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DAY 2

ITB BERLIN NEWS — DAY 2, The Official Information Source about Tourism & Travel Industry News
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Discover South Africa – an exciting destination for unique experiences

ADVERTORIAL South Africa is back at ITB Berlin with its sensational new “Live Again!” campaign. Attendees are invited to experience the country with all their senses by sampling the excellent gastronomy and…
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Explora Journeys announces enriching destinations in northern Europe

The luxury brand has announced its latest destinations for Explora I, the first of up to six luxury ships to join its fleet. Guests can choose between eight individual voyages as part…
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ITB Berlin News – DAY 2 Edition

The best way to weather the perfect storm In the midst of a perfect industry storm, ITB Berlin NOW this year has become a guiding light. Proof of the fact that industry…
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Innovation, collaboration and adaptation – Indonesia’s recipe for tourism recovery

Exclusive Interview: Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, Sandiaga S. Uno Sandiaga S. Uno was recently appointed as Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. We began…
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Daily briefing by David Ruetz, Head of ITB Berlin NOW

Welcome to day two of the show … and what is an absolutely exceptional ITB Berlin NOW Convention. Today, the ITB Berlin Marketing and Distribution track awaits you. Topics will include digitalisation,…
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2020/21 TO DO awards announced

Equality and social responsibility under the spotlight at ITB Berlin NOW The winners of this year’s (and last year’s) editions of the TO DO Awards have been announced at ITB Berlin NOW.…
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Opening Press Conference

ITB Berlin NOW centres on restarting the industry and fostering ideas for recovering post-crisis The digital edition of the World’s Leading Trade Show has kicked off at itb-now.com. With an innovative format…
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Wadden Sea – UNESCO World Heritage on our doorstep

Featured article The Wadden Sea is the largest tidal flats system in the world, where natural processes proceed largely undisturbed. It extends along the coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. We…
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Taking the Philippines towards a more sustainable and responsible tourism model

The nation of the Philippines is working towards a “restart” of tourism Post Covid-19 in a positive light. The opportunity is being seized to advance Philippines tourism towards a more sustainable and…
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Greece’s tourism minister optimistic for 2021 season

Greece is eying the 2021 season with confidence. “We are more than optimistic. We are ready to welcome international travellers,” Greece’s Minister of Tourism, Harry Theoharis said in a press conference at…
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Tunisia: expecting a great year for tourism again in 2022

Tunisia’s Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Habib Ammar, talked about the evolution of the tourism sector in his country during a live press conference at ITB Berlin NOW. According to the minister,…
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Abu Dhabi, to be explored in all safety

Abu Dhabi is ready to welcome tourists again. “Although 2020 was a challenging year, we have a strong long-term projection for 23 million travellers in 2030 compared to 11.35 million in 2019,”…
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New routes opening to Jamaica

As travellers seek-out a paradise destination with plenty of open space, Jamaica has been working on great air connectivity for this summer as well as winter 2021-2022. Edelweiss Switzerland has announced weekly…
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Empowering the “restart and reset” for travel industry growth 

Global B2B air-ticket solution provider Unififi says that while the Covid-19 pandemic stranded the world at home, it accelerated consumers’ usage of online tools and platforms and saw a number of new…
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Keeping Child Protection in Focus

ECPAT and The Code urge the travel and tourism industry to keep child protection on their recovery agenda.  The past year with the global Covid-19 pandemic has had various impacts on people…
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Where is social distancing easy?

On the islands and beaches of Malaysia, of course… As travellers yearn to get away from it all, it has been confirmed that one of the key criteria for the immediate post-Covid…
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A new approach to Medical Tourism

In an ITB Berlin NOW keynote today, Dr Anna Bialk-Wolf, of the Institute of Research and Development of Medical Tourism, will discuss “A new approach to Medical Tourism”. We asked her to…
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Will package tours ever be the same again?  

Marek Andryszak CEO – TUI Deutschland will be speaking today at the ITB Berlin NOW Convention in a panel discussion on “Package travel in transition: what remains after Corona?” We asked him…
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The future of Asian travel distribution

    Exclusive interview: Deep Kalra, CEO – MakeMytrip In an today’s ITB Berlin NOW CEO Interview, Deep Kalra, CEO of MakeMytrip will be talking about “The Future of Asian Travel Distribution”.…
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Italy eyes the future

Exclusive Interview: Maria Elena Rossi, director of Marketing and Promotion, ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board While the past year has been more than difficult for the global tourism industry, with Italy…