ITB Berlin News Page 55
ITB Berlin 2014: the meeting place for bloggers from around the world
Bloggers have become an established part of the tourism industry. More and more companies are exploiting the wide-ranging impact of travel blogs in order to target customers. From 5 to 8 March 2014 ITB Berlin will be hosting numerous events where trade visitors, exhibitors and international travel bloggers can meet.
ITB Hospitality Day: Focus on major current affair topics
The latest current affair topics are also the subject of discussion in the hotel industry. Thus, at this year’s ITB Hospitality Day the agenda will feature major topics, including data security, luxury & sustainability and China’s changing tourism demands. On 6 March 2014, at the ITB Berlin Convention, leading experts will be contributing to the current debate about the hotel industry.
ITB Berlin: Valuable tips for beginning a career in tourism
Researching and networking in order to look for a job: these are the skills required of students and graduates, and for them ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, is an important platform as well. This year, for the first time, the show will be assisting this audience by providing them with a comprehensive online guide which enables visitors in search of courses and jobs to make the best possible use of the opportunities at ITB Berlin.
ITB Berlin Business Travel Days: Knowing what is important tomorrow
From 5 to 7 March 2014 the Business Travel Days at ITB Berlin will be where business travel and event managers can meet to find out about new ideas and obtain first-hand knowledge. The two slogans of the three-day event are ”Creating added value for today” and “Knowing what is important tomorrow.“
ITB Berlin 2014: Travel Technology halls booked up
Once again, Travel Technology is among the segments that are booming at this year’s ITB. With around 170 exhibitors, the Travel Technology halls (5.1, 6.1, 8.1 and 10.1) are booked up already. 30 new exhibitors will be taking part in the world’s largest travel trade show, including IATI, Nor1 Inc, Accelya, Gate7 Reservation Systems, Abreu Online, Roomize and Vioma.
ITB Berlin 2014: majority of halls already booked up
The outlook is exceptionally good for ITB Berlin as final preparations are under way for an event which between 5 and 9 March will be taking place for the forty-eighth time. Overall, Messe Berlin expects around 10,000 exhibiting companies and organisations from more than 180 countries to be present in the 26 halls on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.
ITB Berlin: Asia a driving force in tourism
This year Asia is once again among the major forces driving the international tourism market. This is one of the findings of the annual ITB World Travel Trends Report, conducted by IPK International and commissioned by the world’s leading travel trade show.
ITB Berlin 2014: New introductory format on the topical subject
Next year, on the eve of ITB Berlin and featuring high-ranking participants, the ITB Berlin Convention will kick off with an event on the topical subject of omni-channel marketing. Among those taking part in the new ITB Summit on 4 March 2014 from 2 to 6 p.m. will be Facebook’s Head of Travel Lee McCabe.
ITB Berlin Convention: focus on new trends
Next year, from 5 to 8 March 2014 at the ITB Berlin Convention, the event that examines forward-looking global tourism issues, visitors will again be offered strategic input and the latest information on important topics.
The ITB Academy – a wealth of online and offline expertise
As the world’s largest travel trade show ITB Berlin has become recognised as the industry’s biggest think tank. The ITB Academy features a wide-ranging programme that provides industry representatives with opportunities to further their expert knowledge, not only in March at the event itself, but throughout the entire year.
ITB Berlin: Topical themes at Brazil’s largest travel trade show
In cooperation with ITB Berlin the ABAV Tourism Fair of the Americas will be presenting practice-based studies and new findings on tourism industry topics. The programme of seminars at Brazil’s largest travel trade show has now been announced.
ITB Berlin: The travel preferences of young and old
Together, Germany and the UK represent Europe’s largest travel source market. Commissioned by ITB Berlin, IPK International examined the travel preferences of both younger and older holidaymakers in a special analysis of the World Travel Monitor, which shows that at 19 per cent (13 million trips) Germans occupy close to one-fifth of Europe’s entire holiday travel market for young people.