Super interesting, thanks for detailing this. Your post has made me critically think of how my company (Yugen Eartshide, a curated sustainable package trip listing platform) is differentiated from other OTAs. I knew a lot of this in my head, but this pr... show more

hahah - welcome to France! (Kinda joking, kinda not.) Again, this is all based on only my personal experience a few years ago. I had a MUCH harder time in English than anticipated... to the point where I stopped going, since our website is in English an... show more

Honestly, I would check. Normally it's safe to assume people in the travel industry speak English, but IFTM is *very* French-focused and, at least when I was there a few years ago, I was surprised at how many people didn't (or didn't want to) speak in E... show more

Hi Inge, I live in Paris but will actually be out of town during IFTM this year! :( I did go to IFTM a few years ago. I assume that being from Belgium, your French is much better than mine. For me, I struggled a bit at IFTM to have professional conversa... show more

Hi Gili, I am coming at this from the opposite perspective - my company, Yugen Earthside, DOES offer sustainable corporate retreats, team building, charity treks/climbs, etc via our responsible package trips, and we are trying to find companies seeking ... show more