New Deal Europe Marketplace and Forum Archive

2 October 2020      

New Deal Europe, the Balkan travel trade workshop and forum, will deliver its first event on Monday 5th October with 1,250 meetings and three seminars. 

The event brings together 114 tour operators from around the globe, 60% of them from the UK, to meet with 47 tourism suppliers from 11 Balkan Countries. Tine Murn, co-founder of the event, said, “We are delighted with the response to our event. The last minute rush from companies wishing to register and take part was a challenge for us, but a very positive one, and I’m delighted that we can bring so many people together in this time of crisis.” 

“We really want to develop tourism to the region and help everyone to do that even in these challenging times” added Robert Dee, the other co-founder of the event. “With that in mind our keynote seminar will be about sharing ideas between operators and suppliers to get through the crisis and generate business now and beyond the pandemic.” Buyers and suppliers were asked to choose their appointments based upon their availability throughout the day, as they dial in from around the world.

“Every delegate has a bespoke set of meetings and more than half of the suppliers will have completely full diaries with 34 meetings and 3 seminars” said Murn. ‘The pieces are in place for a very productive day and a great first event. We now have a perfect platform for growth for future events focused on delivering tourism to this exciting region.”

 Read more about this topic at  https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/388071/virtual-balkans-trade-showcase-to-feature-1200-business-meetings 

29 September 2020      

'Supporting Each Other': the theme of the inaugural event also revealed 

New Deal Europe has launched and is now a live event. 

The appointment selection for the first ever Balkan focused travel trade fair opened this week, following a live broadcast to all delegates by the founders, Tine Murn and Robert Dee, and their partners, Jacobs Media Group.

Senior buyers from over 20 countries, and tourism providers from 11 Balkan countries, are now arranging around 1,200 meetings which will take place on 5th October. 

The theme for the event was also revealed -  ‘Supporting Each Other’. Robert Dee said, ‘If there is one thing I have learned over my years in tourism it’s that in this industry we are all interdependent. Every company has a part to play, whether that is sourcing guests, transporting them, accommodating them or giving them great experiences.  In this time of global crisis it has never been more important to understand each other’s business, and to support each other to get through to the other side’.

There will be several seminars on this theme throughout the event, including a keynote session with senior travel industry figures sharing ideas and best practice to keep businesses afloat, and assist them to win business. 

The speakers for the keynote session were also announced this week. They are: Jennifer Tombaugh, President of leading US tour operator, Tauck; Andrea Godfrey, Brand Manager of Regent Holidays, the first UK travel company to operate in Albania; Dominic Burke, Managing Director of Travel Centres, the leading independent travel agency consortia in Ireland; Antonia Urlić, Executive Director of Croatian luxury hotel brand, Stories Hotel; and Alp Ozaman, the New York based Regional Marketing Manager of Turkish Airlines. The session will be moderated by Lee Hayhurst, Executive Director of Travolution. 

Other sessions will include country presentations and a seminar lead by Tom Scott, Head of Travel Sales at News UK, who will reveal the results of a survey, specially commissioned by New Deal Europe, into UK travellers’ attitudes to the Balkans as a destination. Tine Murn said, ‘this is new and important primary source information, which should help all the companies attending to target their marketing to the right places’.

Read more about this topic at https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/387509/tauck-and-regent-executives-to-speak-at-balkans-showcase.

22 September 2020      

We are delighted to announce that New Deal Europe has launched and is now LIVE. 

Following an interactive webinar launch this morning, the appointment selection for the first ever Balkan focused travel trade fair opened. Senior buyers from 20 countries, and tourism providers from 11 Balkan countries, are now arranging meetings which will take place on 5th October. 

The theme for the event was also unveiled: ‘supporting each other to get through the current challenges’ and in that spirit, the New Deal Europe founders, Tine Murn and Robert Dee thanked all delegates for their support in getting this inaugural event off the ground. 

New Deal Europe is a global event with targeted buyers focused on the Balkan region. It’s not too late to reserve your space for the marketplace -  the appointment window is open until 30th September. See our website to register.

To view the webinar, and learn more about how New Deal Europe can benefit you and your business, please click here https://vimeo.com/460943343

If you have any questions at this time, please don’t hesitate to contact any of our directors or our operations via  info@newdealeurope.com.

20 August 2020

  New Deal Europe will now take place as a global and virtual event on 5th October 2020.  

If you have any questions at this time, please don’t hesitate to contact any of our directors or our operations via  info@newdealeurope.com.

15 March 2020

New Deal Europe 2020 in London has been postponed to 5th October 2020. Please take note of the following advice. 

  We have been closely monitoring the evolving situation regarding the Covid-19 virus, as the safety and wellbeing of our event delegates and partners has always been of paramount importance to our team, and remains our top priority.  In the light of fast moving events in the last few days, we have come to the difficult, but necessary, conclusion 

that we need to postpone New Deal Europe.  

The good news is that the new date is already confirmed as Monday 05 October. 

  We remain confident that the current situation will reach a peak and that the recovery period, when it comes, will drive new and increased demand later in the year. We know from experience that the new date of 05 October will work for suppliers and buyers alike, as it sits comfortably in the buying calendar. Given the cancellation of so many travel trade events, and the dramatic decline in business caused by consumer cancellations, we believe that the October event will prove to be even more important for business than an event in March. Please rest assured that we will roll all existing contracts into the October event, 

under the same conditions.

We will continue to share essential updates and developments on the event in the coming months and look forward to bringing our industry together and playing a central role in the future growth of travel and tourism to the region. Thank you for your confidence and support in New Deal Europe, and we look forward to welcoming you to London to do business in October.

 

If you have any questions at this time, please don’t hesitate to contact any of our directors or our operations via  info@newdealeurope.com.