At the Travel Market American countries are promoted to buyers from North America and Europe, which are users or organizers of incentive travel, conventions, meetings, congresses, exhibitions, product presentations, conferences, seminars and events.

The MITM americas consists of one intense full day interactive forum where exhibitors meet with buyers by individual appointments, pre-requested by both, exhibitors and buyers, and pre-assigned in advance by computer. To assist in choosing and arranging meetings, exhibitors receive the buyers detailed profiles, in advance, together with an appointments request form. The MITM computer, following the requests, schedules up to a maximum of 20 possible meetings, of 15 minutes each, per single stand.

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community, taking place in Cannes in December.

The world’s most sought after destinations, ultra-luxurious accommodation, elite transportation and unique travel experiences are showcased for the most discerning international luxury travel buyer via an unrivalled pre-scheduled appointment system and effective networking and knowledge opportunities.

IGTM is a golf tourism event run by Reed Travel Exhibitions, it brings together golf tour operators, travel agents, and the meetings industry with leading hotels, resorts, golf courses and airlines. Together with IAGTO and the host destination we deliver a high quality 4 day business event run on a pre-scheduled appointment basis.

Join us this year in Andalucía where we expect to welcome over 400 exhibitors, 350 pre-qualified buyers as well as key media players.

The global event for the travel industry

Staged annually in London, World Travel Market is a vibrant must attend four day business to business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and international travel professionals. It is a unique opportunity for the whole global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business under one roof. By attending World Travel Market, participants efficiently, effectively and productively gain immediate competitive advantage for their business and stay abreast with the latest developments in the travel industry.

BTC International is one of the main international b2b fairs in Europe, specialised in the sector of the events organisation.
BTC hosts the most qualified professionals of the meeting and incentive demand and supplyBTC Mission is to create the best conditions to facilitate interaction between demand and supply in the Meeting Industry. Thanks to a long experience, today BTC represents the only reference point for the whole Italian Meeting Industry - a not to be missed event for the most qualified international MICE professionals.

Are you counting down to the highly-anticipated, annual travel tradeshow this October in Bangkok?  Engage with us in this bold new push to the marvellous frontiers of Asia – at the 16th IT&CMA and 11th CTW Asia-Pacific 2008 trade exhibition and conference.

The unique twinning of IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific proves to be the perfect platform to highlight MICE destinations and Corporate Travel  products and services as well as to negotiate procurement and keep abreast of industry developments.

Join us at the New Frontiers and optimise your returns at Asia-Pacific's Doublebill.

The best business opportunities for your company

This event provides an opportunity to find you target group, to meet key players of the Russian and international MICE markets, to establish mutually beneficial partnership relations, to understand specifics of MICE industry, to comprehend modern trends and perspectives of the industry’s development.

More than 13,000 buyers and exhibitors - 7,500 buyers and 6,000 exhibitors from more than 1,900 exhibiting companies - were spread out across nearly 250,000 square feet of exhibit space at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center. In addition, more than 600 paid registrants filled 2,200 seminar seats for the new Executive Leadership Series: Strategies to Motivate, Empower and Reward.

Top Resa Paris is an effective professional trade show and the showcase for numerous new features that will make this gathering the year’s unmissable event for the profession. The B2B orientation is the principal focus in order to enable the suppliers (Tour Operators, Tourist Offices, Airports and Airlines, Shipping Lines, Cruise Operators, Hotels, Coach Operators, New Technologies, etc.) to ensure an optimum distribution of their products.

EXPORAMA SHOW is the first and only Business-to-Business exhibition in Southeastern Europe that focuses exclusively
on the Events Industry. It is the right place-to-be for everyone
involved in this field and an ideal opportunity for all professionals
to be inspired, meet with friends and colleagues, familiarize themselves with substantial innovations, exchange ideas and experiences, get to know one another and, above all, make
the best business contacts ever.

EIBTM provides the perfect platform from which to influence the global meetings and incentives industry. Bringing together senior buyers with quality suppliers from around the world, attendance at EIBTM promises the ultimate business solution providing:

• Quality Hosted Buyers qualified on the international business they place
• Proven attendance figures - ABC audited
• A buyer driven appointment system
• One-to-one contact with your existing clients and potential future business
• A forum to showcase your products to the global meetings industry
• Networking and professional education opportunities for visitors and exhibitors
  

To make an international meeting possible in which, Guayaquil, the country’s largest city and port with over 3,200,000 residents, the Guayas Province and all of Ecuador (12.5 million residents) have the unbeatable opportunity to make their attractions and offers known to specialized journalists and tourism operators from around the world.  In this way, they will globalize, channel and spread the news about Ecuador’s unbeatable and mega-diverse tourism offer.

On its way to its Sixth Edition, FITE has become the most important tourism-related event that takes place on the Southern Pacific Coast, making good use of the following:

• Destination “Ecuador”
• International Destinations that are participating,

Becoming the largest:

• Meeting Point between Worldwide Supply and Demand, as well as a Connecting Zone for the Inca Trail Countries, and the Pacific shore (cuenca). 

	FITE 2007 Exhibitors satisfaction	FITE 2006
Excellent	39,65%	30,99%
Good	49,40%	51,90%
Regular	9,32%	14,08%
Bad	1,63%	3,03%

It is also necessary to remember that Ecuador is a calm, cozy and kind country; every year, more than 700,000 trips to other countries start here.  Its official currency is the dollar, which has permitted the country to experience economical stability and growth.  Ecuadorians spend more than 1.8 billion dollars per year on international and national travel.   Therefore, the INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FAIR IN ECUADOR, “FITE,” keeps this close, potential and permanent customer in mind while they seek a place where they can rest, go shopping, spend a weekend or their vacation.  These tourists need to become familiar with the business, recreation, adventure, culture or sports possibilities.

Do you plan your next event in Germany?
IMPACT workshop opens the door to the multifaced meetings industry of Germany, the number 1 of Europs congress destinations. Meet THE top supplier of Germany in an exclusive, superior atmosphere of the Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm – the venue of the G8-Summit 2007 and a member of "The Leading Hotels of the World".
Supplier from Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Duesseldorf and Frankfurt looking forward meeting you already. Take your chance and allocate your business for the german market purposefully andin real terms!

 Register today, online at www.impact-workshop.com and get a taste at first-hand of all the German meetings industry has to offer! Be one of the selected Buyer!

In case of any questions, please contact me under sabine.barth@pcma.de .   We are looking forward to welcome you at IMPACT workshop from January 29th, to February 1st, 2009.

The Luxury Travel Mart 2009 will be held at The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow on the 16th of March 2009, two days before the MITT 2009. This event will give luxury travel service providers a unique opportunity to get their services to their target market.

As this is already the fifth Luxury Travel Mart, the event has already managed to earn the reputation of the most successful event in the luxury travel segment in Russia. This is a B2B event for companies that offer luxury, elite products wishing to establish new contacts and strengthen old ties with potential partners - travel companies working with VIP clients.

The event will take place two days before MITT, the largest travel exhibition in Russia, which will help to attract visitors from other regions in Russia, the CIS and other countries. The high-caliber clientele and travel industry professionals attending this event make it the ideal venue for luxury services providers to promote their products and increase their share of the lucrative Russian market. Participating companies will include five-star hotels and resorts, elite car companies, cruise and yacht charter companies, private jet charters, DMC and luxury operators.

Among new features for LTM 2009 you will notice our improved web-site, which will allow you to schedule appointments with buyers, change your details for the event, view guest lists, etc.

At the Moscow International MICE Forum you will have the opportunity to meet with most of the leading Russian MICE specialists and corporate travel buyers in a professional workshop environment.

The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions business is growing. It is reported to be worth more than $.150 million per year and increasing fast with more than 3 million Russians travelling internationally on business trips. This is becoming one of the most dynamic sources of business travel in the world.

On the 17th and 18th of September, 2007, BIT Peru 2007 Luxury Collection and Incentives was held at the JW Marriott Hotel Lima. It was the 7th edition of the Bolsa Iberoamericana de Turismo, and the first event in South America aimed at promoting luxury and incentive tourism among international buyers.

This year, the event will be held the 15th and 16th of September 2008, in hopes of strengthening the work completed to date, and increasing the number of participants. In addition, a site inspection is planned for some of Lima’s top luxury hotels, as well as a gastronomic tour of some of the best Peruvian restaurants. BIT Peru was, for six years, the only Peruvian tourism event listed on the Calendar of International Tourism Events of the WTO.

La Cumbre, recognized as the primary meeting place for travel professionals in the Americas, is changing.
Now in its 19th year, La Cumbre is the event of the Americas that gives you access to an ample community of buyers and suppliers from Latin America and the Caribbean. This event’s unique appeal, gives you all the necessary tools to make the right decisions.
Participate in La Cumbre, make your appointmentsand network with the leaders in the industry.

Event UK provides all of the elements needed to help you transform your next event into something amazing.

Over 350 exhibiting companies will be present offering venues of every shape and size, from the extraordinary to the conventional, economic to the elite, to the perfect party pad in the UK's best destinations.

With a ribbeting education programme including 20 free seminars, keynote speakers and a free advice centre, plenty of networking opportunities and exciting new feature areas, Event UK is perfectly placed to inspire you and your future events.

Unprecedented Grand Fair Draws Worldwide Attention

Sponsored by China National Tourism Administration, Liaoning Provincial Government and Dalian Municipal Government, East Asia International Travel Fair (EAITF) has been successfully held for 4 sessions and gained great attention domestic and abroad. Each of last 4 sessions attracted exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions participated. Till now, EAITF has been serving nearly 2512 exhibitors and nearly 3,000 trade buyers and public visitors in and out of China. Besides, 35 more countries and over 22 domestic provinces and regions organized various professional presentations and promotions.

Shanghai International Business, Meetings and Incentive Travels Expo

Business, meetings and travel are becoming the vast market with fast development of Chinese economy. In the future years, China will be the main destination and traveller source country of the world tourism, foreign tourists will increase from 5.000 annually now to over 0.173 billion, 30% of them are incentive business tourists. In 2006, the number of Chinese people who did business and traveled abroad was up to 28.800.000, and in 2007 it was more than 35.000.000.

ITB Asia, the three day B2B trade show and convention, will have its debut October 22 to 24, 2008 in Singapore and will focus on Asia buyers. Outbound buyers of medium sized enterprises, as well as suppliers of the Asia-Pacific are joined by exhibitors of the worldwide tourism value chain.

ITB Asia will not only act as a "horizontal" market place for travel products but also as a "vertical" one for suppliers of the travel industry. Hence, it will feature the full range of travel products, services and goods from the supply side of the industry especially in the hospitality and technology sectors.

ITB Asia will be held annually in Singapore.

ITB Asia - The world's most dynamic travel market needs an adequate marketplace