International Luxury Travel Market

What International Luxury Travel Market does

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is a global portfolio of invitation-only B2B events connecting vetted luxury travel advisors and planners with luxury travel suppliers. Founded in 2001 and operated by Reed Exhibitions Limited (RX Global), a subsidiary of RELX Group plc, ILTM runs five annual events: flagship ILTM Cannes (France), ILTM Asia Pacific (Singapore), ILTM North America (Bahamas), ILTM Latin America (Brazil), and ILTM Africa (South Africa). The portfolio also includes the merged-in PROUD Experiences LGBTQ+ travel conference and the virtual ILTM World Tour platform launched during COVID-19.

The company's core technology consists of the ConnectMe and My Event digital matchmaking platforms, which enable pre-scheduled, mutually matched meetings between exhibitors and buyers, alongside diary management and messaging. Each event features curated content programs such as Opening Forums with keynote research presentations and The Retreat wellness pavilion. ILTM monetizes primarily through exhibitor and sponsorship fees, supplemented by attendee badge fees and media partnerships. Both buyers (qualifying on seniority, HNW client base, and booking track record) and exhibitors (brands, destinations, hotels, cruise lines) are vetted through application processes, with the resulting exclusivity serving as the primary value driver for premium pricing.

ILTM operates at meaningful scale: ILTM Cannes 2025 attracted nearly 10,000 attendees and over 100,000 scheduled meetings, while ILTM Asia Pacific 2025 hosted 740 advisors and 740 suppliers generating 40,000 matched meetings, a 12% year-on-year increase. The brand benefits from RX Global's broader infrastructure across 350 annual events in 25 countries and 42 sectors, plus RELX's data and analytics capabilities. The flagship status of Cannes, paired with growing APAC momentum, positions ILTM within a luxury travel market valued at $1.38 trillion in 2023 and projected to grow 7.6% annually through 2031.

Name

International Luxury Travel Market

Legal name

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is operated by Reed Exhibitions Limited, a private limited company registered in England and Wales with Company No. 678540

Website

https://iltm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ILTM is a global portfolio of invitation-only B2B luxury travel events operated by RX Global (Reed Exhibitions/RELX), connecting vetted luxury travel advisors with luxury travel suppliers across five regional shows anchored by flagship events in Cannes and Singapore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Travel Trade Events

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Travel Agencies (THAKAFAA)

Keywords

• Luxury travel events
• B2B trade exhibitions
• Appointment scheduling platform
• Travel advisor networking
• Luxury hospitality trade show

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor/Sponsor Fees: Luxury travel brands, hotels, resorts, destinations, and experiences pay to exhibit at ILTM events. The events provide access to curated networks of luxury travel advisors and high-net-worth travel planners through bespoke appointment programs.
2. Badge/Attendance Fees: Delegates who register onsite at ILTM events are charged a supplemental onsite registration fee. Badge holders must be pre-registered and vetted.
3. Media and Press Partnerships: Over 100 VIP travel editors and media attend ILTM Cannes, participating in speed networking, press events, and curated individual meetings with exhibitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ILTM operates a global portfolio of invitation-only luxury travel events that connect vetted luxury travel advisors with luxury travel suppliers (hotels, resorts, destinations, cruise lines, experiences) through bespoke appointment programs, digital matchmaking platforms (ConnectMe/My Event), and curated networking sessions. The portfolio includes flagship events in Cannes and Asia Pacific, plus regional events in Latin America, North America, and Africa, generating over 100,000 scheduled meetings annually.

Product overview

ILTM is a global portfolio of invitation-only luxury travel events that connects leading international buyers with luxury travel brands through bespoke appointment programs and networking sessions. The portfolio consists of five core events: ILTM Cannes (flagship global event in France), ILTM Asia Pacific (Singapore), ILTM Latin America (São Paulo, Brazil), ILTM North America (Bahamas), and ILTM Africa (Cape Town, South Africa). Additional offerings include the virtual ILTM World Tour platform, the PROUD Experiences LGBTQ+ conference merged into ILTM North America, and annual research publications. Events feature Opening Forums with keynote presentations, The Retreat wellness pavilions, and the ConnectMe/My Event digital matchmaking platform. The portfolio is operated by RX (Reed Exhibitions) and is part of the RX Travel Portfolio alongside WTM, IBTM World, and IGTM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ILTM Cannes: Flagship global luxury travel event held in Cannes, France
• ILTM Asia Pacific
• ILTM North America
• ILTM Latin America
• ILTM Africa

Products and services

• ILTM Cannes Flagship global luxury travel event held annually in Cannes, France at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. Connects luxury travel brands with international travel planners through bespoke appointment programs and networking sessions. Nearly 10,000 attendees and over 100,000 scheduled meetings in 2025 edition.
• ILTM Asia Pacific Regional flagship event held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands/Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Connects Asia Pacific and Oceania luxury travel advisors with global brands through pre-scheduled meetings. 40,000 dedicated meetings and 740 luxury travel advisors from 22 countries at 2025 edition.
• ILTM Latin America Regional event held in São Paulo, Brazil at Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Connects Latin American luxury travel advisors, designers, and agents with international luxury travel brands, produced in association with PANROTAS.
• ILTM North America Regional event held at Baha Mar, The Bahamas. Connects North American (US, Canada, Mexico) travel advisors, designers, and agents with luxury travel brands. Incorporates PROUD Experiences LGBTQ+ conference from 2025.
• ILTM Africa Specialist event held in Cape Town, South Africa at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden/Norval Foundation. Connects African luxury travel brands with international travel advisors based across the world.
• PROUD Experiences LGBTQ+ travel trade conference that merged with ILTM North America starting October 2025. Provides content on diversity and inclusion in luxury travel, elevating DEI significance in the luxury travel market. Takes place as kick-off conference prior to ILTM North America opening.
• ConnectMe / My Event Event planning and networking platform enabling visitors to manage diaries, schedule meetings, and message attendees before and during ILTM events. Used across the ILTM portfolio with dedicated ConnectMe branding for ILTM Africa events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 meetings at ILTM Cannes 2025 with nearly 10,000 attendees
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PROUD ExperiencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024PROUD Experiences, the LGBTQ+ travel trade conference, merged with ILTM North America starting October 2025. PROUD Experiences takes place on Monday, 6 October prior to ILTM North America opening. This integration extends opportunities for luxury travel professionals to engage with diversity and inclusion topics.
• Barton ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Barton Consulting authored the Global Luxury Travel Universe white paper commissioned by ILTM, quantifying the $2.05 trillion luxury travel ecosystem and employment impacts.
• CatchOn (Finn Partners company)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019CatchOn produced consumer archetype research for ILTM identifying wellness and luxury travel trends in Asia Pacific, including three consumer archetypes: Female Travellers, Affluent New Agers, and Chinese Millennial Millionaires.
• VisaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisa provides economic research and consumer insights at ILTM events. Simon Baptist, Asia Pacific Principal Economist at Visa presented research on affluent traveler trends at ILTM Cannes and Asia Pacific Opening Forums.
• AltiantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerILTM partnered with Altiant for Buzz v Reality consumer research and wellness research studies presented at ILTM events. Partnership with Hyatt and ILTM for wellness research survey of 800 people across global markets.
• PANROTAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILTM partnered with PANROTAS (celebrating 50 years in 2024) for the Annual Luxury Travel Report 2024/25 covering Brazil and Latin America. PANROTAS is the premier media outlet for Brazilian tourism professionals.
• Wealth-XminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerILTM collaborated with Wealth-X on research regarding high net worth individuals and luxury travel trends, including Asia Pacific wealth growth projections.
• Reuter IntelligenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReuter Intelligence (research division of Reuter Communications) partnered with ILTM Asia Pacific for health and wellness insight reports analyzing consumer preferences in APAC.
• b-networkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorb-network is the only organization affiliated with ILTM for hotel booking and accommodation services. Advises exhibitors to book through b-network for official event accommodations.
• RX Global (Reed Exhibitions)coreOthersRX Global is the parent company and organizer of ILTM events. RX operates in 25 countries across 42 industry sectors, hosting approximately 350 events annually. Part of RELX Group.
• RELX GroupcoreOthersRELX Group is the ultimate parent company of RX Global/ILTM. RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools, serving customers in more than 180 countries with offices in about 40 countries. Employs more than 36,000 people.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMEX Group (IMEX Frankfurt / IMEX America): Operates large-scale B2B trade shows for the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) industry with hosted-buyer appointment programs that are structurally analogous to ILTM's bespoke appointment model.
• Pure Life Experiences: Invitation-only B2B trade event focused on experiential and luxury travel, with curated hosted-buyer appointments — a more niche competitor in the same high-end luxury travel trade-show space as ILTM.
• Arabian Travel Market (ATM): B2B travel trade exhibition held annually in Dubai, connecting Middle East luxury and mainstream travel buyers with global suppliers; directly comparable as a regional B2B travel trade event with hosted-buyer programming.
• International Golf Travel Market (IGTM): Another RX Travel Portfolio brand — a B2B trade event connecting golf tourism suppliers with specialty travel buyers using the same bespoke appointment and hosted-buyer model ILTM uses for luxury travel.
• IBTM World: Sister RX Travel Portfolio brand focused on the global MICE industry; runs B2B hosted-buyer events with appointment scheduling platforms structurally identical to ILTM's ConnectMe/My Event matchmaking system.
• FITUR Madrid: Annual B2B tourism trade fair held in Madrid under IFEMA, attracting global travel buyers and exhibitors with hosted-buyer and appointment-driven programs that overlap with ILTM's B2B model, particularly for Latin American suppliers.
• World Travel Market (WTM): Operated by Reed Exhibitions (same parent as ILTM) under RX Travel Portfolio; a portfolio of B2B travel trade events including WTM London and regional editions, directly competing for the same B2B travel trade buyer/supplier audience as ILTM.

Broad incumbents

• ITB Berlin: One of the world's largest B2B travel trade shows, covering all segments of travel (luxury, leisure, corporate, MICE) with a global hosted-buyer program that overlaps with ILTM's audience but operates at a much broader mass-market scale.

Others

• Travel Trade Journal (TTJ) / Travel Weekly events portfolio: Travel trade media company that runs hosted-buyer conferences and editor-led events for travel advisors and suppliers; adjacent rather than direct competitor, but competes for the same luxury travel trade PR and content mindshare.

Regional players

• BIT (Borsa Internazionale del Turismo) Milan: Italian B2B travel trade exhibition serving European buyer-supplier connections, comparable in hosted-buyer structure and appointment programming to ILTM but focused primarily on the Mediterranean/European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/iltm_events
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ILTMevents/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/iltmevents
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iltm
• Instagraminstagram.com/iltm_events

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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