Alain St, Ange, others for International Conference on business tourism, exhibition in Winnipeg, Canada

PREPARATIONS for the third edition of the International Conference on Business Tourism and Exhibition (Winnipeg 2019) have reached an advent stage with the organisers promising to give attendees a series of B2B sessions for the five days event.

With this year’s theme; Precision and Performance, the MICE show will host trade buyers and sellers through different B2B meetings at the Canad Inn Destination Centre, Polo Park, 1405 St Mathews Avenue, Winnipeg MB, Canada, from July 23 to 27, 2019.

According to the organiser and Managing Partner, Travellinks Holiday and Education Services, Canada, Mr Gbenga Oluboye, “we are expecting captains of industry in the allied tourism sector from Nigeria and other African countries to participate at the conference.”

The organiser revealed that one of those experts that will be attending the MICE show includes Alain St, Ange, former Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine and authority in global tourism outlooks and projections.

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“We have taken a leap from the two last events and in this year edition, we are coming bigger and better, to not only create a one-stop conference and exhibition platform for global stakeholders but also to open a new vista of opportunities for stakeholders with other trendy offers to update participants’ businesses.

“We have been receiving interest of attendees; groups and corporate industry players from Africa, Europe and beyond who see the Winnipeg 2019 as a niche market to explore and seal deals that will benefit their businesses.”

Oluboye said the choice for this year’s theme; Precision and Performance was deliberately chosen to help global stakeholders level up in terms of business management and customers needs, adding that the conference will feature trendy tips to set the direction for better business outlook.

“With the growing trend of competition and dynamics in the global travel and tourism industry, there is need to look for a sustainable balance that will minimise cost of production and still give value to customers, and to do this, you most device ways to block income leakages through operational efficiency and effectiveness, which all zero down to Precision and Performance.

“However, we will be looking at the capacity building, corporate incentives, new management positioning and sincerity of purpose to achieve success in the tourism business.”