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The Luxury Travel Fair 2026
5–8 Nov 2026 · London, United Kingdom
The Luxury Travel Fair 2026 is a trade show taking place 5–8 Nov 2026 at Olympia London in London, United Kingdom. It brings together travel industry professionals from across Europe and beyond for business meetings, networking and trade appointments.
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Dates
5–8 Nov 2026
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Location
London, United Kingdom
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Venue
Olympia London
About The Luxury Travel Fair
The Luxury Travel Fair is the UK's leading exhibition dedicated to high-end travel, bringing together luxury hotels, safari lodges, cruise lines, private-travel specialists and experiential operators with an affluent British audience and the luxury travel trade. Held in London alongside the wider trade-show season, the fair is where discerning travellers and the advisors who serve them discover premium destinations and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. For luxury suppliers, it offers direct access to one of the world's most valuable high-net-worth travel markets, combining consumer reach with trade networking. For travel sales representatives working luxury and experiential product — premium safari, boutique hotels, private and bespoke travel — The Luxury Travel Fair is a high-value platform to present a portfolio to UK luxury travellers and the advisors who book them.
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Hotels near Olympia London
💡 Hotels closest to ExCeL London — the Novotel, Aloft and ibis London Excel — sell out earliest. The Elizabeth Line now makes central London hotels (Stratford, Canary Wharf) a practical option.
Hotels near Olympia London fill quickly once delegates begin booking — typically 6–8 weeks before the event. Searching early secures better rates and more choice.
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Flights to London for The Luxury Travel Fair
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Parking near Olympia London
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Car hire in London
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Things to do in London
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Frequently asked questions
Where is The Luxury Travel Fair 2026 held?
The Luxury Travel Fair 2026 is held at Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX, in London, United Kingdom.
When is The Luxury Travel Fair 2026?
The Luxury Travel Fair 2026 takes place 5–8 Nov 2026 at Olympia London, London, United Kingdom.
Where can I find hotels near Olympia London?
Search for accommodation near Olympia London. Hotels closest to ExCeL London — the Novotel, Aloft and ibis London Excel — sell out earliest. The Elizabeth Line now makes central London hotels (Stratford, Canary Wharf) a practical option.
How do I register for The Luxury Travel Fair?
Visit the official The Luxury Travel Fair website to register. Visitor registration is typically free for qualified travel trade professionals.
What is The Luxury Travel Fair?
The Luxury Travel Fair is the UK's leading exhibition dedicated to high-end travel, bringing together luxury hotels, safari lodges, cruise lines, private-travel specialists and experiential operators with an affluent British audience and the luxury travel trade. Held in London alongside the wider trade-show season, the fair is where discerning travellers and the advisors who serve them discover premium destinations and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. For luxury suppliers, it offers direct access to one of the world's most valuable high-net-worth travel markets, combining consumer reach with trade networking. For travel sales representatives working luxury and experiential product — premium safari, boutique hotels, private and bespoke travel — The Luxury Travel Fair is a high-value platform to present a portfolio to UK luxury travellers and the advisors who book them.
How do I get to Olympia London in London?
Search flights to London to compare fares across airlines and booking sites. From the airport, pre-book an airport transfer for a fixed-price service directly to Olympia London or your hotel. This avoids taxi queues and surge pricing during busy event periods.
Do I need a travel eSIM for United Kingdom?
If you are travelling internationally to The Luxury Travel Fair, an eSIM is the easiest way to stay connected in United Kingdom without expensive roaming charges. An eSIM gives you local data rates with instant activation — set it up before you fly and you are online the moment you land in London.
How early should I book hotels for The Luxury Travel Fair 2026?
Hotels near Olympia London typically start filling 6–8 weeks before The Luxury Travel Fair. The most convenient properties — those within walking distance of the venue — sell out first. We recommend searching as early as possible to secure the best rates and availability. Hotels closest to ExCeL London — the Novotel, Aloft and ibis London Excel — sell out earliest. The Elizabeth Line now makes central London hotels (Stratford, Canary Wharf) a practical option.
Who attends The Luxury Travel Fair?
The Luxury Travel Fair attracts travel industry professionals from across Europe and beyond — including tour operators, travel agents, destination management companies (DMCs), hotel and lodge sales teams, tourism boards, airline representatives, and travel technology providers. It is a key event for business-to-business networking and trade appointments.
What should I bring to The Luxury Travel Fair?
Essentials for The Luxury Travel Fair include business cards (or use RepBud’s digital business card with QR code), a fully charged phone for logging meetings, comfortable shoes for the show floor, and a portable charger. If attending from overseas, set up an eSIM before you travel for local data rates in United Kingdom.
Is The Luxury Travel Fair worth attending as a travel sales rep?
For travel sales representatives covering Europe or selling product into the region's source markets, The Luxury Travel Fair is one of the highest-leverage uses of trade-budget time. The combination of pre-scheduled appointments, ad-hoc floor conversations, and the structured networking outside official hours typically delivers more new business contacts per day than weeks of separate property visits. The economic case depends on how rigorously you capture meeting notes and follow up afterwards — both areas where a structured logging system pays back many times over.
How should travel sales reps prepare for The Luxury Travel Fair?
The most productive reps walk into The Luxury Travel Fair with a confirmed meeting schedule, briefing notes on each contact, and specific objectives for each conversation. Preparation typically begins 4–6 weeks ahead: locking in appointments, refreshing relationship history on each contact, identifying portfolio gaps to address, and pre-loading any property or rate news worth sharing. RepBud's Meeting Prep feature generates per-contact briefings from your interaction history, and the trade-show command centre tracks meetings, captures business cards by photo, and logs follow-ups in real time.
What's the best way to follow up after The Luxury Travel Fair?
The follow-up window after The Luxury Travel Fair is short — most attendees lose a meaningful share of their warm leads to inbox chaos within ten days of getting home. The reps who convert at the highest rate work from a structured log captured during the show rather than reconstructing from memory afterwards, send personalised follow-ups within 72 hours, and have a clear next-touchpoint plan for each contact. RepBud's smart logging — voice notes between meetings, business-card scans, forwarded emails — keeps the record while it's fresh; reports and follow-up sequences flow from that record automatically.
How do experienced reps approach The Luxury Travel Fair differently from first-timers?
First-time attendees often try to meet everyone; experienced reps pre-qualify ruthlessly and target the contacts who match their actual portfolio gaps. They block out floor time for the people who matter most rather than chasing serendipity, use unstructured evening events for deeper conversation rather than business pitches, and keep post-show follow-up effort proportional to long-term contact value. Above all, they work from a system — a reliable way to log everything as it happens, so The Luxury Travel Fair pays back not just in the weeks afterwards but for years through accurate records of who said what.
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