Buyers with large budgets from around the world – ITB Speed Networking Event connects leading buyers with exhibitors –Services at the show save time and ensure even greater business success at ITB Berlin
26 halls fully booked – Around 10,000 exhibitors from 184 countries and regions – Botswana, the official partner country, sets an example for sustainable tourism – ITB Berlin Convention features the key topics 'Safety & Security' and 'Artificial Intelligence' – Launch of Medical Tourism, a new segment – Travel Technology continues to boom – 2017 debut for ITB China in Shanghai – Berlin Travel Festival previews its 2018 eventThe international tourism industry currently faces many challenges. Amid the latest geopolitical situation holidaymakers have become unsure about how safe it is to travel. From 8 to 12 March 2017 ITB Berlin will debate highly controversial issues and on the eve of the 51st edition continues to maintain its strong market position. At the World's Leading Travel Trade Show ® there is no sign that people's lust for travel has waned. Once again, the 26 halls on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds are fully booked. Over the course of five days more than 10,000 companies from 184 countries will be represented on 1,092 stands covering 160,000 square metres and will be showcasing the global tourism industry's latest products and trends.
If you're heading to Germany to the ITB Berlin trade show March 8-12, stop by and say hello to Magnuson Hotels (Hall 9/Stand 119). It will be the perfect opportunity to talk to us about our consumer marketing initiatives for 2017 and beyond.
ITB Berlin Convention turns the spotlight on one of the year's most fascinating technological subjects – Live demonstration of service robot "Pepper" – Discussions about the opportunities offered by chatbots and virtual assistants and their impact on the international travel industry
Expanding its global scope, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), a leading hospitality association and producers of the world-renowned Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), will host a membership event for HFTP members and prospective members in London for the first time on Monday, 6 March 2017 at the prestigious Rosewood Hotel London – named "Best UK Business Hotel 2016" by Condé Nast Traveler (UK) at last year's Readers' Travel Awards. The program, sponsored by Keystep, a specialist provider of IT solutions to the hospitality and retail sector, will start at 18:00 and take place in the hotel's The Manor Club meeting room on the third floor. Hospitality professionals interested in attending the premier London event can RSVP to attend.L
At the ITB Berlin Convention numerous sessions on digitalisation and travel technology will take a look at the future – Live testing of innovation, career tips for technically minded newcomers and how to deal with fake news in a crisis – Exclusive market survey by Travelzoo/ ITB Berlin on travellers' safety concerns
Exclusive preview at ITB Berlin – an interactive exhibition and a stimulating programme of events at the Marshall- Haus will provide an insight into the first Berlin Travel Festival in March 2018 – admission is free for trade visitors
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.