The latest edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia in Shanghai from June 5 to 8 has again exceeded expectations with 469 buyers from 18 countries, 462 exhibitors from 53 countries.

From these figures, 272 of the hosted buyers  are first time attendees of which 186 are from China, 77 from Australasia, and Asia, 35 from Hong Kong, 28 from Singapore and 143 from the rest of Asia. Scheduled appointments are also up 6% year-on-year with 26,000 pre-scheduled appointments.