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2013/06/18 Germans are travelling more often
Germans are as keen on travel as ever – almost 50 per cent plan a second trip besides their main annual holiday – according to the latest ADAC Reisemonitor survey Italy and Austria have become… -
2013/06/04 Holidays make one healthy and happy
Scientific study confirms regular breaks have a positive effect – several short trips are better than a long holiday – psychologist presents her latest findings at the ITB Berlin Convention… -
2013/05/23 High demand for Muslim travel
Travel packages offering halal food and cooking and prayer rooms find approval with Muslim travellers – ITB Berlin presents the results of a survey by DinarStandard, a leading institute, on… -
2013/05/02 ITB Berlin campaigns for the protection of children’s rights
Together with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) the world’s leading travel trade show is intensifying its campaign to protect children against sexual exploitation… -
2013/04/29 More knowledge through ITB Academy webinars
ITB Berlin holds webinars 365 days a year on the latest tourism topics – next online seminars in English due on 15 May and 4 June 2013 A two-part ITB Academy webinar taking place on 15 May… -
2013/04/25 ITB Berlin launches new advertising campaign
Pictograms symbolise the leading role of the world’s largest travel trade show – kleiner und bold, a Berlin-based branding agency responsible for strategy development and implementation – campaign… -
2013/04/24 Gay and lesbian travellers a driving force in the international tourism industry
The latest survey by the US company Community Marketing Inc., whose results have been presented by ITB Berlin, reveals higher spending by gay travellers – gay-friendliness is an important factor… -
2013/03/11 CLOSING REPORT ITB Berlin 2013: World’s largest tourism policy summit provides significant impetus for growth
More than 100 ministers of tourism and state secretaries from around the world – increase in international buyers and business deals – attendance at the ITB Berlin Convention and eTravel World… -
2013/03/09 Positive interim summary of ITB Berlin 2013
Increase in buyers from the USA, Middle East and Africa – huge growth in delegates at mobile and social media events at the ITB Berlin Convention and eTravel World During the three days reserved… -
2013/03/08 Headline news from ITB Berlin available daily online
ITB Berlin Daily: news covering every topic at ITB Berlin. New Social Media Newsroom: news, videos and posts from Facebook and Twitter Journalists can find news on the main topics at the world’s… -
2013/03/07 Headline news from ITB Berlin available daily online
ITB Berlin Daily: bulletins covering every topic at ITB Berlin. New Social Media Newsroom: news, videos and posts from Facebook and Twitter Journalists and interested readers can find news… -
2013/03/06 ITB Berlin 2013 live from the Social Media Newsroom
All the latest on the world’s leading travel trade show at a glance – comprehensive information and direct links to social networks As of now ITB Berlin will be circulating all its trade fair… -
2013/03/05 OPENING REPORT of the ITB Berlin 2013: ITB 2013 mirrors the increasingly dynamic trends in the global travel industry
10,086 exhibitors from 188 countries – exhibition grounds booked up – record number of two-tier stands – 120 exhibitors representing the partner country Indonesia – comprehensive market overview… -
2013/02/26 The complete guide to ITB Berlin on your mobile
An Android and iPhone app with a map of the grounds and information on exhibitors and events Visitors to ITB Berlin who have the free ITB Mobile Guide app are always well informed. This trade… -
2013/02/25 Chancellor Merkel to open ITB Berlin 2013
Opening ceremonies of ITB Berlin on 5 March 2013 with leading figures from politics and tourism – At the start of the world’s leading travel trade show the partner country Indonesia presents… -
2013/02/22 Grand Finale of ITB Berlin
The Delphic Festival: exotic sounds, colours and rhythms – international stars per-form live at the Palais am Funkturm At the end of the world’s leading travel trade show visitors, exhibitors… -
2013/02/19 ITB Berlin CareerCenter: a springboard for careers
The world’s leading travel trade fair gathers personnel managers from the hotel trade, catering and tourism – information events for students, trainees and professionals – job offers from the… -
2013/02/14 Pink Pride at ITB Berlin
Gay & Lesbian Travel features a colourful programme for trade visitors and the public – new international exhibitors showcase tailor-made travel products – Vienna Gay Café at the Pink Pavilion… -
2013/02/13 ITB Berlin: focus on business travel
Information from around 100 business travel exhibitors available online – two lounges for networking – a wide range of advanced training events at the ITB Business Travel Forum Good preparation… -
2013/02/12 ITB Berlin Convention: focus on CSR
CSR Day at the ITB Berlin Convention focuses on strategies for sustainable tourism and examples of best practices – discussions on climate change, gender equality and the successful marketing… -
2013/02/11 eTravel World at ITB Berlin: in tune with the digital age
Practical tips and information on social media, blogging and mobile travel services – eTravel World features events from Wednesday to Saturday for the first time – ITB Berlin programme highlights… -
2013/02/07 ITB Berlin Convention: Azerbaijan co-hosts the tourism industry’s leading think tank
Azerbaijan represented at ITB Berlin with three stands – ITB Destination Days: discussion with celebrity panel guests, including national football team manager Berti Vogts Azerbaijan will be… -
2013/02/06 ITB Berlin: Danube countries combine to put on a strong display
Eight countries bordering the Danube provide information on holidays at the world’s leading travel trade show – guided tours for trade visitors and the media – prize competition for the public… -
2013/02/06 ITB Berlin: Sustainability forms the basis for success
Adventure & Responsible Tourism Hall celebrates tenth anniversary with a variety of events featuring socially responsible tourism – Climate-neutral ITB Berlin catalogues support a geothermal… -
2013/02/01 ITB Berlin Hospitality Day: unconventional concepts revolutionise the hotel industry
Young travellers and new ideas transform the hotel market – 8th ITB Hospitality Day points in a new direction and presents four exceptional hotel concepts Young travellers, employees and CEOs,… -
2013/01/31 Travel Technology: from pilot phase to growth
Travel Technology at ITB Berlin 2013 is booked up – focus on Mobile Travel und Social Media innovations and developments – workshops and discussions at the eTravel World with first-hand industry… -
2013/01/30 Media Titans, Innovators and European Travel Leaders Headline at PhoCusWright@ITB
Executives from Airbnb, Facebook, Google and Odigeo among the speakers at PhoCusWright’s key European travel conference Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright has announced a pioneering… -
2013/01/28 ITB Book Awards 2013 – The winners
The award-winners are the Indonesian author Andrea Hirata, the Indian writer Kiran Nagarkar, authors Stefan Nink and Steffen Möller, the adventurer and writer Christoph Rehage, along with Gunda… -
2013/01/25 “How to get started” for industry newcomers
ITB Berlin supports Travel Traction by OpenTravel – an information exchange and panel discussion on getting started in the travel industry The travel industry follows its own rules, something… -
2013/01/21 ITB Advisory: the consultation network for expert tourism advice
A new network for problem analysis and solutions from qualified advisers of tourism associations and destinations – sponsor of the ITB Berlin Convention – workshop for acquisition of EU tourism… -
2013/01/18 ITB Berlin 2013: high demand from the Middle East, Asia and South America
Larger display areas for India and Indonesia, the partner country of ITB - Travel Technology and Gay &Lesbian Travel continue to grow at the world’s leading travel trade show. Worldwide… -
2013/01/11 ITB Business Travel Days point the way to the future
Established competence centre for business travel and event managers Travel and event managers have to take decisions with the future in mind, which is why they must constantly take their core… -
2013/01/09 Adventure tours and sustainable tourism: new trends and model projects at ITB Berlin
Forward-looking events on Adventure & Responsible Tourism in Halls 4.1 to 8. Adventure Tours celebrates its tenth anniversary at ITB Berlin with a pow-wow for trade visitors under the slogan… -
2012/12/18 ITB Berlin connects the travel industry with the world of bloggers
For the first time ITB Berlin features a matchmaking event for exhibitors and bloggers – reception for bloggers at the Travel Massive event on the eve of ITB Berlin 2013 – eTravel World and… -
2012/12/17 Barrier-free tourism: an underrated market with high growth potential
Disabled travellers represent a target audience that is on the increase and an increasingly important market – the ITB World Travel Trends Report examines the challenges and the growing significance… -
2012/12/13 ITB Berlin Convention Programme 2013 now online
The ITB Berlin Convention 2013 features leading speakers and discussions on key themes concerning tourism, politics and society – tenth anniversary of the travel industry’s leading think tank… -
2012/12/12 Airlines score points with customers for offering value for money
Difficult times for national airlines – according to a survey by ITB Berlin value for money and tailor-made frequent flyer programmes matter more than loyalty to home carriers For customers… -
2012/12/07 Brazil continues to drive growth in the Americas
US citizens are cautious about travelling due to a weak economy – the ITB World Travel Trends Report analyses source markets in North and South America In terms of outbound travel South Americans… -
2012/11/29 Asia is the driving force in global tourism
China and Japan report rising numbers of outbound trips – ITB World Travel Trends Report analyses this year’s developments in Asian source markets – six per cent growth in Asian outbound travel… -
2012/11/26 Tourism in Europe defies numerous crises
ITB World Travel Trends Report forecasts a rise in trips to and from Europe – northern European trip numbers remain stable, while southern Europeans are less keen to travel due to the financial… -
2012/11/21 Messe Berlin ITB Book Awards 2013
Event opens with the Calendar Award for Verlag Wolfgang Kunth Preparations for the ITB Book Awards 2013 are now under way. To whet appetites for this coming travel season, as in 2012, the event… -
2012/11/20 Tourism meets politics
ITB Berlin and Fachhochschule Worms organise the 16th annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tourismuswissenschaft This year, at the 16th annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft… -
2012/11/15 Legal advice for event managers at ITB Berlin
MICE Day draws attention to event industry rules On 6 March 2013 at the ITB MICE Day, participants can take a look behind the scenes of organising events and gain an overview of the event industry’s… -
2012/11/12 The consequences of the eurozone crisis for holiday destinations in southern Europe
A study by ITB Berlin and IPK International shows the eurozone crisis is impacting on tourism to Greece – in 2012 Portugal, Spain and Italy reported overall growth To what degree does negative… -
2012/11/01 Global tourism defies numerous crises
The World Tourism Organization and the consultancy IPK International present cautiously optimistic forecasts for 2013 – two to four per cent growth – a top ten placing for Germany as a destination… -
2012/10/25 ITB Berlin presents wide-ranging seminar programme at ABAV
The world’s leading travel trade show presents lectures and workshops at South America's largest travel trade show in Rio de Janeiro – the programme includes up-to-the-minute topics: CSR, Business… -
2012/10/10 ITB Book Awards 2013 of Messe Berlin
The event kicks off with the Calendar Award in December 2012 – Destination Awards focus on Indonesia, the partner country of ITB Preparations for the ITB Book Awards 2013 are now under way.… -
2012/09/24 Turkey: Russians are seldom regular guests
ITB Berlin and IPK International have analysed which countries are most often visited by Russians, Germans and Britons – the Germans’ favourite is the Netherlands, Britons rate holidays in… -
2012/09/17 ITB Berlin to hold seminars at South America’s largest travel trade show in Rio de Janeiro
World’s leading travel trade show collaborates with ABAV – A Feira de Turismo das Américas: ITB Academy to hold three days of seminars at Brazil’s B2B trade show – programme includes up-to-the-minute… -
2012/08/16 Hotel overnights in Europe set to increase
ITB Berlin and IPK International investigate Europeans’ preferred types of accommodation – Germans favour middle-class hotels, Russians and Britons the luxury segment – the percentage of hotel… -
2012/07/30 BRIC countries: Russia leads the rankings for trips abroad
ITB Berlin and IPK International present an analysis of the dynamic developments and outbound travel volume of the BRIC countries in a five-year comparison – Among the BRIC countries outbound… -
2012/06/11 Azerbaijan: Convention & Culture Partner of ITB Berlin 2013
Azerbaijan is acting as partner of the world’s largest tourism convention and is presenting its cultural attractions as a fascinating destination for tourists – Prominent panelists will discuss… -
2012/05/25 ITB Buyers’ Circle stimulates follow-up business
Recent survey: Industry’s leading buyers satisfied with the services provided by this new network platform – Deals signed with a value of several million euros – ITB Buyers’ Circle will feature… -
2012/03/12 CLOSING REPORT: A successful ITB Berlin 2012: More business concluded – Positive signals for continued growth in the travel sector
Satisfied exhibitors and considerably more trade visitors – Convention attracts over 20 per cent higher attendance – Egypt gains confidence of the international travel industry – ITB Berlin… -
2012/03/09 Making its debut: Presentation of the ITB World Music Prize 2012 awarded to Natacha Atlas and Amr Diab
The first ITB World Music Prize 2012 is dedicated to the official partner country Egypt and honours two musicians who “in their own particular way, have succeeded in delighting an international… -
2012/03/06 Opening Report ITB Berlin 2012: Taking the political pulse of the industry
10,644 exhibitors from 187 countries – All available display space taken – Record number of two-storey stands – New ITB Buyers’ Circle successfully established – Continued expansion of Travel… -
2012/03/05 ITB Berlin: Gay & Lesbian Travel section is booming
ITB Berlin reports growing interest in the Gay & Lesbian Travel section – Dertour and Embratur debut with their own stand at the Gay Pavilion – Launch of bookable ITB supported international… -
2012/03/02 ITB Berlin Convention with the who’s who of tourism, politics and business
Egypt’s tourism minister H.E. Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, ifo president Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn and TUI boss Dr. Michael Frenzel to speak at the world’s largest tourism convention – admission… -
2012/02/29 ITB Berlin 2012: Fact Sheet
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2012/02/29 ITB Berlin 2012 at a glance
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2012/02/29 ITB Berlin 2012: Hall Layout
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2012/02/28 CSR in tourism: a long-term topic at ITB Berlin
Forward-looking projects and new ideas on corporate social responsibility in tourism – ITB CSR Day with hot topics – human rights in tourism and sustainability certificates – new: practical… -
2012/02/23 Opening ceremony of ITB Berlin with leading figures from politics and tourism
Opening ceremony of ITB Berlin on 6 March 2012 with Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Dr. Philipp Rösler and the Egyptian Minister for Tourism… -
2012/02/23 Partner country Egypt at ITB Berlin
Grand opening ceremony on 6 March 2012 – numerous cultural events with typical national attractions at the world’s largest travel trade show – interactive communication via Facebook and Twitter… -
2012/02/23 The complete guide to ITB Berlin on your mobile
With the free ITB Mobile Guide app visitors to ITB Berlin are always well informed. This year’s trade fair guide has numerous new features, including “What’s on“, an overview of current events,… -
2012/02/22 ITB Berlin Convention: Younger generation on the platform
14-year old Felix Finkbeiner to give keynote speech on the future of mobility – Well-known German PUMA manager Jochen Zeitz presents future sustainability scenarios – ITB Berlin Convention… -
2012/02/16 ITB Berlin Convention: Think tank for the topics of tomorrow
Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn on global economic developments – topics include tourism, technology, marketing, health at the world’s largest tourism convention – admission to the ITB Berlin… -
2012/02/14 ITB Berlin CareerCenter: main meeting place for career planners and tourism industry newcomers
Find the perfect job at ITB Berlin – the latest job vacancies and expert advice from leading tourism companies at the ITB Job Exchange powered by YOURCAREERGROUP and the MeerArbeit project… -
2012/02/09 eTravel World 2012
At ITB Berlin international companies present the latest innovations and trends in travel technology, a key market – workshops, papers and discussions with acknowledged experts – App Marathon… -
2012/02/07 More technology than ever
ITB Berlin expands its floor area for over 230 travel technology exhibitors from 15 countries Nowadays travel technology is omnipresent in the global travel industry: this includes the back… -
2012/02/06 ITB Media Day: the meeting place for journalists and bloggers
Open press conference of ITB Berlin on 6 March 2012 – followed by further press conferences with exhibitors – a major networking event for bloggers This year the media world is already gathering… -
2012/01/31 ITB Berlin 2012: driving force for new trends and established industry meeting place
High growth in exhibitors from the Asian-Pacific region – socially responsible tourism and gay & lesbian travel are booming –Travel Technology Hall booked up since December – Deutsche Lufthansa… -
2012/01/23 Business travel success factors in 2012
ITB Berlin Business Travel Days address hot topics Rarely have changes affecting the overall situation in politics, society and the economy had such a dynamic impact on the business travel… -
2011/12/13 A boost for South America – USA stagnates
South America benefits from stable growth – recession dampens US citizens’ desire for travel abroad – ITB World Travel Trends Report examines travel trends and opportunities in the Americas… -
2011/11/21 European tourism defies the euro crisis
Robust growth in European and international travel – city breaks and short trips preferred – only three per cent use smartphones to book trips Good news for European tourism: despite continuing… -
2011/11/17 ITB Berlin Convention 2012: The compass of the international travel industry
Podium discussions on the shortfall in workers and managers – ITB Mobility Day the new ”theme day” – ITB Health Tourism Battle, with visitBerlin as an innovative format for companies and destinations… -
2011/11/16 New ITB Buyers’ Circle
World’s largest travel trade show features new attraction for leading industry buyers – valuable services and latest information – applications invited online as of now An exclusive Buyers’… -
2011/11/09 Good prospects for business travel
VDR survey on the economic situation: findings reflect optimism in the short term – ITB Berlin Business Travel Days help to save money Over the coming six months the volume of business travel…
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