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Over 30% of exhibitors at this year’s ITB
Asia are new participants at the show. The event, one of the
leading travel trade shows in the world for the Asia Pacific
markets, takes place 20-22 October at the Suntec Singapore
International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Guangdong Tourism Authority, Bhutan Department of Tourism,
the Moscow Exhibition and Convention Agency and Israel will
all exhibit their destinations for the first time at ITB Asia.
From the private
sector, the Chilean carrier LAN Airlines and the Small Luxury
Hotels of the World have joined for the first time, along with
travel companies from Kenya, Uzbekistan and Armenia.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has more than doubled its
floor space and the Czech Tourist Authority, Sentosa Leisure
Group, Frasers Hospitality, Fairmont Raffles Swissotel, Furama
Hotels International Management, the Nepal Tourism Board, and the
German Tourism Board (DZT) have all booked larger floor space this
year.
“ITB Asia is unique compared to other travel
shows because we present such a diversity of global travel
products to Asian buyers,” said Nino Gruettke, Executive Director
of ITB Asia. “There’s no other show in Asia where travel buyers
convene so easily to find out about the new products and travel
experiences available in wonderfully diverse destinations such as
Chile, Armenia, Kenya and Uzbekistan. These are just the tip of
the iceberg.”
Buyers at ITB Asia 2010 will be able
to meet exhibitors who attended in 2008 but missed last year’s
show: Bali Village, Eastin Hotel Petaling Jaya, Outrigger Hotels
and Resorts - Asia, Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts, First House
Samui Hotel and Resort, the Turkish Embassy Tourism and
Information Office, Vietnam Pathfinder Travel, Grande Centre Point
Hotel and Residence (Thailand), Putrajaya Marriott Hotel & Spa
(Malaysia) and Samode Hotels (India) are all returning this year.
“ITB Asia is on track to attract about
650 exhibiting organisations this year. We expect around 21,000
buyer-seller meetings,” added Gruettke.
ITB Asia and the Web In
Travel technology, marketing and distribution conference that
takes place simultaneously in partnership with ITB Asia, has
attracted over 90 speakers who will deliver over 2,280 minutes of
analysis and insights on new travel industry trends.
Speakers at Web In Travel include investor Morten Lund who has
co-founded and invested in more than 50 high-tech start-ups
including Skype and online stockbroker Zecco; Adrian Hamilton-Manns,
CEO of Mandala Airlines in Indonesia; Cui Guang Fu, CEO, Elong,
China; Gerry Samuels, CEO, Mobile Travel Technologies, UK; Hrush
Bhatt, founder and director of Cleartrip/Small World in India;
Marc Charron, managing director of TripAdvisor APAC;, Singapore;
and William Bao Bean, partner, Softbank China & India Holdings.,
China.
Special price tickets are available for
delegates attending both ITB Asia and Web in Travel.
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