CULTURE
Azerbaijan attending international tourism exhibition in Germany
Baku, March 6 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Culture and Tourism is participating in the international “İTB Berlin-2013” tourism exhibition in Germany.
At the tourism exhibition ITB Berlin entire range of travel is presented: Countries, destinations, tour operators, booking systems, transport, hotels, and all others who want to make their customers the best weeks of the year more enjoyable.
Business travel has become an important and lucrative foothold in the travel industry in an increasingly globalized economy, in addition to leisure travel.
ITB Berlin is THE B2B-Platform for trade visitors – an excellent opportunity to meet business partners and to do business. For all other visitors ITB Berlin is a wonderful possibility to discover the whole world within a few hours.
“Travel & Tourism accounts for 258 million jobs globally. At US$6 trillion (9.1% of GDP) the sector is a key driver for investment and economic growth and at a global level.
In October 2008, the successful concept of ITB Berlin started its own journey. There are a lot of possibilities to benefit from the leading convention trade show of the Asian-Pacific tourism industry. The ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin) is the world's largest tourism trade fair. The companies represented at the fair include hotels, tourist boards, tour operators, system providers, airlines and car rental companies.
The thematically ordered market segments help visitors and exhibitors to quickly find their way through the wide product range of ITB Berlin: Book World, Business Travel Days, Cruises, Cultural Tourism, Economy Accommodation, eTravel World, Adventure & Responsible Tourism, Gay & Lesbian Travel, ITB Mobile Travel Services, Training and Employment (CareerCenter), Travel Technology, Trends & Events, Wellness, Youth Travel.
In 2012, about 7,000 journalists attended the ITB Berlin, of whom about 1,500 came from abroad. In addition to the industry's leading trade magazines, business and travel journalists from 94 countries report on the latest travel trends and products.