WTM London’s LGBT Village Welcomes Madrid and World Pride as ‘Premier Exhibitors’

World Travel Market (WTM) London, a leading global event for the travel industry, on Tuesday announced the city of Madrid and World Pride — the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) event — as key exhibitors in its LGBT Village.

The city of Madrid will host World Pride 2017 and the Spanish capital and the event will feature prominently at the LGBT Village exhibition space hosted by ONBC at WTM London 2016 to take place November 7-9.

The WTM London LGBT Village — hosted by the leading global travel trade association Out Now Business Class — will take place for the sixth consecutive year in 2016 connecting 1,000 global tourism industry professionals to better service the needs of the LGBT community.

“The growth of the LGBT Village is something we are strongly committed to and by working with ONBC we continue to see new successes each year”, WTM London, Senior Exhibition Director, Simon Press said. ONBC is a travel networking initiative of Out Now.

“LGBT travellers are a vital part of our global travel industry and WTM London is pleased to play our part in building successful business relationships that further great travel outcomes for LGBT people right across the world”, he said.

Madrid Pride is already one of the city’s best-known festivals, open to the LGBT community and anyone who wants to hit the city’s streets to celebrate diversity. World Pride Madrid 2017’s main event is the Pride Parade, which this year is projected to see more than two million people from all over the world marching through the city’s main streets in an event celebrating diversity and equal rights. Coinciding with World Pride, next year Madrid also simultaneously hosts EuroPride 2017 — making the city the stage for two of the world’s most important LGBT community celebration events.

“We are very pleased this year to welcome World Pride Madrid 2017 to WTM as a Premier Exhibitor in ONBC’s official LGBT Village at WTM. We are confident this will strongly benefit them, the travel industry and LGBT travellers as a result”, Mr Press added.

The LGBT Village at WTM London sells out every year. Limited spaces remain for those businesses wanting to exhibit. To join the LGBT Village contact wtm@outnowconsulting.com and secure one of the final remaining spaces. Exhibitors in the LGBT Village to date include: Welcome.LGBT, Two Bad Tourists, Madrid Destino, World Pride Madrid 2017, Out Now and Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) is an official media partner of WTM London 2016.