TravelMatch is an innovation to create a professional meeting place for the Norwegian and International travel trade ahead of the annual consumer fair Reiseliv.
TravelMatch is an integrated part of the B2B travel industry day organized by Reiseliv.

In 2012 the TravelMatch event will be held on Thursday March 1st.

Primarily the TravelMatch event is a professional and structured workshop, where appointments can be booked in advance on internet. In this way, an efficient process is secured, where you can meet interesting companies as potential partners. 15 minutes is set for each meeting. In total the schedule accommodates 16 meetings throughout the day, but there will also be options for discussions during lunch, coffee breaks and mingling.

Foreign companies interesting in offering their services to and through Norwegian distributors and buyers, can enter their profile in the database, allowing the buyers to find out who could be of interest. The sellers shall in this case be such as incoming agents, hotels, passenger carriers, tourist offices etc. from various countries, considering Norway as a potential market, and therefore need partners in this market. It is also possible for the sellers to approach buyers to initiate a meeting appointment. Sellers who are also attending the consumer fair Reiseliv as an exhibitor/co-exhibitor, shall be offered half price for attending TravelMatch. Some 70-80 sellers are expected to attend TravelMatch 2012.

Norwegian distributors and buyers can request meeting appointments over the internet, and based on this, a meeting schedule for each buyer will be issued. The buyers shall in this case primarily be such as travel agents, tour operators, conference organizers, event companies, Travel Managers etc., who would like to join an efficient process to gain a network of business partners, as well as gather relevant information. The main aim is to offer a rational solution to hold business meetings with a large number of potential partners on one day only. Some 150-160 buyers are expected to attend the event.

In addition to the workshop itself, the participants shall also have the chance to attend some interesting presentations, as well as a social networking event in the evening for the whole travel industry. TravelMatch shall be a separate event, but also be part of a larger concept for the travel industry, with parallel events offered for other parts of this industry.

The event is also organized in conjunction with the consumer fair Reiseliv

See the complete program for