You don't want to miss the most important Travel & Tourism trade events. We identify the top shows, and then we work with the organizers to provide special added value - such as US Pavilions - for U.S. companies that participate. Commercial Service staff attend the shows, and often provide matchmaking services for U.S. companies. U.S. shows that are part of the Department of Commerce's International Buyer Program will feature overseas delegations and an International Business Center staffed by Department of Commerce employees.
List of SCE Travel & Tourism Shows to come
Austria:
Ferien Messe Salzburg
Salzburg Exhibition Center, Salzburg, Austria
February 20-22, 2009
The Ferien Messe Salzburg is another well know annual travel
& tourism event in Austria. The 2009 event is expected
to attract over 200 exhibitors from 24 countries and regions in
Salzburg. It is also a trade and consumer show.
Contact:
Ingeborg Doblinger
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Boltzmanngasse 16
A-1091 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 313 39 2120
Fax: +43 1 310 6917
Email: Ingeborg.Doblinger@mail.doc.gov
Belgium:
Visit USA Workshop
March 11, 2009
The Workshop organized by Visit USA in cooperation with
Commercial Service is held annually just before ITB Berlin.
It is known to be the best event for US travel professionals in
Belgium. It gives a unique opportunity to promote USA
tourism regions, products and services to the Belgium and
Luxembourg markets. The workshop is exclusively open to travel
agents and press. The 2008 Workshop showcased 45 exhibiting
organizations and was attended by over 200 travel agents and 15
travel journalists. Both exhibitors and visitors commented on the
2008 Workshop.
Brussels Travel Fair
February 2010 - TBD
Brussels Holiday Show is an annual event in Belgium combining
both professionals and consumers. Over 100,000 people visited the
fair. There were 700 exhibitors from around the world
destinations including tour operators, airlines, travel agencies,
coach companies and hotels. The 2008 USA stand was a huge
success. Many visitors already had definite plans and just longed
for more information, others were curious and wanted to learn
more about the U.S. The Brussels Travel Fair is the best consumer
show in Belgium - 65% of the visitors are booking their holiday
after their visit.
Contact:
Brigitte de Stexhe
U.S. Commercial Service Brussels
U.S. Embassy
27 Boulevard du Regent
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: + 32/(0)2/508-2454
Fax: 32/(0)2/512-3644
E-mail: Brigitte.de.Stexhe@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.gov/belgium
Czech Republic:
Holiday World 2010
Prague, Czech Republic
February 2010 - TBD
Central Europe’s premier tourism event.
Contact:
Hana Obrusnikova,
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Trziste 15
11801 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 257 022 436
Fax: +420 257 022 810
E-mail: hana.obrusnikova@mail.doc.gov
Denmark:
Ferie for Alle (Holidays for Everyone)
Herning, Denmark
February 20-22, 2009
Usually atracting more than 50,000 visitors the event is one of
Scandinavia’s leading travel and tourism consumer shows. In
2008, Ferie for Alle had 745 exhibitors in Herning Exhibition
centre, the largest trade fair and exhibition centre in
Scandinavia. http://www.ferieforalle.dk
Contact:
Peter Strandby
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 24
DK- 2100 Copenhagen
T: (+45) 33 41 71 17
F: (+45) 35 42 01 75
Email: peter.strandby@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.gov/denmark
France:
Top Resa 2009
Porte de Versailles, Paris, FRANCE
September 22-25, 2009
Event Type: Travel Trade Event with 15,000 visitors
Frequency: Annual (first year in Paris, originally in
Deauville)
Organizer: Reed Exhibitions
Tel: (33-1) 47 56 52 50, Fax: (33-1) 47 56 50 67
Contact: Astrid Vérité, Commercial Manager
E-mail: astrid.verite@reedexpo.fr
Website: www.topresa.com
A U.S. Pavilion organized by Reed-Exhibitions.
Contact:
Valerie Ferriere
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
14 Boulevard Haussman
75009 Paris
Tel: 33- 1-4312-2770
Fax: 33- 1-4312-2172
Email: Valerie.Ferriere@mail.doc.gov
Germany:
The German travel shows, where a Visit USA Pavilion will be organized are:
Munich: C-B-R Caravan Watersports, Tourism
February 14-22, 2009
Before the summer travel season begins, Munich hosts one of the
leading public exhibitions for the holiday market in
Germany. The product range presented at C-B-R
comprehensively covers leisure and travel industries, although
tourism is the main focus of visitor interest. In 2007, the
event will last for 5 days from Saturday to Wednesday. In
2007, about 115,000 visitors came to see the 1,564 exhibitors
from 71 countries.
www.c-b-r.de/
Berlin: ITB - International Tourism Bourse
March 11-15, 2009
This is the world’s largest travel trade show. In 2007,
177,154 visitors attended, of which 108,735 were trade
visitors. The See America Pavilion hosted over 200
exhibitors at ITB in 2007. In total there were over 10,923
exhibitors, 8,465 of which were not from Germany. VUSA, the
U.S. Commercial Service, and the Travel Industry Association of
America share a booth at ITB to provide services to US exhibitors
and trade visitors. The U.S. Commercial Service Germany
offers literature distribution at ITB for $450. Please see
the separate report on ITB 2008.
www.itb-berlin.com
For more information on Travel and Tourism and how the Commercial Service can assist US companies develop their business in the German market, contact:
Ms. Elizabeth Powell
Commercial Service Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service
American Consulate General
Giessenerstr. 30
60435 Frankfurt
Germany
Tel: +49-69-7535-3167
Fax: +49-69-7535-3171
Email: Elizabeth.Powell@mail.doc.gov
Website: http://www.BuyUSA.de
Greece:
Philoxenia 2009
October 29 - November 1, 2009
Thessaloniki, Greece
This is the largest travel show in Greece. In 2008, over
27,000 trade and consumers attended the show to meet with over
750 exhibitors.
EXHIBITORS:
Tourist offices and organizations representing destinations from
all over the world. Hotels, apartments and other accommodation
firms, transportation, meetings and incentive travel, tour
operators, press, publications, hotel equipment companies.
VISITORS PROFILE:
Travel agents, tour operators, organizers of meetings and
incentives, media, hotel owners, hotel equipment companies.
ORGANIZER:
Helexpo S.A.
Contact: Ms. Chrissa Krassa, Project Manager
Tel: +30 2310 291 293, 291 188
Fax: +30 2310 291 656
E-mail: PHILOXENIA@HELEXPO.GR
Website: http://www.helexpo.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US&loc=1&page=1116
Contact:
Irene Ralli
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
91 Vasilissis Sophias Avenue
Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 (210) 720-2224
Fax: +30 (210) 721-8660
E-mail: Irene.Ralli@mail.doc.gov
Italy:
BIT
Milan, Italy
February 19-22, 2009
The 2009 edition of BIT will take place in the new fairgrounds in
Rho-Pero. The first two days are dedicated to the trade,
while the last two days are also open to consumers. BIT
2008 attracted over 155,000 visitors, a three per cent
increase from 2007, including 108,500 trade visitors of which
25,000 came from abroad. With 5,000 exhibitors from
152 countries BIT is recognized as the largest market place in
the world for the Italian business system. For the fifth
consecutive year, the Discover America Pavilion at BIT will be
managed by B-FOR International, and supported by the U.S.
Commercial Service, the Visit USA Association Italy and the
Travel Industry Association.
Contact:
Simonetta Busnelli
U.S. Commercial Service
American Consulate General
Via Principe Amedeo, 2
20121 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39-02-62688505
Fax: +39-02-659-6561
Email: simonetta.busnelli@mail.doc.gov
Poland:
TT Warsaw Tour & Travel
Warsaw, Poland
September 24-26, 2009
www.mtpolska.com.pl
TT Warsaw is the second largest international travel and tourism
show in Poland. The 2008 event attracted almost 500 exhibitors
from 59 countries and almost 17,000 visitors.The exhibitors
include national and regional tourism organizations, travel
bureaus, tour operators, tourism agencies, hotels, transport
operators, insurance companies, tourism publications and
reservation system companies. TT Warsaw has an
extensive event program associated with the fair.
TOUR SALON
Poznan, Poland
October 21-24, 2009
www.tour-salon.pl
Tour Salon is the leading international T&T show in
Poland. Participants include tour operators, travel
agencies, official national and regional expositions, hotels,
accommodations, airlines, transport operators, tourism investors,
travel insurance companies, tourism promotion agencies, and
tourism publications.
Contact:
Ewa Bogdanowicz
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
IPC Business Center
Poznanska 2/4
00-680 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 22 625 4374
Fax: +48 22 621 6327
E-mail: Ewa.Bogdanowicz@mail.doc.gov
Spain:
FITUR 2010
Madrid, Spain
January 2010 - TBD
FITUR is Spain’s premier travel and tourism fair. It is
also the third largest in Europe after ITB and WTM, attracting
some 150,000 professional visitors every year.
Contact:
Helen Crowley
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Serrano 75
28006 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34-91-308 1548
Fax:+34-91-563-0859
Email: Helen.Crowley@mail.doc.gov
Switzerland:
Visit USA Seminar 2010
Movenpick Hotel - Zurich,
Switzerland
February 2010 - TBD
This annual event will have 50 exhibitors including many states
and regions, and all Swiss Tour Operators. Over 400 travel
agents are expected to attend the event that includes educational
workshops.
For more information contact:
Nathalie Ferbar
Top Line Marketing
Grindlenstrasse 5
CH-8954 Geroldswil
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 775 7444
Email: Nathalie.ferbar@topline.ch
U.S. Commercial Service contact:
Maria Pamich
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Jubilaeumsstrasse 93
Bern CH-3005
Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 357 7345
Fax: +41 31 357 7336
Email: mpamich@mail.doc.gov
Website: http://www.vusa.ch/EventsE.htm
Turkey:
EMITT - East Mediterranean Tourism and Travel Exhibition
2009
Istanbul, Turkey
February 19-22, 2009
This is the largest annual travel and tourism event in Turkey and
the Eastern Mediterranean region geared towards industry
professionals. The fair size has doubled since 2005. In 2007,
total of 2000 exhibitors from 52 countries came together with
thousands of visitors. Exhibitors participating in EMITT are
mostly from the regions that are close to Turkey- Europe, the
Middle East, Africa and CIS countries, but also Far Eastern
countries such as India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal,
South Korea are represented.
Contact:
Perim Ilgaz
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Consulate General
Kaplicalar Mevkii Sokak, No:2
Istinye, 34460 Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 212 335 9197
Fax: +90 212 335 9103
Email: perim.ilgaz@mail.doc.gov
Ukraine:
UITT 2008
Kiev, Ukraine
March 25-27, 2009
The No. 1 Travel Trade Event for Ukraine, UITT annually brings
together the international tourism industry under one roof to
meet with the key Ukraine travel professionals. In its 14th
edition, UITT has a reputation for delivering quality visitors
and each year providing a highly professional event. Be part of
this event and take advantage of the unique opportunity to meet
and network with the travel trade in Ukraine and gain a
competitive edge on the quickly developing Ukraine tourism
market!
Contact:
Yuriy Prikhodko
U.S. Commercial Service
4th Floor
Artyom Business Center
4 Hlybochytska Vul.
Kiev 04050
Ukraine
Tel: +380 44 490 4082
Fax: +380 44 490 4046
Email: Yuriy.Prikhodko@mail.doc.gov
United Kingdom:
World Travel Market
ExCel Exhibition Centre, London, UK
November 9- 12, 2009
World Travel Market (WTM) is the largest travel trade show in the
UK and is universally recognized as one of the major travel
events in the world. Located at ExCel, London’s prestigious
exhibition center, WTM regularly attracts over 40,000 trade
visitors, including 5,000 exhibitors from over 200
countries. More than 200 U.S. travel suppliers are expected
to participate in WTM 2008, many in the Travel Industry
Association of America (TIA)’s Discover America Pavilion.
This pavilion offers U.S. travel suppliers recognized brand
identity, lounge and hospitality areas, a Business Service
Center, Internet and email access, and other extensive exhibitor
services. The U.S. Commercial Service offers U.S. suppliers the
opportunity to showcase their products through a Product
Literature Center (PLC) at our WTM booth. This catalog show will
appeal to the many US travel suppliers (for example attractions
and hotels and smaller state tourism offices and convention and
visitor bureaus with no UK represenation,) and that could not
otherwise afford to fly to the UK or pay for an individual booth
at WTM. It is an extremely cost effective way to reach the
many international tour operators who visit the U.S. Department
of Commerce’s booth.
In addition to WTM, there are several other consumer shows:
Destinations – The Holiday & Travel Show
February 27 - March 1, 2009
Birmingham
Organizer: The Times (Destination Shows)
Website: www.destinationsshow.com
Contact:
Stewart Gough
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
24 Grosvenor Square
London W1A 1AE
Tel: +44 20 7894 0459
Fax: +44 20 7894 0020
Email: stewart.gough@mail.doc.gov