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2021
ITB BERLIN NEWS, The Official Information Source
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Tourism for sustainable development under spotlight @ ITB Berlin NOW
The promotion of sustainable development through tourism has not only been in focus since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, but it is more urgent than ever due to its huge impact…
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Post-Covid Youth travel
The youth travel market targeting 15 to 30-year-olds has plummeted by around 70% since the second quarter of 2020 and is unlikely to recover fully before 2023, said Professor Greg Richards of…
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Croatia wins first ITB Berlin NOW medical tourism award
ITB CSR Commissioner Rika Jean-Francois announced the first ITB Medical Tourism Award at ITB Berlin NOW, following the decision made by the jury members HTI, ESPA and ITB Berlin. Congratulations went to…
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Hoteliers’ debate: will sustainability certification increase turnover?
A panel discussion at ITB Berlin NOW underlined the fact that business and eco-awareness should be combined. Are visitors’ demands on hotels changing, and can practising eco-awareness improve business? This was the topic…
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Abu Dhabi reveals new roadmap for tourism
An ambitious 10-year concept was presented by Abu Dhabi at ITB Berlin NOW. HE Ali Hassan Al Shaiba, Executive Director of Tourism and Marketing at the Department of Culture and Tourism, says…
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Quality trumps quantity
Experts at the ITB Berlin NOW Convention sketched out “city tours of the future” in a panel discussion, chaired by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt, CEO of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute…
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LGBT+ Leadership Summit: “There is still work do be done”
Many goals have already been reached in the LGBT+ community. In many parts of the world, one finds general acceptance, anti-discrimination laws and gay marriage – but how far have we really…
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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…
