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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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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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ITB Berlin News – DAY 1 Edition
Welcome to NOW… Welcome to NOW… ITB Berlin NOW, that is. Wherever you may be in the world, indeed, the show is here and now, with a wealth of online functions, enabling…
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Daily briefing – by David Ruetz – Head of ITB Berlin NOW
A very good morning to one and all. In this first daily briefing for 2021, I must first thank all our teams who have been working tirelessly in order to make this…
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Nature in the raw
Amazing adventure, genuine culture, mouthwatering cuisine and warm welcome… this is Malaysian Borneo Malaysia has two states that take up a huge chunk of the massive island of Borneo: Sabah and Sarawak.…
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Martinique named the world’s “top emerging destination” by TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor has this year named the French Caribbean Island of Martinique as the world’s “top emerging destination in 2021” in its Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards. We asked François Baltus-Languedoc,…
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A question of trust
An ITB / Travelzoo global study has found European consumers’ trust for the travel industry has taken a hit with the Covid crisis. The survey took place in the form of an…
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FlockEO identifies the best tourism spots for eco-friendly travellers
FlockEO is a great new tool for people interested in sustainable travel. Their website sports a unique, bespoke world map, showing scores of eco-destinations. It helps travellers choose their itinerary, calculate their…
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Luxury travel under the spotlight
The Home of Luxury is a microcosm within the world of ITB Berlin. It’s an exclusive platform for the global luxury travel industry that encourages networking, business and exchange. We asked Deborah…
