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 for FY 2008
Austria:
Ferien Messe Wien
New Vienna Trade Fair Centre, Vienna, Austria
January 15-18, 2009
The Ferien-Messe Wien holiday show in Vienna is the largest
travel event in Austria. Over 530 exhibitors from 55
countries are expected to participate in the 2008 event. It
is both a trade and consumer show
Ferien Messe Salzburg
Salzburg Exhibition Center, Salzburg, Austria
February (Dates TBC), 2009
The Ferien Messe Salzburg is another well know annual travel
& tourism event in Austria. The 2008 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:
Brussels Travel Fair
February 5-9, 2009
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 2007 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.
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 2007 Workshop showcased 45 exhibiting
organizations and was attended by over 200 travel agents and 15
travel journalists. Both exhibitors and visitors commented on the
2007 Workshop.
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 2009
Prague, Czech Republic
February 5-8, 2009
Central Europe’s premier tourism event, the 17th edition of
Holiday World will be held in Prague on February (Dates TBC),
2009. In 2007, Holiday World hosted 702 exhibitors from 47
countries and 30,110 people visited the event. The WTO’s 2020
tourism vision forecast includes countries in the Holiday World
target region among those with the potential to become “Europe’s
tigers in the period to 2020”. Two of the countries – Czech
Republic and Poland – currently rank among the world’s top 30
outgoing tourism spenders. Projections for future place Central
Europe firmly at the top of the chart for outbound tourism and
indicates “the largest rates of growth for intraregional European
tourism will be recorded in Central Eastern Europe…” The
market for travel to the United States is growing steadily.
Inexpensive airfares across the Atlantic and bargain prices for
hotels make a visit to the U.S. possible even for students. There
is a good opportunity for U.S. travel agencies to offer their
services by participating at the 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:
Den Levende Rejse (Vagabond), 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
October 18-19, 2008
Over 8,000 visitors are expected to visit Den Levende Rejse 2008,
eagerly searching for a more adventurous and exotic vacation
opportunity. The theme for Vagabond’s travel show is experience
and inspiration, both prior to and during the travelers vacation.
Den Levende Rejse 2008 will be held in the heart of Copenhagen
from Saturday, October 18 to Sunday, October 19, 2008.
Ferie ‘09 (Vacation ’09)
Copenhagen, Denmark
January 23-25, 2009
On average, two thirds of the visitors at last year’ s Ferie ’07
spend USD 7,500-10,000 annually on vacations, making this travel
fair a lucrative one for exhibitors. In 2008, Discover
America will be hosting a U.S. Pavilion where suppliers and tour
operators can promote and provide information on popular U.S.
destinations. The 2007 turnout was 42,500 travelers
visiting the more than 1,000 exhibitors from over 50 countries.
Two additional fairs, Camping ’08 and Golf ’08 ran alongside
Ferie ‘08.
http://www.ferie08.dk/english
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
2007, Ferie for Alle had 845 exhibitors in Herning Exhibition
centre, the largest trade fair and exhibition centre in
Scandinavia. The Danish Golf show, Denmark’s largest golf
fair will run parallel with Ferie for Alle.
http://www.ferieforalle.dk/gb/udstiller/
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
Finland:
Discover America Seminar 2008
Helsinki, Finland
October 2008 (date TBC)
www.discoveramerica.fi
Discover America Seminar is the only educational event in Finland
selling only the United States as a destination. The event
is targeted to travel trade and media only. The program
consists of lectures provided by guest speakers representing
different destinations, consular matters and other themes, as
well as a workshop. In 2007, over 100 persons representing
the travel industry attended the Seminar.
Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2009
Helsinki, Finland
January 15-18, 2009
www.finnexpo.fi
Matka is the largest travel fair in the Nordic countries and is
targeted to travel professionals, media, and general
public. In 2007, almost 86,000 visitors (new record) came
to meet Matka's 1,150 exhibitors representing 69 countries.
The visitors were mainly from the Nordic countries, the Baltic
region, and Russia. CS Helsinki is in the process of
organizing a Discover America Pavilion. Matka is held
annually at the Helsinki Fair Center.
Contact:
Ms. Merja Poikolainen
U.S. Commercial Service
American Embassy
Itainen Puistotie 14 B
FI-00140 Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358-9-616 250
Fax: +358-9-6162 5130
merja.poikolainen@mail.doc.gov
www.buyusa.gov/finland/en
France:
Top Resa 2008
Porte de Versailles, Paris, FRANCE
September 16-19, 2008
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:
Thomas Cook Premiere Reisesommer in 4 cities
Exact dates available in March/April 2008
Launch of Thomas Cook’s summer 2009 catalogs, including travel
market and entertainment for travel agents in 4 German citites,
usually held in the second week in November.
http://www.premierereisesommer.de/rs/de/index.jsp
Travel, Tour and Trends (Formerly Internationaler
Reisemarkt)
Cologne
November 28-30, 2008
RKI Koeln is replaced by Travel, Tour and Trends. However, there
is no webpage online and no information available up to
now.
Contact person for project management Travel, Tour and Trends is
Frank Hillesheim: +49-221-821 3987
http://www.rki-koeln.com
U.S. travel industry partners interested in exhibiting with the Visit USA Committee Germany e.V. should contact:
AB Congress Management & Marketing GmbH
Brigitte Adlmaier
Böeckhstr. 33
10967 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49-30-6900-1745
Fax: +49-30-6900-1746
Email: mail2ab@aol.com
Stuttgart: CMT – Caravan-Motor-Touristik
January 17-25, 2009
This 9-day event (Saturday to Sunday) is the leading public
exhibition for the holiday market and caravan industry in
Europe. The event hosted 172,000 visitors in 2007 and had
1,485 exhibitors.
http://www.messe-stuttgart.de/cmt/index.htm
Hamburg: Reisen Hamburg
February 4-8, 2009
Held in the spring, this fair is important because of the
Northern Germans’ preference for frequent travel. The event
is 5 days long and lasts from Wednesday to Sunday. In 2007,
84,000 visitors attended and there were 1,204 exhibitions from 80
countries.
http://www.hamburg-messe.de/reisen/re_en/start_main.php
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 2008
October 30 - November 2, 2008
Thessaloniki, Greece
This is the largest travel show in Greece. In 2007, 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: www.helexpo.gr
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
Ireland:
Holiday World Show
Dublin, Ireland
January 22-25, 2009
As a trade and consumer exhibition, this leading Irish holiday
show attracts 700 exhibitors and in excess of 56,000 visitors and
3,500 trade/ media. Every year, the Visit USA Committee
Ireland organizes a U.S.A. pavilion, comprising of 50 plus
American destinations, attractions and travel related
companies. The Holiday World Show is the idea promotional
platform to reach this lucrative market for U.S. travel and
tourism services.
Contact:
Finola Cunningham
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
42 Elgin Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Ireland
Tel: +44 353-1-667-4753
Fax: +44 353 1 667 4754
Email: Finola.Cunningham@mail.doc.gov
Italy:
TTG Incontri
Rimini, Italy
October 24-26, 2008
The 44th edition of TTG Incontri will take place in Rimini, about
four hours drive or train from either Milan and Rome. In
2005, TTG Incontri attracted 2,200 exhibitors from 107 countries
and 28,500 industry visitors/exhibitors on an exhibition area of
about 45,000 sqm. TTG Incontri is a b2b event which is
constantly growing, both for the number of exhibitors and
visitors, and an effective organization which allows participants
to concentrate exclusively on their own business and work in a
modern and functional environment.
Showcase USA-Italy
Turin, Italy
November 15-17, 2008
The city of the latest edition of the Winter-Olympics, Turin, is
going to host the 5th edition of the Showcase USA-Italy
event. Conceived to attract U.S. exhibitors to the Italian
market right after the WTM show in London, Showcase USA-Italy is
the only event that features the United States of America and
attracts the major Italian tour operators, travel agents,
incentive houses of the Northern Italy as well as tourism
journalists. The program includes one full day of
one-to-one appointments, two overnights, meals and transfers.
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
Netherlands:
Vakantiebeurs 2009
Jaarbeurs Utrecht
January 13-18, 2009
The Top trade and consumer travel fair in The Netherlands.
The 20007 event attracted 1,634 exhibitors and 135,768 visitors.
Contact:
Bram Groen
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Lange Voorhout 102
2514 EJ The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: 31- 70-310-2421
Fax: 31- 70-363-2985
Email: Bram.Groen@mail.doc.gov
Norway:
Reiseliv 2009
Lillestrom, Norway
January 8-11, 2009
The Reiseliv exhibition will take place January 10 -13, 2008 and
is Norway’s only international travel and tourism trade
show. In 2006, 40,000 travel enthusiasts visited the
exhibition confirming the show’s position as Norway’s most
important annual forum and marketplace for the Norwegian and
international travel trade. The Commercial Service in Oslo,
co-sponsors a USA Pavilion along with the See America Committee,
which had 23 exhibitors in 2006.
Contact:
Britt Hestenes
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
Henrki Ibsens gate 48
N-0244 Oslo, Norway.
Tel. +47 21 30 8512
Fax:+ 47 22 55 8803
E-mail: Britt.Hestenes@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.gov/norway/en/
Poland:
TT Warsaw Tour & Travel
Warsaw, Poland
September 25-27, 2008
www.mtpolska.com.pl
TT Warsaw is the second largest international travel and tourism
show in Poland. The 2007 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 22-25, 2008
www.tour-salon.pl
The 18th Tour Salon held October 24-27, 2007 was a record event
attracting over 25,000 visitors, including over 10,000 travel
professionals, almost 800 exhibitors and 400 travel
writers. It 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:
Aleksandra Prus
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: Aleksandra.Prus@mail.doc.gov
Portugal:
BTL-Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa 2008
January 21-25, 2009
Lisbon, Portugal
This is the largest travel show in Portugal. In 2007,
around 24,000 trade and consumers attended the show to meet with
over 700 exhibitors.
Organizer:
FIL - Feira Internacional de Lisboa
Rua do Bojador, Parque das Nacoes
1998-010 Lisboa, Portugal
E-mail: fil@aip.pt
Web Site: www.aip.pt
Contact: Eng.. Marques Carvalho Pereira,
Title: Director
Phone:
351-21/892-1500
Fax: 351-21/892-1555
Contact: Ms. Maria Joao Paulino,
Title: BTL Manager
Phone: 351-21/892-1533 or
351-96/682-6001
Fax: 351-21/892-1555
Email: Maria João Paulino <JPAULINO@aip.pt >
Embassy Contact:
Ana Paula Vila
Commercial Specialist
U.S. Embassy
Av. das Forcas Armadas
1649-044 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: (351-21) 770-2532
Fax: (351-21) 726-8914
E-mail: ana.vila@mail.doc.gov
Spain:
FITUR 2009
Madrid, Spain
January 28 – February 1, 2009
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. FITUR ‘08
will run from Wednesday, January 30 to Sunday, February 3, 2008,
with most of the professional focus on the first three
days. There has been a U.S. Pavilion at FITUR for the last
25 years. While the number of participants varies from year
to year, on average the pavilion has approximately 50
exhibitors.
CS Spain actively supports the Visit USA Committee promotional
events and will participate in two events scheduled to take place
in Madrid in November and December, 2007.
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
Sweden:
Mini U.S. Exhibition
Hilton Slussen Hotel, Stockholm
January 13, 2009
Orgainzed in cooperation with local Discover America Committee
this travel trade event attracts nearly 30 exhibitors and almost
200 travel agents. The event is coordinated by Goran von
Arbin at go2usa@telia.com
Contact:
Birgitta Gardelius
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
SE-115 89 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: +46-8-783-5347
Fax: +46-8-660-9181
Email: birgitta.gardelius@mail.doc.gov
Switzerland:
Visit USA Seminar 2009
Zurich International Airport, Switzerland
2009 (Dates TBC)
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
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 10- 13, 2008
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. The participation fee is just $450.
In addition to WTM, there are several other consumer shows:
The Holiday & Travel Show
January 11-13, 2009
Manchester
Organizer: John Fish Exhibitions
Website: www.johnfishexhibitions.co.uk
The Holiday & Travel Show
January 18-20, 2009
Glasgow
Organizer: John Fish Exhibitions
Website: www.johnfishexhibitions.co.uk
Destinations – The Holiday & Travel Show
February 5-8, 2009
London (Earls Court)
Organizer: The Times (Destination Show)
Website: www.destinationsshow.com
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