World Travel Market London is scheduled to run from 3 to 5 November 2026 at Excel London, with African tourism representatives included in its conference programme. New Telegraph’s 31 October preview brings the approaching event into focus for Nigeria’s travel industry. The organiser and venue independently confirm the dates. As of 1 November, the exhibition has not opened and its future business results cannot be treated as achieved.
The programme combines commercial meetings with discussions about how tourism responds to disruption. WTM’s official speaker announcement lists Angola’s tourism minister among the participants. It also schedules tourism leaders from Uganda to join a 5 November discussion with Jamaica, Armenia, Cambodia and Valencia about preparing for and recovering from crises. These are planned appearances, not accounts of speeches already delivered.
A separate ministers’ summit is scheduled for Wednesday, 4 November, in association with UN Tourism and the World Travel and Tourism Council. Organisers describe its focus as strengthening tourism’s resilience and helping destinations regenerate. For Nigerian tourism businesses, those subjects raise practical questions about protecting local destinations and sustaining trade when conditions change. This report does not establish that a Nigerian minister or delegation will attend.
The WTM Global Travel Report is due to be presented on 3 November, with a repeat session on 5 November. WTM says it is produced with Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, and examines traveller behaviour and trends. Its forthcoming findings should be assessed when released. Promotional attendance figures and expected commercial activity likewise should not be confused with audited totals from this year’s event.
The venue lists opening hours of 9.30am to 6pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9.30am to 5pm on Thursday, in London time. It directs visitors to the west entrance via Custom House, served by the Elizabeth line and Docklands Light Railway. Delegates should check the current event and transport information before setting out, since an exhibition timetable does not guarantee a particular journey.
WTM’s visitor guidance provides an exhibitor directory, floorplan and app for selecting meetings and sessions. For professionals following from Nigeria, the immediate news is the approaching programme and the African perspectives scheduled within it. The evidence to watch after the event will be what participants actually announce and implement, rather than treating planned meetings, projected attendance or hoped-for deals as completed outcomes.