ITB Berlin News:
2021
ITB BERLIN NEWS, The Official Information Source
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Global travel trends: ITB Berlin & IPK International
After dramatic slump, high chances for a fast recovery of tourism industry ITB Berlin has published the latest World Travel Monitor findings of IPK International on global travel trends in the year…
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Awards @ ITB Berlin NOW 2021
2021 Green Destinations Story Awards unveiled In a live online event on Friday 12th March, sponsored by ITB Berlin and GLP Films, Green Destinations announced the winners of the Green Destinations Story…
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Aiming for US$1bn: Intrepid group announces major strategic partnership
Intrepid Travel has announced a strategic partnership with French-based investment company Genairgy. The latter has secured a minority equity stake in Intrepid’s global business, which is set to help Intrepid to accelerate…
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From the Middle East to the world
Mohamad Navabi is a travel Consultant and Marketing agent at Nika Tour and Travel agency, based in Teheran, Iran, present at ITB Berlin NOW in the Buyers’ Circle. We asked him…
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The success story explained
David Ruetz, head of ITB Berlin NOW, looks back at the 2021 edition of the show The highest expectations of the organisers have been fulfilled, with excellent results for all aspects of…
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Face-to-face with Dr Martin Buck – SVP, Travel & Logistics, Messe Berlin
With its launch of ITB.com in March 2020, ITB underlined its role as the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show and created a comprehensive virtual platform. We asked Dr Martin Buck – SVP,…
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Close to nature – Sweden named N°1 Sustainable Destination
Exclusive Interview: Susanne Andersson – Interim CEO – Visit Sweden Sweden has just been named as “Number 1 Sustainable Destination in the world” by Euromonitor International. We asked Visit Sweden’s Interim CEO…
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Elite travel trends
Luxury hospitality sector grows in importance The luxury travel industry has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors to contribute significantly to global economic growth and development. Growth in disposable income…
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ITB Berlin News – DAY 4 Edition
ITB Berlin NOW – down to earth While future science inspires, and to some extent is the enabler of this very virtual platform that is ITB Berlin NOW, it is important to…
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Daily Briefing by David Ruetz, Head of ITB Berlin NOW
Good morning! I sincerely hope you have been having an excellent ITB Berlin NOW up until today. For the next hours, we have a really action-packed schedule. Each year, the ITB Berlin…
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World Tourism Cities Federation hosts important sessions @ ITB Berlin NOW convention
The World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) is back again this year as exclusive co-host of the ITB Berlin NOW Convention – bringing two important sessions to the conference. Yesterday, Ms. Pang Wei,…
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Still time left to snap-up Uganda discount promotion
Uganda Tourism Board is present at ITB Berlin NOW, with news that a special promotional discount offer by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will run for bookings made up until the end of June.…
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Sustainability – an increasingly important factor in travellers’ decision-making process
This afternoon at the ITB Berlin NOW convention, Caroline Bremner, head of travel research at Euromonitor International is talking about her organisation’s Sustainable Travel Index and “The Winners’ Recipes for Success”. We…
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Taking the pulse of the wellness market
Michael Altewischer, Managing Partner, Wellness-Hotels & Resorts is participating in today’s special panel on wellness trends. We asked him to give us a foretaste of the outlook he will be offering. The…
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Why is Malaysia Truly Asia?
…Because it’s the veritable melting-pot of Asian cultures – as witnessed by its vibrant UNESCO World Heritage cities We’ve all heard the catch-line, Malaysia Truly Asia. As it turns out, Malaysians are…
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Health travel @ ITB Berlin NOW
A leading international consultant gives feedback on this year’s event Medical and wellness tourism are sectors that still have huge potential, and keeping up with current trends is essential to success in…
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Pakistan’s Urdam Tours: a positive outlook for the future
4 Muhammad Asghar Shaheen is Founder, Director & CEO of Urdam Tours & Travel (Pvt) Ltd, in Lahore, Pakistan. We asked him what he is hoping to achieve at this…
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Back in the high life again…
Michael Nachbaur, CEO of High Life Reisen and Nachbaur Reisen, Austria, is participating in ITB Berlin NOW, saying despite the fact the show is “virtual”, it’s more important than ever to be…
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UNWTO @ ITB Berlin NOW: towards a restart of tourism
Exclusive interview: UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili The UNWTO is back at ITB Berlin leading a conversation on the global restart of tourism, what this means for sustainable development and equality, and how…
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The impact of the pandemic softened by domestic tourism in the Americas
The Americas saw a decline in arrivals last year, although some countries such as Mexico or the Dominican Republic kept a relatively open tourism policy. In large countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada or…
