Expedition Cruise Network Announces First Conference

Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 October 2024

Bankside Hotel, London SE1 9JU

Lead Sponsor: HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

The Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) is delighted to announce the world’s first ever conference wholly dedicated to expedition cruise – The Expedition Cruise Network Conference 2024 with lead sponsor HX Hurtigruten Expeditions.

The event will be held across two days, Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 October 2024 in the state-of-the-art venue of Bankside Hotel, which is part of the Autograph Collection, London, SE1 9JU.

Akvile Marozaite ECN co-founder and CEO said: “As the expedition cruise sector continues to grow, demand has been building to bring together the UK’s best travel trade professionals with the globe’s top expedition cruise brands in one event.

“As the voice of the expedition cruise sector, ECN will host its first annual conference, bringing together its members with commercially important contacts, so that all can make valuable links, build relationships and discuss the issues that most matter to the most dynamic sector in the travel industry.”

Nathaniel Sherborne, MD & VP, Europe and Global Sales Enablement said: “As a global leader and pioneer in expedition cruising, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions is delighted to be the lead sponsor of the first ever travel trade conference dedicated to expedition cruising. As a dynamic sector in the travel industry, with sustainability at its heart, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions is perfectly placed to herald the importance of the sector and to encourage travel trade professionals interested in growing their business to attend and learn more.”

The Expedition Cruise Network Conference 2024 is world’s only conference bringing together a volume number of travel agents, who already excel in the field of adventure together with expedition cruise operators to contract, discuss, debate and analyse.

Across the two days seminars with inspirational speakers will intersperse with up to 30 pre-arranged face-to-face meetings, organised via a digital platform with UK sellers of expedition cruise who have engaged with ECN’s webinar programme and have a keen interest in selling the product.

About The Expedition Cruise Network

The Expedition Cruise Network is the voice of the expedition cruise sector and brings together expedition cruise operator members with travel trade businesses. Launched in April 2023, the Expedition Cruise Network now has 23 expedition cruise line members: AE Expeditions, Albatross Expeditions, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Aranui Cruises, Antara, Australis Expeditions, Aqua Expeditions, Coral Expeditions, Hapag Lloyd Cruises, Heritage Expeditions, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, Maple Leaf Adventures, PONANT, Poseidon Expeditions, Quark Expeditions, Silversea, Scenic, Swan Hellenic, UnCruise Adventures, Metropolitan Touring, Polar Latitudes, Oceanwide Expeditions.

There are now over 1,150 Expedition Cruise Network travel trade members including travel agents, tour operators, travel designers, product, marketing, and professionals supporting sales of expedition cruises.

For more information, please see - https://www.expeditioncruisenetwork.com/home

The guest list will include a mix of independent agents, tour operators, home-workers and leisure agents.

Travel trade delegates attend free of charge. To register your interest follow the link:  The Expedition Cruise Network Conference.