ILTM Cannes — International Luxury Travel Market
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
The event occupies the main floor in a very dense “appointment table” layout with light partitions, plus the auditoriums for sessions.
Appointment days typically 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, in back-to-back 15-minute slots. Hosted buyers must honour at least 15 appointments a day and attend all three full days, under penalty of €100 per missed appointment.
A non-refundable €250 registration fee for all agents and travel designers. Hosted Appointment-Making Buyers get networking invitations, three days of scheduled appointments, up to four nights' accommodation and airport transfers. Executive Buyers pay an extra €1,000, with no accommodation or transport. Exhibitor rates negotiated directly with RX.
iltm.com ↗ — Organiser : RX (Reed Exhibitions)
Unlike TFWA, which centralises its social programme, ILTM is a show where every hotel brand and every tourist board runs its own reception to capture the attention of the 2,500 buyers. It is probably the Cannes show with the highest density of private client dinners per attendee: brand receptions, yacht events, destination cocktails. Attendance at networking events is contractually mandatory for hosted buyers — so turnout is guaranteed. Constraint: in late November and early December the private beaches are closed. Everything happens in the covered lounges and rooftops of the palaces, the Palais function rooms (Salon des Ambassadeurs, Verrière Louis Lumière, Rotonde Lérins, Rotonde Riviera), the restaurants of rue Félix Faure and Le Suquet, and the villas. It is also when “Noël à Cannes” starts, Christmas village and ice rink included — an extra backdrop for a destination event.
Two and a half thousand buyers, each courted by dozens of brands: differentiation comes from the experience, not from a neutral room. A tourist board or hotel group hosting 40 buyers at Loka offers something other than yet another lobby cocktail — South American cooking, a cocktail workshop, mezcal, a DJ set, in old Cannes eight minutes from the Palais. And since the beaches are closed, the supply of covered venues is mechanically reduced: block early. See the private hire page or book a table for a group of fewer than 8.
Very high and unusual pressure: RX itself houses the 2,500 buyers, up to four nights each, which pre-empts a large share of the Cannes hotel stock before exhibitors even book. For a non-hosted exhibitor or supplier, allow 9–12 months, or fall back on Antibes, Nice or Mandelieu.
20 – 40 lokos
Signature cocktails, circulating latina finger food, DJ set. Two to three hours, standing format, ideal between the show closing and the official party.
10 – 25 lokos
Private table, three-course South American menu, mezcal tasting running through the evening. Served in ninety minutes if you have somewhere else to be.
40 – 70 lokos
The whole casa: bar, dining room and terrace. DJ set until 12:30 AM, optional cocktail workshop, your branding on site.
Tell us the date, the number of guests and the vibe: we come back within 24 hours with a quote. During ILTM Cannes, dates go fast.
Or directly: 04 93 39 61 41 · info@lokabarkitchen.com