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Success at the 8th AITE Exhibition
The 8th Athens International Tourism & Culture Expo 2021 took place with great success on 25-27 November at the Zappeion Megaron, in Athens and confirmed that it is a unique vehicle for successful commercial collaborations in the field of inbound tourism.
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Inbound tourism, the main goal of the exhibition, took place with the participation of 110 Hosted Buyers from 38 countries who participated in 2,850 very successful B2B meetings with exhibitors.
Many Buyers came to the exhibition with many ready and important tourism programmes for Greece for 2022 and in their meetings with the exhibitors many new collaborations were immediately closed while others will follow.
There was also great interest from the 3,000 professional visitors of the exhibition who met with the exhibitors for new collaborations.
The participation of exhibitors, companies from all sectors of tourism, Regions and Municipalities that highlighted their tourist destinations, the geographical dispersion of exhibitors and the high quality of their tourism products and services, excited the Hosted Buyers as they were able, through the Exhibition, to cover the immediate needs of their clientele demands.
ITB BERLIN 2022 ANNOUNCES NEW DATES
ITB Berlin expects to be a ‘strong and alive’ initiative with the next edition scheduled to take place from 913 March, 2022.
Only vaccinated or recovered visitors or exhibitors will be allowed to attend in person. Virtual services will again be offered for those unable to attend in person, giving the event an additional global feel.
This announcement that the event will be live is great news for Berlin hotels, taxi drivers, restaurants, airlines and everyone else in the world who make a living in the travel and tourism industry.
A highlight of the recent Athens Health Summit was the ‘senior tourism’ sector, offering an important opportunity for the Greek economy. Research shows it could contribute UK£11.67 billion and 173,000 additional jobs over time. One third of the total expenditure of European tourists in the coming years will come from people aged 65+.
Senior tourism is divided into short-term tourism and so-called "snowbird tourism", where visitors stay for a long time, renting or buying a house.
If Greece aims to conquer 15% of the 2nd home market for northern European retirees, then it would need 400,000 homes in the next 20 years.
