Itb Berlin News
ITB Berlin: European tourism defies the euro crisis
Good news for European tourism: despite continuing economic turbulence European tourism industry figures are up.
ITB Berlin Convention 2012: The compass of the international travel industry
Ground-breaking topics will be on the agenda of tourism’s leading think tank. Next year, from 7 to 9 March, the ITB Berlin Convention will once again be taking a look at the most important trends in the international travel industry.
ITB Berlin Convention 2012: The compass of the international travel
Ground-breaking topics will be on the agenda of tourism’s leading think tank. Next year, from 7 to 9 March, the ITB Berlin Convention will once again be taking a look at the most important trends in the international travel industry.
ITB Berlin 2012: New ITB buyers’ circle
An exclusive Buyers’ Circle will soon ease the workload of the tourism industry’s leading buyers at ITB Berlin. As of now, buyers involved in the operations of small and medium-sized enterprises and of larger companies from the global travel industry can apply for membership of this circle.
Good prospects for business travel
VDR survey on the economic situation: findings reflect optimism in the short term – ITB Berlin Business Travel Days help to save money.
Good prospects for business travel
Over the coming six months the volume of business travel in Germany will remain high or may even increase. This is the view of 70 per cent of the business travel managers who in October 2011 were questioned by Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement e.V. (VDR) on the prospects for the economy.
ITB Berlin becomes a GNTB premium partner
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is stepping up its partnership with Internationale Tourismusbörse Berlin (ITB) – The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show®. During the World Travel Market (WTM) from 7 to 10 November in London,
High charges discourage smartphone use abroad
High charges, safety concerns and the lack of a suitable device discourage European travellers from making use of local services, according to the findings of a recent study.
ITB Berlin the trendsetter in the gay and lesbian travel market
ITB, the leading travel trade show, is stepping up its activities in the market for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender tourism. Only recently, ITB Berlin became the first tourism trade fair to gain a seat on the supervisory board of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA).
Asia outbound travel market grows 17%
The volume of foreign travel from Asia’s three main travel nations, China, Japan and South Korea, is growing again. Following a nine per cent decline due to the crises in 2009, in 2010 foreign travel from Asia increased by 17 per cent. This represents a total volume of 128 million individual journeys. Asia’s share of foreign travel now accounts for 18 per cent of the world total.
ITB Berlin reports boom in sports tourism
Sporting holidays are destined to become a winning trend, according to the latest research from ITB Berlin. According to the latest survey of the World Travel Monitor, over the last five years there has been a double-digit increase in sporting holidays among European tourists, which has even overtaken cruises, which five years ago ranked ahead of sporting holidays.
ITB Berlin 2012: Keeping healthy is increasingly important when on holiday
German citizens are becoming more and more aware of the importance of staying healthy and energetic. Increasingly, they are taking health vacations to reduce everyday stress or to stay fit for their jobs.