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Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals Germany’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering at pace to recover to within 95% of…

Berlin, February 20, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / Around 90 per cent of the available stand area is occupied – The multi-purpose hall hub27, which is fully booked, is the destination hot spot – Debut for the German marketplace – Cultural tourism…

Berlin, Germany, February 1, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / Deborah Rothe follows in the footsteps of David Ruetz as exhibition director of ITB Berlin, the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show. In December 2022, Ruetz became senior vice president of…

Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Leading speakers and experts from the global travel industry share their knowledge in up to 20 individual tracks – A wide range of topic headings including Travel Technology, Marketing…

Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show releases details of a hybrid concept and for taking part in the live event from 9 to 13 March 2022 in Berlin. Demand is high for the annual business…

Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX /  €104.1 million a day being lost to the German economy. A devastating €38 billion looks set to be lost from the German economy due to the collapse of international travel during 2020,…

Berlin, Germany, August 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The hospitality industry is facing turbulent times: On 11 August (2 - 4 p.m. CET) ITB Berlin will launch its next round of online sessions as part of the virtual ITB Berlin Convention. Under…

Berlin, Germany, July 29, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / ITB Berlin is to publish a special study by IPK on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international travel behaviour – Germans’ interest in travel abroad remains high despite no vaccine…

Frankfurt (Germany) - March 16, 2020 (travelindex.com) - IMEX has been cancelled this year but what makes the cancellation of the event so unique is that IMEX group chairman, Mr Ray Bloom, and Ms Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX group, have managed…

Berlin (Germany) – February 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Digitalisation and sustainability are two topics that are currently of decisive importance in the global tourism industry. They are key for tourism professionals everywhere,…

Chengdu (China) – December 10, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Chengdu Inbound Tourism Partnership Summit, organized by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast-TV, and Tourism, was held in Chengdu on 28 November 2019. The event…

Berlin (Germany) – December 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments in Europe to seize the opportunity to create a sustainable aviation industry that protects the environment and…

Hamburg (Germany) – April 29, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Hamburg has won the bid to host the 2022 conference of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders (ISHCSF). In September 2022, about 500 specialists…

Berlin (Germany) - March 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) - WTA members include national tourism associations, influential tourism enterprises, academic institutes and other institutions from around the world. Messe Berlin, which is among the top…

Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia) – March 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Mongolia, is about the launch a new interactive planning tool for travelers, was introduced for the first time at ITB Berlin, the largest tourism fair in the world. While…

Berlin (Germany) - February 21 2019 (travelindex.com) - The world of medical tourism has long become globalized: according to the latest report by VISA and Oxford Economics, the global medical tourism industry is currently worth around 100…

Berlin (Germany) - February 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Big names and leading international companies focus on forward-looking transportation systems and the shift in customer demands in the luxury travel market – Presentation of the…

Hamburg (Germany) - January 24, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Meeting and event planners have even more venue and accommodation options when hosting events in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city. There are 10 hotels set to open this year,…

Munich (Germany) - October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Metasearch company expands customer services thanks to big data services from Munich. A novel approach forms base for lucrative additional revenue streams. To further enhance customer…

Berlin (Germany) - October 18, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Tourism as a key economic force: Malaysia, the Official Partner Country of ITB Berlin, which will take place from 6 to 10 March 2019 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, is aiming to…

Berlin (Germany) - March 8, 2018 (travelindex.com) - 2017 has been an exceptionally strong year for international travel, with Europe being the main growth driver as both a source market as well as a destination region. Worldwide, the…

Berlin (Germany) - March 8, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The 8th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting held during the ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show, focused on the long-term tourism vision for the historic Silk Road routes and how to establish the…

Hamburg (Germany) – December 14, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Investigative journalists from around the world are set to meet in Hamburg in 2019. Supported by Hamburg Convention Bureau, Germany’s second largest city has won the bid to host the…

Berlin (Germany) - November 19, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Germany largest source market and leading destination – Outside of Europe, USA most popular destination for health vacations and medical tourism – “Reducing stress” main motive – ITB…

Berlin (Germany) - October 27, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Luxury travel is booming: high-price trips grew nearly twice as much as global travel did in general over the past years – most luxury travelers come from the USA and China – Germany…

Shanghai (China) - February 22, 2017 (travelindex.com) – All signs point to a successful premiere. Three months before the event, ITB China is booked up and trade visitors can now start registering for the show. From 10 to 12 May 2017…

Berlin (Germany) - January 25, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Corporate social responsibility in tourism will be a dominant theme at ITB Berlin – ITB CSR Day features the key topic "Sustainable Food and Beverages in the Hotel Industry and at…

Berlin (Germany) - December 12, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Making travel planning easier: from 8 to 10 March 2017 at the ITB Business Travel & MICE Days participants can find out everything about the latest trends and developments in the…

Berlin (Germany) - November 23, 2016 (travelindex.com) - For the first time ITB Berlin 2017 will feature a dedicated Medical Tourism Pavilion – Huge growth in medical tourism – Papers and workshops on new trends and developments For the…

Berlin (Germany) - November 18, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Low growth in European outbound trips and stagnating beach holiday volumes – yet more city trips – fluctuating fortunes for European destinations – ITB Berlin exclusively publishes…

Berlin (Germany) - November 11, 2016 (travelindex.com) - ITB Berlin allocates more space for exhibitors in this growth segment – for the first time the eTravel Showroom features product presentations – lectures about chatbots, storytelling…

Berlin (Germany) - June 7, 2016 (travelindex.com) - ITB Berlin is pleased to announce its co-branded India show, Bharat International Tourism Bazaar, the first pure outbound show for the Indian market , to be held in New Delhi from 3rd to…

Berlin (Germany) - April 30, 2016 (travelindex.com) - Dietlind von Lassberg, formerly the managing director and now the deputy chair of the "Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.", is among ten women to have been honoured with the…

Berlin (Germany) - March 11, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Europe remains the key market to raise Thailand’s quality tourism benchmark. The importance of Europe, noting that 65% of European visitors makes repeat visits to the country, an…

Singapore (Singapore) - December 10, 2015 (travelindex) - Xn Hotel Systems Group Limited and protel hotelsoftware GmbH are very pleased to announce a strategic investment and expanded international alliance. protel’s investment will be…

Berlin (Germany) - March 4, 2014 - The number of international exhibitors at this year’s ITB Berlin will be higher than ever before. More than two-thirds of the exhibitors showcasing their products and services in the 26 halls on the Berlin…

Berlin (Germany) - February 6, 2014 - Travel experts must acquire the necessary knowledge to keep abreast of the latest technological developments and their impact on the tourism industry. Travel technology is a key market and the eTravel…

Berlin (Germany) - November 25, 2013 - At ITB Berlin 2014 the focus will be on Mexico, which was selected by the management of Messe Berlin as the next partner country of the world’s leading travel trade show. “Mexico is a country that…

Berlin (Germany) - November 14, 2013 - Next year, from 5 to 8 March 2014 at the ITB Berlin Convention, the event that examines forward-looking global tourism issues, visitors will again be offered strategic input and the latest information…

Berlin (Germany) - 28 October 2013 - ITB Berlin is moving with the times and in future will be putting an even greater focus on the increasingly important Travel Technology segment. Next year, the show will provide space in Hall 5.1 for…

Berlin (Germany) - October 21, 2013 - In 2014 the world’s largest travel trade show will again provide senior buyers with access to an exclusive circle that offers numerous benefits – applications can be submitted from 1 November – at ITB…

Berlin (Germany) - July 10, 2013 - The long-standing collaboration between ITB Berlin and ABAV, the Tourism Fair of the Americas, is set to become even closer. For the second time the world’s leading travel trade show is due to be the…

Berlin (Germany) - June 30, 2013 - Dr. Christian Göke (47) is due to take over as the new chief executive officer of Messe Berlin. At its regular meeting on 5 December 2012 the supervisory board appointed Dr. Goeke, who holds a doctorate in…

Frankfurt (Germany) - June 3, 2013 - Stretch out and relax: if you’ll be changing planes in Frankfurt, you can now take advantage of a feel-good rest area in the new A-Plus pier. A cozy lounge ambiance is evoked by a hardwood floor, plants,…

Berlin (Germany) - May 5, 2013 - According to the United Nations, worldwide an estimated 1.2 million children are the victims of human trafficking each year. Since signing the Child Protection Code in 2011 ITB Berlin has used its voice to…

Berlin (Germany) - March 14, 2013 - ITB Berlin 2013 was by far the world’s largest meeting place of international tourism policy decision-makers and business leaders. The German chancellor Angela Merkel, the Indonesian president Susilo…

Berlin (Germany) - March 8, 2013 - The President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel, headed the exceptional guest list at the official…

Germany - March 1, 2013 - In one of the largest hotels deals in Europe in recent years, the Israeli hotel company, Fattal Hotels, together with a consortium of international investors have signed a binding agreement to acquire the entire…

Frankfurt (Germany) - February 25, 2013 - Transfer, take one: Frankfurt Airport is taking new approaches to informing passengers. Instead of dry, boring announcements, now an entertaining film shows how easy and attractive it is to change…

Berlin (Germany) – December 2, 2012 - Asia continues to be the driving force in global tourism. According to the latest ITB World Travel Trends Report, this year the number of outbound trips from Asia rose by seven percent, due in part to…