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Part of ITB Berlin is since 2004 also the ITB Berlin Convention, which is with 14,000 participants, 250 high-ranking speakers and panel guests from the industry and politics, and more than 100 sessions in 15 tourism theme days, the world's largest tourism convention. As the Leading Travel Industry Think Tank the convention addresses the most important issues in the global tourism industry and presents solutions and best practice examples for current and future challenges.
At the ITB Berlin Convention 2011 particular attention was paid to the Middle East crisis, the emerging markets in Asia, sustainability and eco-mobility as well as Internet, Social Media and Mobile Technologies trends.
Participants and speakers praised the ITB Berlin Convention for being highly topical and covering relevant issues. Exclusive empirical studies, expert panelists and innovative concepts offered indispensable insights into the major trends of the global tourism industry and also provided specific guidance on how this could relate to your own business. In addition, the ITB Berlin Convention was also an excellent networking platform.
As Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Roland Conrady is in charge of the ITB Berlin Convention. This year he organized the convention with a team of 60 students that major in travel and tourism at the University of Applied Sciences Worms.
History
Since 2004 the ITB Berlin has hosted the world's largest tourism convention, the ITB Berlin Convention. Over the past eight years 75,000 experts from every source and destination country in the world have been catching up on the latest industry trends and have been discussing business strategies at the ITB Berlin Convention.
The record attendance of over 14,000 participants in 2011 proved that the ITB Berlin Convention was able to further extend its lead as the Leading Travel Industry Think Tank. Hence the ITB Berlin Convention has developed into an attractive platform for promoting dialogue in the international tourism sector.
Is the ITB Berlin Convention relevant for you?
The ITB Berlin Convention addresses decision makers in all segments of the global tourism industry. The ITB Berlin Convention covers a wide range of current industry topics with the intention to provide decision makers with helpful suggestions so they may benefit during future business endeavors. Important topics of different tourism segments (future, hospitality, aviation, corporate social responsibility, business travel, travel technology, etc.) as well as issues specific regions or destinations are presented with, will be discussed.
The broad thematic variety has something to offer for every ITB Berlin exhibitor and visitor. Thus, visiting the ITB Berlin Convention 2012 should be a definite 'must' for your ITB Berlin visit. The majority of the ITB Berlin Convention events are free of charge for ITB Berlin visitors and exhibitors and no prior registration is required.
For more information about the registration click here: About ITB Berlin Convention - Registration / Ticketshop
Quick Facts
A survey during the ITB Berlin Convention 2009 produced the following results:
- 65% of the people interviewed said that they have participated in the ITB Berlin Convention before
- Almost 80% rated the quality and the content of the presentations with 'good' to 'excellent'
- 92% said that they would recommend the ITB Berlin Convention to colleagues and friends
- 96% intend to participate at next year's ITB Berlin Convention as well
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