7 Star Hotel - Guide to the Annual Monte Carlo Travel Market Exhibition

The MCTM focuses only on prestige travel and the luxury lifestyle industry and it is the premiere exhibition for this industry in the region, unlike most Travel Markets. Then the Monte Carlo Travel Market (MCTM) is an annual three day event that takes place in the city of Monaco and which is one of the best of all shows, if you only get to exhibit at one of the main travel and tourism trade and public events.

An event which takes place under the patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II; a significant number of international and local travel related companies and many of the leaders in the industry tend to attend this event. In order to get a good spot at the event, the exhibition is one of the first luxury travel events in the calendar event each year and is an event worth booking in advance, taking place in the Grimaldi Forum exhibition and conference venue (the city's main events venue).

Tour operators and luxury lifestyle promoters, real estate companies, yacht companies, airline charters and luxury airlines, luxury rail lines, lodges, luxury hotels, resorts, spas, the main exhibitors at this event are owners and operators of private villas. This makes the MCTM very popular among connoisseurs and is well attended by representatives rich and famous who would like to understand the various trends of luxury travel and lifestyle. The organisers of the Monte Carlo Travel Market are very strict about the entry criteria for exhibitors and only if the exhibitors pass a rigorous quality test they will be allowed to set up an exhibit at the MCTM.

Even the visitors to the Monte Carlo Travel Market are screened carefully before being allowed to attend the event, with an aim at quality. As well as making some important business contacts and meeting with potential clients and service providers, the MCTM is one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of its kind in the world and provides participants with valuable opportunities to meet key decision makers and trendsetters in the industry.

You are strongly advised to book a hotel well in advance of attending an exhibition in the city because the best valued rooms book out fast for major events. Monte Carlo is a wonderful city to visit although be prepared for a location which is expensive and prestigious in its own right.