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The newly constructed Golden Kawanua Exhibition Hall, venue for
ATF 2012 TRAVEX, is set to welcome over 1,400
delegates to Manado this week.
Pre-TRAVEX registration statistics
indicate that close to 1,000 exhibitors, 390 buyers and more than
100 media delegates will fill the exhibition venue during the
event, taking place 13 - 15 January.
The exhibitor delegation will feature some 438
booths representing 390 companies and properties across the 10
ASEAN countries. Host country Indonesia and Thailand form the two
largest national contingents with 112 and 92 exhibition booths
respectively. Corporate exhibitors are also participating in a big
way with some 65 exhibition booths.
Destination ASEAN’s growing reach and popularity
is evidenced by buyer participation from four new countries this
year; Bulgaria, Egypt, Kuwait and New Zealand. Asia Pacific
is displaying its purchasing power with 48% of buyers hailing
from the region. 37.6% of the buyers
represent Europe.
The learning component of the event, ASEAN
Tourism Conference (ATC), continues to stay relevant to the
industry with this year’s theme, ‘ASEAN Goes Green’. To be held on
13th January from 09:00 to 12:00, the conference will feature
respected speakers from the industry. They are:
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary
General of UNWTO
• Dr. Andy Nazarechuk, President of Asia-Pacific
CHRIE • Mr. Martin Craigs, CEO of PATA • Mr. Tatsuro
Nakamura, Senior Executive Director of the Board of JATA • Mr.
Jim Boyles, GM of Melia, Bali
The speakers will share the latest information
and insights on the region’s constant efforts towards sustainable
and eco-conscious tourism.
Interview with the Owner
of the Cocotinos Boutique Beach Resort and Spa - Mr. Wong Thiam
Meng
