who runs a different division. Largest client is Hanna based in Korea. Iran war and costs have caused bookings / travel to be down 50%. World cup has inflated room rates. Wants to do 2-3 day tours to CT, RI, MA and is intersted in Casinos | |||||||||||||
8 | International Leisure Buyer | Meridiano Viaggi E Turismo | Italy | Paolo Allori | paolo.allori@meridiano.it | www.meridianoit | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||
9 | International Leisure Buyer | Sunway Holidays | Ireland | Barry Hammond | barry.hammond@sunway.ie | wwwsunwayie | Dun Laoghaire, Ireland | Currently sales are 20% down across the USA. Fuel costs are having an impact. Mid class is not traveling as much. May be doing more escorted tours in the future to New England. Many clients are 50+ or singles. Was thinking of itineraries that build in free time throughout. Aiming for 2027. Works with tourmappers for rooms | |||||||||||||
10 | International Leisure Buyer | Best4Travel | Ireland | Ciara Foley | Ciara.Foley@best4travel.ie | wuwwibestatravelie | Meath, Ireland | Working on building out more editorial focused website, they have 13 agencies/stores that double as call centers, 100k email subscribers and 200k social. Adding amadeus to bookign site so will have all the airlines soon | |||||||||||||
11 | International Leisure Buyer | Freedom Destinations | United Kingdom | Mark Sykes | SarahS@freedomdestinations.co.uk | wwwstreedomdestinations.couk/america | Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | USA performing well and so is New England. FIFA is slow, did a few bookings. Shifting focus to USA and New England is a big part of this. | |||||||||||||
12 | International Leisure Buyer | Vacations to America | United Kingdom | Richard Wimms | Managing Director | richard@vacationstoamerica.com | www.vacationstoamerica.com | Herts, United Kingdom | Increased connections with travel agents from 400 to 750. feeling impact from economy and image of usa. Working regionally. Focusing on training. | ||||||||||||
13 | International Leisure Buyer | JTB USA, Inc. | Japan | Yuka Kuroyama | Director Leisure North America (LA Based) | ykuroyama@jtbi.com | www.jtbusa.com | Tokyo, Japan | Yuka is based in vancouver. Japan arrivals are small still and anticipates a return of demand. Wants to build a New England only program that doesn’t include NH or canada. | ||||||||||||
14 | International Leisure Buyer | LUSSO | United Kingdom | Sarah Gibbons | sarah.gibbons@lussotravel.com | wwwslussotravelcom | Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom | Just launched new brochures. USA ae up 12% yoy. Luxury market is different and New England is a growing destination. Average booking is $24, 400 in 2025 and now $26,400 and 12 nights. Likes under shared skies program with Canada. | |||||||||||||
15 | International Leisure Buyer | go2travel GmbH | Switzerland | Michael Bötschi | michael.boetschi@go2travel.ch | www | Obfelden, Switzerland | Canada is stronger this year. FIFA not helpful or beneficial. Believes that travel agents have been deterring demand to the USA so they are focusing more on trainings. | |||||||||||||
16 | International Leisure Buyer | VT VACANCES SA | Switzerland | Fredric Norberg | Product Manager USA - Canada | f.norberg@vtvac.ch | www.vtvacances.ch | ECUBLENS, Switzerland | Sells white mountains, burlington, newport, cape cod, acadia. Likes outdoorsm small, quaint picturesque. Has been a tough year for USA. Clients book with shorter lead times so start booking for 2027 in the fall. Very interested in under shared skies program and looping from Montreal. | ||||||||||||
17 | International Leisure Buyer | Argus Reisen | Germany | Dirk Buttner | CEO | dirk@argusreisen.de | www.argusreisen.de | Bovenden, Germany | Feels media is creating worry and hesitation by consumers and agents. Targeting USA product to repeat travelers and high end messaging for experiences and stays with a deluxe/high level of services | ||||||||||||
18 | International Leisure Buyer | Style in Travel | Netherlands | Birgitte Bosma | Brand Manager Long Haul | birgitte@styleintravel.nl | www.styleintravel.nl | Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | All tailor made fly drive couples b2c. Tend to book spring and fall for New England. Budgtets are mid range. Numbers are down more than 40%. Observes pent up demand as clients are waiting on USA. Spend 2 days + at each destinationand prefers small inns and b&bs with pre-booked excursions. Clients travel for 5 weeks. Interested in nature, wine, food, history,. Great Lakes and Great Discoveries is USA focused (not Great Lakes like we know it). | ||||||||||||
19 | International Leisure Buyer | USA Rejser | Denmark | Christian Willumsen | chw@usarejser.dk | wwwusarejserck | Copenhagen, Denmark | Not selling much to New England presently. Client is a more mature traveler or a younger couple, no families. Wants to create a 2-3 week program to New England for NH, VT, MA, CT and RI. Clients stay at a new hotel each night, they like to move. | |||||||||||||
20 | Media Sales | BMI Publishing | United Kingdom | Sally Parker | sally.parker@bmipublishing.co.uk | London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
21 | International Leisure Buyer | Gold Medal Travel Group | United Kingdom | Harriet Hudders | hmn@goldmedal.co.uk | www.goldmedalco | Leyland, United Kingdom | USA biz is not as bad as anticipated. USA is 10% up in room nights and 14% up in pax. FIFA not a focus. New England up 45% in room nights and 17% in pax. Tours heavily weighted on Boston with 345 room nights. Knows that manhy clients are booking Boston with them and the flights and then they pick up the rental car and have neen coordinating and booking their own stays in the region around Boston. Their problem is that they don't have a lot of the unique produce outside of Boston and just the chains. Has an incredible journeys brand where they are promoting New England. Also has a cruise program | |||||||||||||
22 | International Leisure Buyer | Sunset Faraway Holidays | United Kingdom | Harvin Kaumaya | Managing Director | harvink@sunset.co.uk | www.sunset.co.uk | Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom | Super sweet older man. Family is getting more involved. Clients like to stay in an area for 6 days or more before moving on. They are high end/luxury. Contracts direct with properties | ||||||||||||
23 | International Leisure Buyer | Virgin Atlantic Holidays | United Kingdom | James Killick | James.Killick@fly.virgin.com | wwwvirginatlantic.com | Crawley, Sussex, United Kingdom | Biggest challenge is getting health and safety inspections/certifications from properties. They are delayed. Currently running flat YOY but seems to be ever shifting. Right now FL and Carribean has growing demand/bookings due to middle east conflicts. Seeing a decline or softening in city break vacations. Currently they see interest but no rush to book. Clients are avoiding world cup | |||||||||||||
24 | International Leisure Buyer | Click & Go Holidays | Ireland | Linda Ryan | lindar@clickandgo.com | wwwwiclickandgocom | Dublin 1, Ireland | #s down since Jan for both Europe and USA. Fuel costs are a concern. More than half of their customers are waiting to book their vacation. They are starting to use rail travel | |||||||||||||
25 | International Leisure Buyer | Exciting West | Belgium | Ruben Gryson | General Manager | ruben@excitingwest.com | www.excitingwest.com | Varsenare, Belgium | 400% growth YOY, building out more on website. Very exciting about Brecht's experience touring all of New England following the Burlington Summit. | ||||||||||||
26 | International Leisure Buyer | HCG INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GROUP CO., LTD. | China | Magi Ma | Deputy General Manager Americas, Australia, Africa | maxueping@hcgtravels.com | Beijing, China | Part of HOG Travel Group. She didn't speak much English, seems to be looking for scenery and was interested in the tourist trains | |||||||||||||
27 | International Leisure Buyer | Joker Reizen | Belgium | Ludwig Verbruggen | joeri.delbaere@joker.be | wwwjoker.be | Mechelen, Belgium | Discussed the show they host for clients and possiblity of DNE/Boston returning. | |||||||||||||
28 | International Leisure Buyer | Travel Trend | Netherlands | Peter van Veenendaal | Product Manager | peter.van.veenendaal@traveltrend.nl | www.traveltrend.nl | Rotterdam, Netherlands | USA was #1 destination for the company and are down currently but is confident they will return. Works with ATI. Dynamic rates are ok. Books mid-april through october. | ||||||||||||
29 | International Leisure Buyer | Fly2america.de | Germany | Thorsten Freimuth | Owner | tf@fly2america.de | www.fly2america.de | Westerkappeln, Germany | Works with RTK network with a group of operators/agents that each cross sell each other and specialize in different product. This operator is the Americas specialist. Buildin out their website now. Had a full site that their previous host erased when the contract relations fell apart. Works with tourmappers. Office has display OOH . Thorsten personally escorts the group tours in 3 SUVs. One of his big clients is an association of target and hunters | ||||||||||||
30 | International Leisure Buyer | Travel at 60 | Australia | Lisa Teiotu | lisa@startsat60.com | travelat60.com | West End, Queensland, Australia | Also runs another company called Travel Central that targets 45+. Sells group, FIT and cruise. Relaunching USA sold through Collette | |||||||||||||
31 | International Leisure Buyer | Perkopolis | Canada | Debbie Kenton | debbie@perkopolis.com | www.perkopolis.com | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Acquired last year and has 2.2 mill members in Canada and 13M in USA. They are the travel agency/benefits program for tons of major brands and is only seen by their staff and not the general public. Some clients include: all the major airlines, Mercedes, 3M, Aramark, TJX, TD Bank etc. All product sold a la carte. It is p2p and destinations can create landing pages with them that includes lodging, experiences and car rental links. They are seeing a pick up of interest to theme park destinations. They source their lodging from Hopper which gets from expedia and all the bedbanks. For experiences they use getyourguide and viator. Sells winter as well Currently has Ikon and sells direct to Stratton. | |||||||||||||
32 | International Leisure Buyer | Eturia | Romania | Elena Capitanu | Product Consultant | elena.capitanu@eturia.ro | www.eturia.ro | Neamt, Romania | Sells fit and self drives, currently NYC to Boston by Train. We gave an overview/tour of region. | ||||||||||||
33 | International Leisure Buyer | UStravel.nl | Netherlands | Jose Kraan | Product & Sales Manager | jose@ustravel.nl | www.ustravel.nl | Beuningen, Netherlands | Slow but becoming more positive. No city stays only nature/outdoors. Does not work with bedb anks, only receptives | ||||||||||||
34 | International Leisure Buyer | Little Travel Group | Netherlands | Priscilla Ootes-Melse | Product Manager | priscilla@littletravel.eu | Haarlem, Netherlands | Right now, clients are going to New Zealand and Australia. Works directly with inns and b&bs. Prefers off the beaten path. B2C very personal contact with customer. Prefers small scale lodging partners. . Wants to contract with exclusive experiences. Eg Cooking experiences, peter pan surfing, lighthouse/treehouse type lodging, | |||||||||||||
35 | International Leisure Buyer | USA Reisen.de/Flamingo Company Fernreisen GmbH | Germany | Doreen Sell | Markeitng Director | doreen.sell@flamingocompany.de | www.usareisen.de | Berlin, Germany | Adding own inventory and shifting from only dyanmic from FTI360 program to working directly with rental cars and airlines. Getting low prices due to scale and adding campers. Uses boomerange, a AU/NZ specialist, and IAT and now tied in with network of specialists. Sales up 200%. | ||||||||||||
36 | International Leisure Buyer | Alidays | Italy | Maurizio Di Bella | Destination Manager Canada | maurizio.dibella@alidays.it | www.alidays.it | Milan, Italy | Currently clients have a wait and see pattern. Uses AI program to build itineraries. Wants to work on Canada and USA tours. Uses montreal airport for east coast. Tours about 8-10 days. B2B | ||||||||||||
37 | International Leisure Buyer | Motorhome Experience | Brazil | Carolina Weizmann de Moraes | carol@mhexp.com.br | motorhomeexperience.com | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil & San Diego, CA USA | B2B strong media presence in Brazil. Need routes without restrictions for motorhomes. Work closely with influeners. 100k followers. | |||||||||||||
38 | Media | Wanderlust Travel media Ltd Company | United Kingdom | Adam Lloyds | Chief Commercial Officer | adam.lloyds@wanderlustmagazine.com | www.wanderlustmagazine.com | London, United Kingdom | Doing more digital now in addition to their glossy print and has 500k USA viewers and 1.2 million unique views. They now have 100k usa in their newsletter. USA was launched a little more than a year ago. Building out a America25,000 which is a play on the America 250. This program is dedicated to indegenous heritage. | ||||||||||||
39 | International Leisure Buyer | CRD Touristik | Germany | Pia Hambrock | phambrock@crd.de | wwwerd.de | Hamburg, Germany | Down 26% to USA. New England is doing a little better. 15% down on repeat travelers. DNE ran campaign and newsletter had a 49% open rate and a 1.6% CTR. Travelzoo went to 5000, postcard was sent in major pub, 565 clicks on campaign | |||||||||||||
40 | International Leisure Buyer | Faszination Fernweh | Germany | Sandra Kätsch | m.duebler@faszination-fernweh.de | wwwfaszination-fernwehde | Weinheim, Germany | Launched a new website the week prior to IPW with more inspirational content. Each state has their own section of the site. Celebrating 30 years in business. | |||||||||||||
41 | International Leisure Buyer | Major Travel | United Kingdom | Emily Glencross | Senior Product Executive | emily@major.travel | www.majortravel.com | London, United Kingdom | 52 years in business. B2B UK and Ireland. Expanded to USA outbound now. New England was the 26th top destination and has moved up to 8th. Year over year numbers are similar, no dip. Looking for fewer city breaks. Connected with tourmappers. History is appealing and family travel. | ||||||||||||
42 | International Leisure Buyer | Chris Watson Travel | Australia | Caroline Davidson | Product Development Manager | caroline@chriswatsontravel.com.au | www.chriswatsontravel.com.au | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | 40% up in the USA. New England has been more FIT but the south has been getting the groups (pax size 53 - 120). Has a taste of america, FIT needs private specialized experiences and adventure. Explorer in PA is their group receptive. | ||||||||||||
43 | International Leisure Buyer | Chris Watson Travel | Australia | Melissah Missio | Groups Manager | gorups@chriswatsontravel.com.au | www.chriswatsontravel.com.au | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||
44 | International Leisure Buyer | NRV Holiday | Netherlands | Denise van Drunen | Jr Product Manager Cruises | info@nrv.nl | www.nrv.nl | Rijswijk, Netherlands | 60 plux company group tours. Not doing New England but has NY. Clients are walkeres. Very interested in developing | ||||||||||||
45 | International Leisure Buyer | Aeromexico | Mexico | Juan Sainz | wwwaeromexicovacations.com | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Uses price travel for all aeromexico vacations product. Juan does aeromexico vacations. | ||||||||||||||
46 | International Leisure Buyer | Inspire My Holiday | United Kingdom | Lockie Kerr | Head of Partnerships | lockie@inspiremyholiday.com | www.inspiremyholiday.com | London, United Kingdom | B2B and B2C, Sends lots of groups to USA. Looking for next hook. Just did a route 66 campaign. | ||||||||||||
47 | International Leisure Buyer | Riksja Travel | Netherlands | Lianne Boerma | lianne.boerma@riksjatravel.nl | www.riksjatravel.nl | Leiden, Netherlands | Has new sales person and needs New England trainings. Works with New World Travel and Get your guide. Wants to create an "America for you" experience. | |||||||||||||
48 | International Leisure Buyer | P&P Group/The Internet Traveller | United Kingdom | Georgia Wiseman | georgia.wiseman@ppgroup.travel | www.itheinternettraveller.com | Stevenage, United Kingdom | Revamped all their tours as part of the DNE campaign and launched the Taste of New England program. Doing more video with pd social. Clients looking to experience culture, food, music and adventure. Planning to do training in June | |||||||||||||
49 | International Leisure Buyer | Audley Travel | United Kingdom | Amy Payne | amy.payne@audleytravel.com | www.audleytravelcom | Witney, United Kingdom | Amy responsible for whole East Coast USA. Currently 30-40% down for inbound. Also sells domestically to USA and that is up 25%. Clients from UK/Europe are going more to the Southwest, HI, CA. Launched Navitours recently. Pushing more escorted tours. Books with Allied T, Bonotel, tourmappers | |||||||||||||
50 | International Leisure Buyer | T.r.u.e. America GmbH | Germany | Christoph Stellwagen | Sr Product and Social Media Manager | stelli@true-america.de | www.true-america.de | Waldsee, Germany | with Christin (Ms) (CEO) | ||||||||||||
51 | International Leisure Buyer | T.r.u.e. America GmbH | Germany | Christin Stellwagen | CEO | cs@true-america.de | www.true-america.de | Waldsee, Germany | with christoph (product). | ||||||||||||
52 | International Leisure Buyer | American Affair | United Kingdom | Mandy McGlade | Mandy.McGlade@canadianaffair.com | www.Americanaffaircom | London, United Kingdom | Came to DNE Summit and loved it and wants to come back. Sells fly/drive tours, loves charming inns and has a charming inns of new england tour that was selected to to be included in the Best of Tourism brochure that goes to a ton of agencies. It is big deal to have product in this. Has lots of New England product. Boston up for room nights and are now taking bookings as far out as 2028. | |||||||||||||
53 | Domestic Leisure Buyer | Excursionist | Miami, Florida, United States | Sarah Paster | Director of Product and Client Experience | sarah@excursionist.com | www.excursionist.com | Miami, Florida, United States | Coming back up in June for site visit and product development. Need all new luxury accommodations and ideas | ||||||||||||
54 | International Leisure Buyer | Meridiano Viaggi E Turismo | Italy | Massimiliano Radi | info@meridiano.it | www.meridianoit | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||
55 | International Leisure Buyer | amerikareisen.at | Austria | Alexander Kohlenberg | alex.kohlenberg@america-unlimited.de | wwwamerikareisen.at | Klosterneuburg, Austria | Austria has 30 more vacation days than Germany (not sure if anyone works). Very outdoor focused and tours/experiences tend to lean to more exclusive experiences. Austrians do not care about politics, down about 10% for USA. | |||||||||||||
56 | International Leisure Buyer | GoDubai.ca | Canada | Caroline Lavictoire | Founder & President | info@godubai.ca | godubaica/ery | Mirabel, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||
57 | International Leisure Buyer | Abgrazanwelt.at | Austria | Viktor Sator | Motorcycle Tours | viktor.sator@all-of-usa.at | www.allofusa.at | Graz, N/A, Austria | Also met with Klaus. Were not familiar so we did a regional tour. They like to book direct to properties for FIT and small groups. They ride in groups fo 10 and uses Eagle Rider. | ||||||||||||
58 | International Leisure Buyer | Le Beau Reizen BV | Netherlands | Marlon Beauperthuy | Managing Director | info@lebeaureizen.nl | www.lebeaureizen.nl | Weesp, Netherlands | Working with a new TV show with a production company that has a wildly successful track record of reality tv shows that go global. It costs $25k episode with reach on nat com tv. Requires 4 rooms and theme is interviews local personalities. There isn'ta host which makes this unique. Filming in Memphis and then to Alabama. | ||||||||||||
59 | International Leisure Buyer | Globus & Cosmos | United Kingdom | Stella Wang | Contractor Hotels | swang@globusfamily.com | www.globusandcosmos.com | Colorado, USA | Also has group voyager Inc and avalon waterways. Is happy with hotels in New England | ||||||||||||
60 | International Leisure Buyer | Queensberry Viagens | Brazil | Marco Lourenço | lourenco@queensberry.com.br | www.queensberry.com | São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
61 | International Leisure Buyer | Allviews Culture and Tourism (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Chengdu Branch | China | Sermon Peng | General Manager | scetravel@gmail.com | www.allviewstrip.com | Chengdu, China | Took Michele's card, no english | ||||||||||||
62 | International Leisure Buyer | Little Shrimp Trip Info Company | China | Ken Tang | Assistat General Manager | tangkai@youxiatrip.com | www.youxiatrip.com | Hangzhou, China | luxury travelers travel 10-14 days for summer | ||||||||||||
63 | International Leisure Buyer | Travel Solutions of Belfast Limited | United Kingdom | Peter McMinn | peter@travel-solutions.co.uk | www.travel-solutions.co.uk | Belfast, United Kingdom | Broke foot or ankle day prior to meeting so had to cancel | |||||||||||||
64 | International Leisure Buyer | CANUSA Touristik | Germany | Rebecca Marcks | Marketing Departnment | rebecca.marcks@canusa.de | www.canusa.de | Hamburg, Germany | Clients want outdoor, food, sports. They started selling sports tickets | ||||||||||||
65 | International Leisure Buyer | LMV Representaciones Turisticas | Colombia | Luz Marina Vega | General Manager | operacioneslmv@hotmail.com; lmvtravelace@hotmail.com | www.lmvmayoristas.com.co | Bogota, Colombia | Sells family travel, fly/drive only. June to Sept. 5-6 day. Uses TeamAmerica. Int in Music, food and Shopping. | ||||||||||||
66 | International Leisure Buyer | Itine-rari | Italy | Manuela Baietto | manuela@itine-rari.it | wwwitine-rariit | Segrate, Italy | Bringing group to New England July 10-15 using itinerary she built from her exp at Summit. Includes Newport, PVD, Boston, MA | |||||||||||||
67 | International Leisure Buyer | WorldWide Campers & Target Travel Marketing Agency | Netherlands | Arjan Helle | arjan.helle@targettravel.nl | Maarssen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
68 | International Leisure Buyer | Travel Shop | Mexico | Jorge Valdez | j.valdez@travelshop.com.mx | wwwiaravelshop.commnx | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Has done initial launch of region and is building out New England now. Needs more gastronomy, culture. Clients book about 3-4 months out so books Sept/Oct for Winter travel and Jan to March for summer. This is the same pattern that they do for other longhaul destinations like Europe so they are booking New England different than they would CA or FL. Wants to promote autumn. Boston and New England sent list of receptives and DMCs previously as they are currently not connect to one. | |||||||||||||
69 | International Leisure Buyer | Newmarket Holidays | United Kingdom | Sarah Beckwith | sarah.beckwith@newmarketholidays.co.uk | mwwnewmarketholidayscouk | Wallington, Surrey, United Kingdom | Northeast USA is hardest hit, Nashville and west doing well. This is motorcoach only. Sarah attended previous summits to improve existing tour program to add in CT and to swap out hotel in NH. As since added in New Haven (and shifted dates of tour purposely to avoid friends and family weekend at Yale), and has a new property in North Conway that includes breakfast so feels good. Was late to promote the tour because of changes and missed big booking window so is optimistic that it will sell better next year. Aim to have about 85 pax and currently has 35. They have another program that has 54 pax going to Canada and New England. Doing more social targeting travel agents. Also has a Boston and Cruise with Holland America that has about 60 pax going in 2026. Selling 2028 coach tours now so work far ahead. | |||||||||||||
70 | International Leisure Buyer | Agaxtur Turismo | Brazil | Aldo Leone Filho | ana.felipa@agaxtur.com.br | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
71 | International Leisure Buyer | I Grandi Viaggi | Italy | Sara Quagliaroli | sara.quagliaroli@igrandiviaggi.it | wwwigrandiviaggiit | Milan, Italy | Sara, previously with Alidays, was recently brought on to build out FIT programsand doa strategic revamp with more high experiences and fly/drives. Colleague Ceseare Ferrari oversees the escorted programs. They have a linkedIn strategy and catalog for travel agents with a password protected portal and does editorial and inspirational content for B2C. | |||||||||||||
72 | International Leisure Buyer | Elite Sports Travel | United Kingdom | Ben Welch | Director | ben@elitesportstravel.co.uk | www.elitesportstravel.co.uk | Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | Sells cricket, soccer, NFL, Golf spectator. Does roadtrip around big sporting events. Official partner of the Dolphins, Jags, Jets, Vikings. Has not been to Boston yet. Just launching this year golf holidays to play on famous PGA sanctioned courses. Will contract direct for groups and uses bedbanks for individuals | ||||||||||||
73 | International Leisure Buyer | Gérald en Amérique | Belgium | Gerald Ponsard | CEO | welcome@geraldenamerique.com | geraldenamerique.com’ | Warsage, Belgium | Explained that they want more representation for DNE in belgium with translation in French | ||||||||||||
74 | International Leisure Buyer | Trailfinders Ltd. | United Kingdom | Jane Poyser | janep@trailfinders.com | wwwitrailfinders.com | London, United Kingdom | Canada up and USA down due to exchange and price. HI, FL and Orlando getting the business that isn't going over the Middle East. June positive for World Cupand optimistic for 2027 to New England. | |||||||||||||
75 | International Leisure Buyer | Girovagando | Italy | Andrea Panfili | andrea@girovagando.it | mwwigirovegandoit | Perugia, Italy | had a colleague on the Jetblue FAM to Boston the week prior to IPW re the launch of the new flight. Sells self drive tours and Boston by train. | |||||||||||||
76 | International Leisure Buyer | JourneyLabel OPC Private Limited | India | Sufail Husain | Co Founder | sufail@journeylabel.com | www.JourneyLabel.com | Mumbai, India | Very luxury | ||||||||||||
77 | International Leisure Buyer | Marco Vasco | France | Florence Cusset | fcusset@marcovasco.fr | wwwimarcovascotr | Paris, France | Repeat visitors are still coming to New England. B2C and taylor made with high end inns and boutiques. Will book direct and uses Tourmappers. Part of Figuero. | |||||||||||||
78 | International Leisure Buyer | Idee Per Viaggiare | Italy | Liberato Esposito | liberato.esposito@ideeperviaggiare.it | wwwideeperviaggiareit | Rome, Italy | Wants to add Shared Skies progra | |||||||||||||
79 | International Leisure Buyer | Knecht Reisen AG | Switzerland | Anja Meier | Product Manager of North America | a.meier@knecht-reisen.ch | www.knecht-reisen.ch | Windisch, Switzerland | down 40% for USA. Canada is way up. Shifted focus to b2b with 20 owned agencies . Did a lot of training recently and is working to change perception of USA travel with agents. Amtrk does well and has a Canada with New England - one with Toronto and one with the Maritimes. | ||||||||||||
80 | International Leisure Buyer | Viajes El Corte Ingles | Spain | Ignacio Blanco | IGNACIO.BLANCORODRIGUEZ@VIAJESECI.ES | wwaiviajeselcorteingleses | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
81 | International Leisure Buyer | Flight Centre Ltd | Australia | Michelle Ellis | Director Americas Procurement | michelle.ellis@us.flightcentre.com | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (based in New Jersey) | New Jersey Based. 8k roomnts (? Handwriting hard to read). Sells both FIT and group to New England . Likes boutique inns and bookable attractions. USA down 20% because of currancy. Uses receptives. | |||||||||||||
82 | International Leisure Buyer | Travelib | France | Caroline Naar | Travel Planner Program Director | caroline.naar@travelib.fr | www.travelib.fr | Paris, France | B2C , has a trade show in France. Luxury and travel with toddlers (?). | ||||||||||||
83 | International Leisure Buyer | TourConsult International | Germany | Andreas Fraissl | Owner/CEO | fraissl@tourconsult.com | www.tourconsult.com | Bruchsal, Germany | All tailor made, camping, upscale, very active and outdoorsy, FL is number 1 and New England is #2. | ||||||||||||
84 | International Leisure Buyer | DERTOUR | Germany | Katja Wagner | katja.wagner@dertouristik.com | wewidertourcle | Frankfurt, Germany | Sven also joined and the whole meeting was them asking for money and us saying no because we just finished a campaign with them. | |||||||||||||
85 | International Leisure Buyer | Polyresor | Sweden | Kimmo Asikainen | kimmo@polyresor.se | wwwaravelzmartse | Enkoping, Sweden | Launched Boston and New England . USA is #1 market. Wants to build out sports cities with fly/drive vacations around. Books mostly through Expedia/TravelTravel. Will book high end contracts direct. | |||||||||||||
86 | International Leisure Buyer | Apollo | Bulgaria | Kalina Todorova | General Manager | kalina@apollogb.com | www.apollobg.co | Sofia, Bulgaria | Have many brands incduing tour and travel, cruise, weddings, VIP, corporate and domestic. Group tours and cruise. Gave intro to New England and walked through all the states and routing | ||||||||||||
87 | International Leisure Buyer | Doets Reizen | Netherlands | Mats Tijsen | Product Manager | m.tijsen@doetsreizen.nl | www | Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Works with anook | ||||||||||||
88 | International Leisure Buyer | A Viajar Mayoreo LTDA | Colombia | Luis Fernando Aparicio Moncayo | General Manager | luis.aparicio@viajaritda.com | viajarolimpica.com | Barranquilla, Colombia | Send big conferences for Pharma and energy. Also sells leisure. | ||||||||||||
89 | International Leisure Buyer | TGK Travel & Travel Global | Brazil | Leila Minatogawa | Director of Strategic Relations | leila.minatogawa@tgktravel.com.br | tgktravel.com.br | Ramal, Brazil | Met with MOTT booth | ||||||||||||
90 | Media | Bitacora de Joe | Mexico | Joe Morales | Travel Content Creator | bitacoradejoe@gmail.com | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
91 | International Leisure Buyer | Lusanova Tour & Travel | Brazil | Sergio Vianna | Commercial Director | sergio.vianna@lusanova.com.br | www.lusanova.com.br | Andar, Brazil | Met with MOTT | ||||||||||||
92 | International Leisure Buyer | Voyagers Hub | India | Karishma Nagpal | Director | karishma.nagpal@voyagershub.iin | Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||
93 | International Leisure Buyer | Westworld Tours | Canada | Leanna Haus | General Manager | leanne@westworldtours.com | www.westworldtours.com | Regina, SK, Canada | Walk in | ||||||||||||
94 | Media | Info Viajera Blog | Argentina | Pablo Quilis | contacto@infoviajera.com | www.infoviajera.com | Argentina | Walk in - lots of viewers, looking for a suggested itinerary for a 2027 FAM | |||||||||||||
95 | International Leisure Buyer | De Viet | Vietnam | Dao Tuan Hung (Mr) | Vice Director | chauau@deviet.vn | Ha Noi, Vietnam | Walk in | |||||||||||||
96 | International Leisure Buyer | Travel USA | New Zealand | Sean Gay | Sales Director | sean@travelusa.co.nz | www.travelusa.co.nz | Auckland, New Zealand | Walk in, Andrew's son who we worked with to launch New England destination pages. Sean was pushing for advertising dollars. His father was supposted to come to Burlington Summit but had illness and had to cancel. | ||||||||||||
97 | International Leisure Buyer | Mondo Travel | Croatia | Ivo Pilat | General Manager | i.pilat@mondotravel.hr | www.mondotravel.hr | Zagreb, Croatia | Walk in new to market | ||||||||||||
98 | International Leisure Buyer | TBO | U.A.E. | Swati Mahajan | Associate Director - Tourism Partnerships | swati.mahajan@tbo.com | Dubai, UAE | Walk in - seems to be a bedbank | |||||||||||||
99 | Media | A Sip of Tee Blog | USA | Tee George | Outdoor Travel Influencer | asipofteeblog@gmail.com | www.asipoftee.com | Atlanta, GA, USA | Walk in - blog focus on outdoor adventure for people of color | ||||||||||||
100 | International Leisure Buyer | Unitee | USA | Jennifer Palmer | Sr Sourcing Manager | j.palmer@nuitee.com | www.nuitee.com | New York, NY, USA | Walk in | ||||||||||||