Travel and Tourism Trade Fairs are great places to network.
These exhibitions bring professionals from the tourism industry
together with people interested in travel.
FESPO Zurich:
Visiting Fespo Zürich – the largest holiday and travel fair in Switzerland.
If you're a digital nomad looking for more information on new
destinations to visit; finding out about useful products and applications related to the
travel industry, before they've been blogged about in social media; or just expanding your
own business travel network by pressing the flesh at live events - then these events may
well appeal to you; and your friends.
Seattle Golf and
Travel Show.
08-10 February, 2013:
Century Link Events Center - Seattle, Washington.
Every entrant gets a free round of golf at a North-West golf course and
numerous chances to win vacation prizes.
Borsa Internazionale
del Turismo.
14-17 February, 2013:
Fiera Milano - Milan, Italy.
Considered to be Italy's leading travel exhibition.
Travel
and Adventure Show in San Francisco.
16-17 February, 2013:
Santa Clara Convention Center - California.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States; with a chance to meet Patricia Schultz and Rick Steves.
Basler Ferien
Messe.
22-24 February, 2013:
Messe Basel - Basel, Switzerland.
The holiday fair in the Dreiländereck (three-border region) continues
to attract 30,000 potential customers every year from the greater Basel catchment area.
Los Angeles Times
Travel Show.
22-24 February, 2013:
Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, California.
From safaris to scuba diving, wind surfing to wine tours, archeology
excursions to relaxing on a pristine beach, here’s where you’ll discover amazing
travel destinations, attractions, activities, resorts, products, luxury goods and
services.
Rimini Horeca Expo.
23-26 February, 2013:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
Catering and hospitality exhibition open to trade members only - a
culinary experience of tastes, rites and trends; eating out round the clock.
Asia-Pacific Incentives &
Meetings Expo.
26-27 February, 2013:
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - Australia.
A must attend event in the Asia-Pacific region for the meetings and
events industry. Showcases the best Australian, Asia-Pacific and international
destinations, products and services all under one roof.
Vancouver Golf
and Travel Show.
02-03 March, 2013:
Vancouver Convention Centre - Vancouver, British
Columbia.
Every entrant gets a free round of golf, a two for one coupon on
Amtrak's Cascade run and numerous chances to win vacation prizes.
Internationale
TourismusBörse Berlin.
06-10 March, 2013:
Messe
Berlin - Berlin, Germany.
The largest travel trade show in the world is one that almost anyone
involved in travel and tourism would want to be a part of.
The ITB Berlin attracts more than 170,000 visitors, of which over
100,000 are trade visitors; greeted by over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries.
The sucess of this event has even created an ITB Asia spin-off; held in
October.
Future Dates:
05-09 March 2014; 04-08 March 2015; 09-13 March 2016; 08-12 March 2017; 07-11 March 2018.
Travel
and Adventure Show in Washington, DC.
09-10 March:
Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States; with a chance to meet Arthur Frommer and Rick Steeves.
Gulf Incentive, Business Travel
& Meetings Exhibition (GIBTME).
25-27 March, 2013:
ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre) - Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The leading event for the meetings, incentives, business travel and
events industry in the Middle East.
ASTA
International Destination Expo.
04-07 April, 2013:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The American Society of Travel Agents on location. You’ll not only
learn how to sell Dubai … you’ll live it.
Arabian Travel
Market.
06-09 May, 2013:
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre - Dubai, UAE.
The travel and tourism event unlocking business potential within the
Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals.
International Luxury Travel
Market Africa.
08-09 April, 2013:
Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
'By invitation only' ILTM Africa showcases exclusively Africa
experiences to a selection of international luxury travel buyers.
International Luxury Travel
Market Asia.
03-06 June, 2013:
Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Shanghai, China.
Showcases the world's most sought after destinations and ultra-unique
travel experiences to the most discerning luxury travel buyers from across the
Asia-Pacific.
Incentives, Business Travel &
Meetings Expo.
11-13 June, 2013:
McCormick PLace, Chicago, Illinois.
The leading global exhibition for the U.S. meetings and events
industry.
China Incentive, Business Travel
& Meetings Exhibition.
02-04 September, 2013:
China National Convention Centre - Beijing, China.
The leading exhibition for the meetings, incentives, business travel
and events industry in China and Asia.
Pacific
Asia Travel Association Travel Mart.
15-17 September, 2013:
Chengdu, China.
A premier travel trade show in the Asia Pacific region.
International Luxury Travel
Market Americas.
30th September to 3rd October, 2013:
Fairmont Mayakoba Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico.
'By invitation only' ILTM Americas brings together the world’s
most sought after collection of international luxury experiences for the most discerning
luxury travel buyers of North, South and Central America.
Dates For 2013 to be announced
American Society of Travel
Agents' Travel Retailing & Destination Expo.
07-09 September, 2012:
Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, California.
International French Travel Market.
18-21 September, 2012:
Porte de Versailles - Paris, France.
France's international travel and tourism trade fair.
ITB Asia.
23-25 October, 2013:
Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Singapore.
The ITB Asia event is open to trade and business visitors only.
Travel Trade Italia
(TTI).
17-19 October, 2013:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
Promoting Italian tourism throughout the world.
World Travel Market.
04-07 November, 2013:
ExCel - London, United
Kingdom.
Four-day business-to-business event, presenting a diverse range of
destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel professionals.
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The Global Meetings and Events
Exhibition.
19-21 November, 2013:
Fira Gran Via - Barcelona, Spain.
One of the foremost business tourism shows available providing an
opportunity to access the global suppliers for the meetings and event industry; along with
the possibility of thought provoking professional education and networking opportunities.
Dates For 2013 to be announced
Travel
and Adventure Show in Dallas.
10-11 November, 2012:
Dallas Convention Center - Texas.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States; with a chance to meet Pauline Frommer and Samantha Brown.
Ferien-Messe
Salzburg.
23-25 November, 2012:
Salzburg Exhibition Center - Salzburg, Austria.
Ideally placed on the events calendar for last-minute, winter holiday
offers.
International
Luxury Travel Market.
02-05 December, 2013:
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès - Cannes, France.
An 'invitation only' event for the luxury travel sector, bringing
together the world's most sought after collection of luxury experiences for the most
discerning luxury travel buyers.
Ferien Messe Bern.
16-19 January, 2014:
Messeplatz - Bern, Switzerland.
The Holiday and Travel Fair makes its presence felt in the capital of
Switzerland.
Ferien-Messe Wien.
16-19 January, 2014:
Messe Wien - Vienna, Austria.
An international event for holidays, travel and leisure, Ferien-Messe
Wien is the leading public access tourism trade fair in Austria.
ASEAN Tourism Forum.
16-23 January, 2014
Kuching (Sarawak), Malaysia.
Theme: Advancing Tourism Together.
The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) is a cooperative regional effort to
promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as one tourist destination
where Asian hospitality and cultural diversity are at its best.
The travel trade show rotates annually among the member countries of
ASEAN - previously held in Laos 2013, Indonesia 2012, Cambodia 2011 and Brunei 2010.
Vacances Geneve.
24-26 January, 2014:
PALEXPO - Geneva, Switzerland.
The holiday, travel and leisure fair draws thousands of visitors each
year from French-speaking Switzerland and neighbouring France.
FESPO
Zurich.
30th January to 2nd February, 2014:
Messe Zürich (Zurich-Oerlikon exhibition centre) - Zurich, Switzerland.
Adventure and travel lovers can satisfy their thirst for adventure and
get a taste of holiday air at the biggest travel agency in Switzerland.
Dates For 2014 to be announced
Travel
and Adventure Show in Los Angeles.
12-13 January, 2013:
Long Beach Convention Center - California.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States with a chance to meet personalities from the world of travel.
New York Times Travel Show.
18-20 January, 2013:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - New York
City, New York.
Get a closer look at domestic and international hot spots, familiar
favourites, and those under-the-radar escapes that are still relatively crowd-free.
Alpe-Adria Tourism
and Leisure Show.
24-27 January, 2013:
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre - Slovenia.
The central tourism event of the Alps-Adriatic region, which includes
10 individual regions of Italy, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia and Croatia in their
entirety.
Ferien-Messe Linz.
25-27 January, 2013:
Design Center - Linz, Austria.
If you missed out on the holiday fair in Vienna, here's your chance to
find out what Upper Austria has to offer. It's also a chance for Upper Austrians to gather
first-hand information on other Austrian and international travel destinations.
Travel
and Adventure Show in Chicago.
26-27 January, 2013:
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center - Rosemont, Illinois.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States; with a chance to meet Samantha Brown.
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