Itb Berlin News
DTCM participates in Berlin’s ITB-2013
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) – the principal authority for the planning, supervision and development of the tourism sector in Dubai – is to participate at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) 2013, one of the leading gatherings of the global tourism industry.
ITB Berlin 2013: Opening Report
ITB Berlin has opened for the 2013 event, with 10,086 exhibitors from 188 countries welcomed to the show. The 26 halls on the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds are all booked up, with a record number of two-tier stands at the show this year. Christian Göke, chief operating officer, Messe Berlin, said: “At ITB Berlin exhibitors and trade visitors can gain a representative and up-to-the-minute overview of the travel industry’s entire value chain.”
ITB Berlin 2013: Chancellor Merkel to open ITB Berlin 2013
Organisers at ITB Berlin have confirmed the event will be opened by German chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time. Invitations have been issued by ITB Berlin to attend the opening ceremonies, which will take place in Hall 1 of the ICC Berlin at 18:00 on March 5th, one day before the start of the show.
UNWTO activities at ITB 2013
UNWTO events at ITB Travel Trade Show 2013 include the 3rd Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection, and a meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, as well as the first UNWTO meeting exclusively dedicated to “Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage,” among others from March 6-10, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
500 senior buyers to be at ITB Buyers’ Circle
Satisfied buyers and contracts with a value in individual cases of as much as five million euros marked the successful start of the ITB Buyers’ Circle. Some 500 leading buyers representing small and medium-sized companies as well as some of the major groups in the worldwide travel industry made use of the services provided by the first ITB Buyers’ Circle at ITB Berlin 2012. According to a recent survey 85 per cent of participants valued this opportunity to obtain free admission to this event and 82 per cent were satisfied with the arrangement granting them access to the Exhibition Grounds from 9 a.m. onwards.
airberlin gears up for ITB Berlin
All exhibition visitors travelling with airberlin to this year’s International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in the German capital have reason to celebrate: airberlin will be serving the popular curried sausage known as Currywurst as a free snack on all domestic German flights to Berlin after 10:00 am from 5th to 8th March.
Grand Millennium Dubai prepares for ITB Berlin
Participating in the ITB Berlin under the Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing umbrella, a team from the Grand Millennium Dubai will be presenting a set of competitive leisure packages to the leading tour operators from Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
ITB Berlin Convention: Azerbaijan co-hosts the tourism industry’s leading think tank
Azerbaijan will be featuring prominently at the ITB Berlin. As the Convention & Culture Partner of ITB Berlin 2013 the country situated on the Caspian Sea will be showcasing its diversity at the show. As part of the ITB Berlin Convention a discussion round featuring leading panel guests will be talking about Azerbaijan’s rich cultural treasures and the country’s prospects for tourism.
ITB Berlin: Danube countries combine to put on a strong display
From 6 to 10 March 2013 at ITB Berlin the eight Danube countries will be hosting numerous activities showcasing the opportunities for tourism along Europe’s second-longest river. This is the second year that Germany, Austria, Hungary, the city and region of Bratislava, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova will be presenting the region’s cultural diversity and a wide range of opportunities for holidaying on the Danube.
ITB Berlin: Sustainability forms the basis for success
Social and ecological responsibility in tourism is a key subject at ITB Berlin this year, where numerous events are again being used to address various aspects of sustainability and socially responsible travel. The programme in the Adventure & Responsible Tourism Hall 4.1b includes discussions and papers dealing with human rights, travel for the deaf and developments on the Caribbean island of Haiti three years after the disastrous earthquake.
Travel Technology: from pilot phase to growth
Travel Technology has become one of the most stable and dynamic exhibitor segments at ITB Berlin 2013. The halls have been booked up for months. In March more than 150 companies from 25 countries are again exhibiting premium IT-related services and product innovations for back and front offices in the travel industry as well as hotel software solutions and hotel booking portals. Exhibitors representing social media networks and mobile and analysis services will be attending in large numbers.
ITB Berlin Hospitality Day
Young travellers, employees and CEOs, new hotel concepts and distribution channels – on Thursday, 7 March 2013, at this year’s ITB Hospitality Day in Hall 7.1b/ the London Room, the focus is on new, dynamic and unconventional developments. In his keynote, Claus Sendlinger, CEO, Design Hotels will talk about the hotels of tomorrow and the principle of “The Neighbourhood Principle”.