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If
you manage a travel or travel trade show which is not listed, or you
would like more info on one of the travel shows below please send us the
information by contacting
us. As we
receive many requests for advice as to what the top / best shows in the
world are, which is in itself a difficult question we try to answer
below this query as best we can. Be sure to check out our Latest
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The ITB
held each year in Berlin, is the biggest travel trade show in the world
and a must for anyone in the travel industry, book flights and
accommodation well in advance as Berlin gets very busy. The second
largest is the WTM in London which is held
annually in November, this is again another big show and is a very
worthwhile show to attend. The EIBTM
and IMEX are without a doubt the best Incentive shows in the world.
Another must attend event is the Arabian
Travel Market which is an excellent show especially if you are
interested in selling the Middle East or attracting customers from the
wealthy Middle East markets. The Arabian Travel Market grows in size each year
and has become a great meeting place for many within the industry from
all over the world. The show will only continue to increase as the
Middle East markets finally begin to open themselves to tourists. To make the most of this show try and do a little
pre-show work and get to know who you want to meet. It is also an idea
to try and do sales trips after or before the show to some surrounding areas such
as Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc.
For Asia, then there is the ASEAN Tourism Forum or ATF
as it is known which is an excellent show which moves each year to a
different destination, unfortunately exhibitors are restricted to being
from ASEAN countries. If ever this show opened itself to Asian countries
rather than just ASEAN exhibitors it would become a lot more popular.
Another show for Asia is the PATA
Travel Mart, which was once a major travel show in Asia. A show
which used to move from country to country on an annual basis the event
suffered by deciding to stay in Singapore for what was supposed to be 10
years.
Since 2003 however, PATA took back the show
completely and now manage it by themselves. They restarted the annual rotation of host cities which
previously helped make the
event such a a successful event to participate in. The most exciting
recent development for the Asian travel trade show scene however, is the
launch of ITB
Asia. The mammoth show from
Berlin is launching the ITB-Asia in Singapore in October 2008. It is
difficult to see how this show could fail. With such massive databases,
an outstanding record in Berlin, and the ability for them to attract top
buyers and sellers from around the world should make for a quality show.
A show that is likely, to become the must attend event in Asia.
The ITB
Asia
has also linked up with 4 other major events that also should not be
missed, especially Web
in Travel, which has grown extremely popular since its launch in
2005. For the Japanese markets then
JATA World Travel Fair which is the best for
reaching out to the Japanese market. For more detailed information,
statistics etc on each show and the full calendar of events see below.
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2008 |
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| May |
14
- 17 |
2008 |
Bahrain International Travel Expo |
Bahrain |
| May |
21
- 25 |
2008 |
37th
Skal Asian Area Congress |
Koh
Samui, Thailand |
| June |
2
- 4 |
2008 |
Dubai
Airport Show |
Dubai,
UAE |
| June |
5
- 8 |
2008 |
Thailand
Travel Mart |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
| June |
9
- 11 |
2008 |
City
Break 2008 |
Belgrade |
| June |
12
- 15 |
2008 |
ITE |
Hong
Kong |
| June |
16
- 19 |
2008 |
Asia
Luxury Travel Market |
Shanghai,
China |
| June |
16
- 19 |
2008 |
HITEC |
Austin,
Texas, USA |
| June |
19
- 21 |
2008 |
Beijing International Tourism Expo |
Beijing,
China |
| July |
29
- 30 |
2008 |
Sales and Marketing in Travel Asia Pacific
2008
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Sydney,
Australia |
| September |
16
- 19 |
2008 |
PATA
Travel Mart |
Hyberadad,
India |
| October |
21
- 22 |
2008 |
WIT-Web
in Travel |
Singapore |
| October |
22
- 24 |
2008 |
ITB
Asia (launch event) |
Singapore |
| November |
10
- 13 |
2008 |
World
Travel Market (WTM) |
London,
England |
| November |
20
- 23 |
2008 |
CITM
(China International Travel Mart) |
Shanghai,
China |
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2009 |
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| January |
5/10
- 12 |
2008 |
ATF |
Hanoi,
Vietnam |
| February |
10
- 12 |
2009 |
Business
Travel Show |
London,
England |
| February |
17
- 18 |
2009 |
AIME |
Melbourne,
Australia |
| March |
11
- 15 |
2009 |
ITB |
Berlin,
Germany |
| March
/ April |
31
- 2 |
2009 |
GIBTM |
Abu
Dhabi, UAE |
| April |
14
- 16 |
2009 |
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference |
Bermuda |
| May |
5
- 8 |
2009 |
Arabian
Travel Market |
Dubai,
UAE |
| June |
15
- 16 |
2009 |
City
Break |
Gothenburg,
Sweden |
| June |
22
- 29 |
2009 |
HITEC |
Anaheim,
California, USA |
| September |
7
- 10 |
2009 |
Asian
Aerospace |
Hong
Kong |
| November |
9
- 12 |
2009 |
World
Travel Market (WTM) |
London,
England |
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2010 |
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| March |
12
- 16 |
2010 |
ITB |
Berlin,
Germany |
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