The tradeshow, drains 5000/6000 visitors, professionals, and private businesses and more then 110 exhibitors come from 20 destinations of the Caribbean.
The Saint Martin destination were represented by Mr Gregoire DUMEL, responsible for the regional and local markets who was able to receive several thousands of visitors interested by the destination St Martin as well general public as professionals.
Excellent contacts were tied with the visitors for the summer (July-August). It seems according to the observers that the Caribbean destination, therefore St Martin is perceived more and more like a destination sure and filled of activities and entertainment.
The T.O will multiply their actions of information, communication and promotion of Saint Martin via the travel agencies, the Tours Operators and the media.
We will encourage our partners to regularly promote during the lowest months of the tourist activity. (May, June, October, and November 2009).
The interest for us is to be able to sell and export our events in order to encourage the visitors to come for headlights events.
In conclusion, it is thus a positive assessment and encouraging (more than 60 professional contacts) which Mr. Gregoire DUMEL can draw, Regional manager of the OT, after this tradeshow, as well by the number of visitors as of the professional contacts to gain the battle of the promotion of our island.
Next year we will have a delegation of socio-professional to accompany us and to have a more important impact.