More floor space for exhibitors from boom segments including Travel Technology and Arab destinations – New exhibitors and innovative stand concepts – New: Medical Tourism – World's Largest Travel Trade Show mirrors travel industry trends and developments
Youth Travel exhibitors in Hall 4.1 at ITB Berlin will have information on new language courses abroad and summer trips – Discussion rounds on festival tourism – Communicating with emojis
To advance and shape a tourism model for the 21st century based on innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility – these are the aims of the World Conference on Smart Destinations to be held in Murcia on 15-17 February, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of Spain, and the Region of Murcia.
Exotic music, colours and rhythms will feature at the grand finale of the World's Largest Travel Trade Show® – admission is free for ITB ticket holders on Sunday
Sir Peter Blake, a leading figure in the art world, and often referred to as the 'Godfather of British Pop Art', has been commissioned by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to create a collage which will cover Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London's iconic façade during part of the hotel's comprehensive phased renovation.
With an average age of 36 years and an average experience in organizing conferences of 6.7 years, 50 executives from 18 countries participated in the IAPCO Edge Seminar which was held in Athens on 17-19 January 2017.
On the occasion of the worldwide launch of the touring exhibition Manolo Blahnik. The Art of Shoe in Milan, Four Seasons Hotel Milano has created a unique partnership with the iconic shoe Maestro that will allow guests to enter the remarkable creative world of Manolo Blahnik.
BHN has teamed up with leading guest feedback and online reputation management specialist GuestRevu and worldwide renowned hospitality management institution Glion Institute of Higher Education, to launch the awards, which will be presented at an awards ceremony held at the Boutique and Lifestyle Hotel Summit 2017 in London on May 22/23.
The 2016 'Outstanding Overall Learners of the Year' for HOSPA's hospitality focused Professional Development Programmes in Financial Management and Revenue Management were announced yesterday (25 January 2017) at the newly introduced HOSPA Annual Student Awards Ceremony – held at the Hilton on Park Lane, London.
Agenda includes topical issues such as sustainability and social responsibility, digitalisation and demographic change – admission to the ITB Berlin Convention is free for trade visitorsDigitalisation, demographic change, disruption, corporate social responsibility etc., what is behind the mega trends and the buzzwords of the MICE industry? How do they play out in practice? How effective and efficient are these developments? At the ITB MICE Day MICE industry professionals will be providing answers to many questions and highlighting best practices and actual scenarios. The event is organised by Vereinigung Deutscher Veranstaltungsorganisatoren e.V. and will take place on 8 March 2017 at the ITB Berlin Convention.
The Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère in Davos has been the traditional main hotspot for the World Economic Summit since as long ago as 1971. It once again provides an impressive backdrop to this year's event, which takes place between 16 and 20 January and attracts 2,500 participants from 100 countries. Visitors include Heads of State and Government, top managers from global corporate groups and international show stars.
Award winners include Art Wolfe, Laurent Baheux, Andreas Kieling und Kilian Schönberger, Ilona Hupe, Michael Iwanowski, Nikolaus Gelpke, Christine Thürmer, Robert Macfarlane, Jörg Maurer, Werner Pawlok, Jens Glüsing and Michael Pasdzior
The Adria Hotel Forum is a leading Southeast European hotel investment conference held every year in Zagreb, Croatia and visited by regional and international hotel industry experts. The fifth edition of AHF will be held on February 8th and 9th 2017.
HOSPA - the UK's leading educational organisation for hospitality professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management, Marketing and IT – will be hosting a special Finance meeting in London on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 on 'Everything you need to know about the Apprenticeship Levy'. It is a follow- on from the much-in-demand 'Apprenticeship Levy' Technical Update – presented by Annette Allmark of performance and talent management consultancy, People1st – at HOSPA's November HOSPACE2016 Conference and Exhibition.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC®), has announced that attendee registration for its inaugural HITEC Amsterdam is now available online. Also available on the HITEC Amsterdam website is information on travel and hotel reservations. HITEC is the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference, and has extended its reach even further with its recent expansion into Europe and Asia. HITEC Amsterdam is the first of three HITECs planned for 2017, and will be 29–30 March at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The purchase path of today's traveler is anything but linear. Multi-device usage and its impact on content consumption and booking behavior continues to evolve, providing travelers with more options than ever before and an extensive research and booking path.
With many regions of the UK showing reductions in RevPar and increased supply, having access to the latest thinking and developments in the area of revenue management is important, to remain competitive in the marketplace. Ongoing training of employees at the university level, in collaboration with businesses like SnapShot, will lead to better solutions down the road.
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Young Leader Award presented at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin, Germany 6-8 March 2017.
Double-digit growth in Asian outbound travel led by China – Asians head for the beaches – ITB Berlin exclusively publishes latest results from IPK's World Travel Monitor®Asians travelled more than ever so far this year, with a surge in trips to destinations within the region and including many more beach holidays. After a double-digit rise in international trips this year, the outlook remains strong for 2017. Those were some of the results of the 24th World Travel Monitor® Forum in Pisa, Italy (November 3-4).
For the first time ITB Berlin 2017 will be fully devoting a platform to medical tourism, which has become an important fast-growing market. Medical service providers, hotels and destinations will be able to exhibit their products and services In the Medical Tourism Pavilion in Hall 3.2. Presentations and workshops will be held so that visitors can find out more about the latest trends and developments in this growth market.