Luxury Travel Mart to Hold Back-to-Back B2B Events in Astana and Almaty in September 2026

Luxury Travel Mart, an invitation-only B2B travel trade platform established in 2004, will hold its Astana edition on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, followed by LTM Almaty on Friday, September 18, 2026. The scheduling allows international delegates to cover both major Kazakhstani commercial markets within three days.

Each one-day event brings together luxury hospitality providers, private aviation operators, cruise lines, and destination management companies (DMCs) in pre-scheduled meetings with hosted travel advisers serving high-net-worth clients across Central Asia and the CIS region. Attendance is restricted to registered exhibitors and qualified buyers, and walk-in access by non-participating suppliers is prohibited. The main B2B working session runs from 10:00 to 16:55 using a 10-minute one-to-one appointment structure managed through the LTM mobile app and digital Guest System, with a networking lunch from 12:55 to 14:00 and an evening cocktail reception from 19:30 to 22:00.

Supplier categories include five-star hotels and luxury resorts, private jet charter and helicopter operators, luxury chauffeur services, ocean and river cruise lines, private yacht charter companies, DMCs, national tourism boards, concierge services, and medical tourism providers. Hosted buyers represent travel agencies from Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, and neighboring CIS countries.

Structuring the appointment book around fixed 10-minute one-to-one slots, run through a dedicated app and Guest System, is how invitation-only B2B platforms try to guarantee density of relevant contact rather than volume of foot traffic. Restricting access to registered exhibitors and qualified buyers keeps the room narrow by design, which is the mechanism luxury travel and private aviation suppliers rely on to reach hosted advisers who serve high-net-worth clients without competing for attention against a general trade-show crowd.

Running the Astana and Almaty editions two days apart lets exhibitors, including private jet charter and helicopter operators, work both Kazakhstani markets on a single trip rather than choosing one city over the other. What will show whether the format delivers is the actual mix of hosted buyers who turn up from Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and the other CIS markets named, since that composition determines whether private aviation and luxury hospitality suppliers reach the CIS reach the events promise.