Where better to network than to visit a travel and tourism trade
fair; an exhibition featuring professionals from the tourism industry, attended by people
interested in travel.
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 this may well
appeal to you; and your friends.
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World Travel Market.
07-10 November:
ExCel - London, United
Kingdom.
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Next Year:
05-08 November, 2012.
Travel
and Adventure Show in Dallas.
12-13 November:
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.
18-20 November:
Salzburg Exhibition Center - Salzburg, Austria.
Ideally placed on the events calendar for last-minute, winter holiday
offers.
SIA Guest.
26-29 November:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
This international event for the hotel and hospitality sector provides
an opportunity to select products and services, analyse topical subjects, network with a
continuously evolving market, and get a feel for where the industry is heading.
Park Show
International.
27-29 November:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
Trade show for theme parks, water parks, FECs and fairgrounds.
EIBTM.
29 Nov to 01 Dec:
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.
International Luxury Travel Market
(ILTM).
05-08 December:
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.
ASEAN Tourism Forum
(ATF)
08-15 January:
Grand Kawanua Convention Centre - Manado, Indonesia.
A travel trade show which rotates annually among the member countries
of ASEAN - previously Cambodia in 2011 and Brunei in 2010.
Ferien-Messe Wien.
12-15 January:
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.
Vacances
Geneve.
13-15 January:
PALEXPO - Geneva, Switzerland.
The holiday, travel and leisure fair draws thousands of visitors each
year from French-speaking Switzerland and neighbouring France.
Travel
and Adventure Show in Los Angeles.
14-15 January:
Long Beach Convention Center - California.
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 Bern.
19-22 January:
Messeplatz - Bern, Switzerland.
The Holiday and Travel Fair makes its presence felt in the capital of
Switzerland.
Alpe-Adria Tourism
and Leisure Show.
26-29 January:
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.
FESPO
Zurich.
26-29 January:
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.
Ferien-Messe Linz.
27-29 January:
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.
Los Angeles Times
Travel Show.
27-29 January:
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.
Travel
and Adventure Show in Chicago.
28-29 January:
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.
Basler Ferien
Messe.
03-05 February:
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.
Seattle Golf and
Travel Show.
10-12 February:
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 (BIT).
16-19 February:
Fiera Milano - Milan, Italy.
Considered to be Italy's leading travel exhibition.
Travel
and Adventure Show in San Francisco.
18-19 February:
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.
Asia-Pacific Incentives &
Meetings Expo (AIME).
21-22 February:
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.
Sapore Rimini Fair.
25-28 February:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
The exhibition is open to trade members only - a culinary experience of
tastes, rites and trends; eating out round the clock.
Combines the MIA - International Food Show; Selezione Birra Beverage
& Co; DiVino lounge - the meeting of wine and food; MSE - Mediterranean Seafood
Exhibition; and Oro Giallo - International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Exhibition.
ASTA
International Destination Expo 2012.
01-04 March:
Lima, Peru.
The American Society of Travel Agents on location in Peru.
New York Times Travel Show.
02-04 March:
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.
Vancouver Golf
and Travel Show.
03-04 March:
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.
ITB Berlin
(Internationale Tourismusbörse).
07-11 March:
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.
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:
06-10 March 2013; 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.
17-18 March:
Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC.
A series of travel shows making a quick appearance around the United
States; with a chance to meet Patricia Schultz and Samantha Brown.
Gulf Incentive, Business Travel
& Meetings Exhibition (GIBTME).
26-28 March:
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.
Arabian Travel
Market.
30 Apr - 03 May 2012
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.
Expo Yeosu 2012.
12 May to 12 August:
New Port area in Yeosu, South Korea.
With an Expo theme of 'The Living Ocean and Coast', the South Korean
site overlooks Hallyeosudo Marine National Park and Odong Island, and is surrounded by
hundreds of jewel-like islets.
ILTM Asia (International
Luxury Travel Market).
04-07 June:
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.
The Americas Meetings and Events
Exhibition (AIBTM).
19-21 June:
Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, Maryland.
The leading global exhibition for the U.S. meetings and events
industry.
American Society of Travel
Agents' Travel Retailing & Destination Expo.
07-09 September:
Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, California.
China Incentive, Business Travel
& Meetings Exhibition.
12-14 September:
China National Convention Centre - Beijing, China.
The leading exhibition for the meetings, incentives, business travel
and events industry in China and Asia.
International
French Travel Market (IFTM Top Resa).
18-21 September:
Porte de Versailles - Paris, France.
France's international travel and tourism trade fair.
PATA
Travel Mart (Pacific Asia Travel Association).
25-28 September:
SMX Convention Center - Manila, Phillipines.
Probably not really a must attend event, especially with ITB Asia just
around the corner; unless you can afford to be at both venues.
ITB
Asia.
03-05 October:
Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Singapore.
The exhibition is open to trade and business visitors only.
Travel Trade Italia
(TTI).
18-20 October:
Rimini Fiera - Rimini, Italy.
Promoting Italian tourism throughout the world.
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