Trade exchange meetings

Buyers and tour operators meet mountain sports suppliers during the Trade Exchange element of the online MTN event.

Suppliers including hotels, tourist boards, accommodation providers, transfer companies, airlines, activity operators and those providing a related service or product, meet with tour operators and travel agents in the trade exchange in 20-minute meetings across the event.
All meetings are organised online via the Mountain Trade Network platform in advance, giving you a full diary of relevant appointments, all in one place.

Forums and panel discussions

Packed with industry debate, insightful presentations, diverse and engaging panel discussions, the forum sessions are a must-attend for catching up on industry news, trends, issues and innovations. Industry members including brands, retailers, clubs, mountain activity businesses, travel marketing and PR agencies can attend the forums.

If you have registered for this event you can join the live webinars by clicking on the links below to access the platform – please makes sure you are signed into your profile first!

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Consumer Market Research

Listen to the latest Consumer Market survey insights:

Tuesday 9th May –  10am UK time – Presented by James Gambrill / Ski Club of Great Britain

• Winter 22/23 season round-up. Listen to the numerous insights into the snowsports market with key findings, analyses and recommended actions points.

Wednesday 10th May – 1.30pm UK time – Presented by Rob Stewart/ Ski Press

• Our Summer Alpine survey. Gain an insight of this growing market and what the UK consumer is planing for the season ahead!

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Panel discussion
Tuesday 9th May – 4pm UK time – Moderated by Rob Stewart / Ski Press

“Four season model”  Creating mountain business and tourism all year round

For the virtual LISTEX and SASTEX events in May we’re looking to explore how mountain resorts can move from a one season winter only model to a 2 or even 3/4 season model. Demand seems to be growing for summer mountain activities and clearly multi-season tourism models are more sustainable and provide a better return on investment for resort development.

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Sustainability Session – “Net Zero or Zero Snow?”
Wednesday 10th May – 10 am UK time – presented by Iain Martin / Ski Podcast

10 ways we can decarbonise now and save our snow!

Founder of ‘Ski Flight Free’ and presenter of ‘The Ski Podcast’ Iain Martin looks at practical and achievable ways the snowsports industry can reduce its carbon footprint today and ensure skiing has a future.

Iain will look at examples of best practice already in place in the world of skiing, as well as ideas that you can start using today.