DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan presented its tourism exposition at an international tourism exhibition, ITB Belrin-2009, which was held in the German capital on March 11-15.
According to Alexander Haiser, a reporter for the Leipzig
Euro-Asia
, more than 11,000 exponents from 187 countries of the world were put on display at the exhibition that was held at the Messe Berlin Complex.
Staged by the German Embassy in Dushanbe and Tajikistan’s Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs, State Tourist Company Sayoh, Association of the Tourism Support Development Organizations, as well as a number of enterprises such as Tajikaviatour, Tajikintourservice, Hamsafar Travel Company, Pamir Travel, Pamirs Eco-Cultural Tourism Association (PECTA), Travel LLC Khakin’s and some other, Tajikistan’s exposition was presented on March 11 presented, the reporter said.
Inaugurating the exposition, Tajik Ambassador to Germany, Imomudin Sattorov, in particular, noted that process of determining main priorities of development of tourism and relevant industries in Tajikistan was progressing. A number of tourism development support programs were worked out in the country, the ambassador said.
The whole world meets at ITB Berlin: people, working in the travel industry and people, who want to catch up on the most beautiful travel destinations. The combination of trade exhibition, public exhibition and the biggest professional convention worldwide attracts tens of thousands of visitors, exhibitors and media representatives every year.
As a driving force in the travel industry, ITB Berlin gives important impulses to a continuously growing market. Exhibitor sales of about 5 billion euros and an exhibitor satisfaction rate of 92 percent are evidence enough that supply and demand meet at the right place. ITB Berlin is the leading B2B-Platform of all tourism industry offers. In addition, the world’s largest tourism convention Market Trends & Innovations provides unique opportunities to benefit from the leading think tank of the global tourism industry. All levels of the value added chain are present: tour operators, booking engines, destinations, airlines, and hotels up to car rentals.
Since 1966, the structure of ITB Berlin was developed and expanded. The structure of the exhibition halls is divided by geographic aspects as well as by current market segments. As always, ITB Supply plays an important role. A whole hall is reserved for Trends & Events with Youth Travel, ECOtourism, Experience Adventure, Economy Accommodation, and Travel for disabled people. However, Training and Employment in Tourism, Travel Technology, Wellness, Culture Tourism, Cruises, and the Book World are presented on a grand scale.
