ITB Deep Dive: Global Tourism Demand Forecast: Statista@ITB Travel & Tourism 2022

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 10.10 am - 10.40 am

Format: Speech
Language: English

Session description:

Exclusive market research data on travel behavior in key global markets.

• Travel demand forecasts 2022.

• Customer needs and demand trends post COVID-19.

• Importance of sustainability and digitalization from the customer's perspective.

Opening Press Conference

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 9.00 am - 9.50 am

Session description:

Welcome Words & Highlights ITB Berlin 2022
Martin Ecknig | CEO | Messe Berlin

Restart 2022: The Travel industry between Corona and climate protection
Norbert Fiebig | President | The German Travel Association (DRV)

Has Covid reshuffled the cards in the tourism industry? Customer needs in 2022 and beyond.
• Status Quo and forecast of global travel industry until 2026
• Customer needs in 2022 and beyond
• Impact on travelling due to Covid
• Individual attitudes and importance of sustainability for the travel community
Peter Kautz | MD | Statista Q

ITB Deep Dive: Tourism Demand after Crises: Lessons Learned from World´s Crises from Chernobyl to COVID-19

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 10.40 am - 10.50 am

Format: Speech
Language: English

Session description:

• Chernobyl, Gulf War, September 11, Financial Crisis, COVID-19: crisis events also shake tourism markets.

• Data treasure trove of travel analysis: what insights into tourism demand after crisis events can be gained?

• What predictions can be made about tourism demand trends after COVID-19?

• Recommendations for future tourism crisis management strategies.

• Tourismusmarkt D-A-CH: Tourismusmarkt Deutschland: Perspektiven der Tourismuspolitik (Keynote)
• Tourismusmarkt D-A-CH: Trends und Herausforderungen im DACH-Tourismusmarkt (Panel Discussion)

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 11.00 am - 11.50 am

Format: Keynote and Panel Discussion
Language: German only

Session description:

• Trends im Incoming-, Outgoing- und Domestic-Tourismus.

• Angebotsentwicklung Luftverkehr: Kapazitäten, Preise, Produktentwicklung.

• Marktstrukturveränderungen durch Corona.

• Politische Rahmenbedingungen: Änderungsbedarfe aus Sicht der Tourismusindustrie.

• Top-aktuelle Marktstudie zu Kundenansprüchen und Reisepräferenzen.

From Covid to Climate Crisis and Ukraine, Are Policies in Place to Minimize Crises’ Impact on Travel and Tourism?

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 am - 12.50 pm

Format: Interview and Discussion Ministerial Roundtable
Language: English

Session description:

Keynote:

• Importance of resilience and sustainability for the recovery and regeneration of the Travel & Tourism Industry.
• How can the global travel & tourism industry become more resilient to crises?
• How will the tourism industry transform to become more resilient?

Roundtable:

• In planning for the future, we need to learn from the Corona Crisis which hit the tourism industry harder than average, weakening economic performance of nations, causing corporate bankruptcies, increasing unemployment and ballooning debt levels.
• To be resilient governments and businesses need to concentrate on preparedness.
• Are they or will we fall back to reactivity?
• What can and must policymakers do to make the tourism industry more resilient to crises?
• Which strategies and measures have proven successful, and which best practice examples are suitable as models for a sustainable tourism policy?

C-Level Interview - Global Trends in Travel & Technology: Learnings from Asia - Insights from one of the biggest travel technology brands worldwideTechnology trends changing travel

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 1.00 - 1.25 pm

Format: Interview
Language: Englisch

Session Description:

- What trends are impacting global travel, and how is consumer demand shifting?
- How is digitization affecting the tourism industry? What technologies is Ctrip focusing on?
- Jane Jie Sun’s vision for the future of travel - What will travel look like in 10 years?

City Tourism in the past COVID-era (in Cooperation with WTCF)

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 1.30 Uhr - 1.50 pm

Format: Keynote
Language: English

Session description:

• City tourism and the city hospitality industry have been massively hit by COVID-19.

• How are city tourism and the city hospitality industry developing after COVID-19?

• Which successful crisis strategies Beijing has developed?

• What can be learned from best practice examples?

• Destination and Mobility Choice: Tectonic Shift or Back to Normal? The Future of the Global Aviation Industry (Keynote)
• Destination and Mobility Choice: Tectonic Shift or Back to Normal? Destination Shift and the Transformation of the Tourism (Panel Discussion)

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 2.00 - 2.15 pm- Keynote | 2.15 - 2.50 pm - Panel Discussion

Format: Interview and Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

Keynote:

• Supply development in global air transport: capacities, route networks, price and product development.
• Demand trends in European and global air traffic.
• Climate protection and sustainability: goals and challenges for the airline industry.
• Long-Covid: Corona's long-term impact on global air transport structures.

Panel Discussion

• How sustainable is the Corona-triggered shift in demand to closer destinations?
• Which segments will return to their original travel behavior? Where is the pent-up demand particularly strong?
• What does this mean in concrete terms for strategies and measures of destinations, tour operators, travel distribution and the hospitality industry?
• How do destinations, tour operators, travel intermediaries and the hospitality industry have to transform themselves in order to become more resilient in the face of such shifts?

Look to resilient markets for recovery: Youth and student travel

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 3.00 - 3.20 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Understand the importance of the international youth and student travel market.

• See the unique barriers and opportunities of the youth and student travel market.

• Estimate the multi-fold value of the market for tourism and hospitality employers and destinations

HR Trends in 2022: Future of Human Resource Management in Tourism

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• The pandemic exacerbated the shortage of skilled labor in the hospitality and tourism industry as employees moved to other sectors or went back to their home countries.

• What strategies have proven successful in recruiting and retaining skilled workers to become more resilient and prepared for the future?

• Which technical solutions can positively affect the recruiting process?

Tours and Activities Sustainable Return

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Presentation & Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Tours, activities, attractions and experiences will play a vital role in travel’s recovery

• The sector operates on the front lines of the industry’s key challenges of over tourism and sustainability

• This online session at ITB Berlin features new research from experiences research authority Arival

• What’s in store for the sector, including forecasts and key trends

• Research presentation is followed by a roundtable discussion from key leaders on how travel’s third-largest sector – tours, activities and attractions will power travel’s rebound

• Which technologies will be key drivers for the long-term sustainability of leisure tourism.

• Join us and get the latest news from industry specialists

Adventure Travel: Thriving in a Future World

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 4.35 - 4.55 pm

Format: Interview
Language: English

Session description:

• adventure tourism is returning earlier and stronger than other forms of tourism

• adventure travelers seek experiences in nature, meaningful cultural interactions, activities, awe-inspiring moments

• this session will share insights into building resilient destinations for the common good with adventure travel in the core

Post Corona – the paving way for new hotel concepts

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 5.00 - 5.50 pm

Format: Keynote & Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Whilst a majority of hotel operators and tourism providers are still busy consolidating their businesses after the Covid–havoc, the top-end tier of the market is striving for new concepts and formulas in full swing.

• The anticipated developments, ideas and forecasts of the past sessions have all proven to be correct: the new luxury dimensions are flying high: individualised and personalised concepts, the particular emphasis on safety, space and time and most of all exclusivity and the striving for concepts beyond the ordinary including sensual luxury and spiritual luxury is rapidly gaining ground.

• Seldom have times been so interesting to launch new hotel and tourism concepts to a market thirsty to travel and indulge again

Wrap Up

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 5.50 - 6.00 pm

Format: Speech
Language: English

Session description:

Digitale Kommunikation zur Förderung des umwelt- und klimafreundlichen Tourismus

- DZT Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e. V.-

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

Zu den Voraussetzungen für einen umwelt- und klimafreundlichen sowie sozialverträglichen Tourismus zählt
auch die aktuelle digitale Information. Es braucht verlässliche, passgenaue Informationen für Anbieter sowie für Gäste auf Basis von Datenstandards. Als Schlüssel für digital gesteuerte Besucherinformation/-lenkung zum Schutz von Fauna und Flora sowie zur Wahrung von Stakeholder-Interessen.

Thüringen entdecken – Kultur genießen, Natur erleben, neugierig bleiben.

- Thüringer Tourismus GmbH-

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 1.30 - 2.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

o News aus Thüringen
o Welt übersetzen 2022
o Thüringen bewegt 2023

DynAmaze: How dynamic pricing will change the leisure & tourism industry

- DynAmaze-

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 5.00 - 5.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

- What are benefits of using dynamic prices in the leisure industry?

-How can leisure providers increase their occupancy rates?

-What are other trends for the leisure industry, especially after/due to COVID?

Leveraging Mobile Technology to Boost Guest Engagement and Operational Efficiency

- Stayntouch -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 3.30 - 4.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Join the presentation and learn how:
A flexible, fully mobile and easy-to-use PMS can unburden your staff and enhace productivity and performance; Mobile and kiosk-based self check-in can personalize the guest welcome experience, while reducing check-in times to under a minute; Mobile communication and advanced automation can streamline back-of-the-house operations

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern positioniert sich als Deutschlands Familienreiseziel Nummer 1

- Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V. -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 10.00 - 10.30 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

• Rückblick auf das Reisejahr 2021 und Ausblick auf die Saison 2022
• Qualität ist Trumpf im Familienreiseland Nr. 1
• Das ist neu in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• Erlebbare Forschung im Deutschen Meeresmuseum

Die Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern GmbH & Großglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG präsentieren den Nationalpark-Sommer 2022

- Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern GmbH & Großglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 11.00 - 11.30 am
Format: Press Conference
Language: German

Session description:

Der Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, das größte Schutzgebiet der Alpen gleicht einer Entdeckungsreise zu den ureigensten Kräften der Natur und erlaubt, sowohl Erholungssuchenden als auch Abenteurern, ganz bei sich selbst anzukommen.
• Das größte Naturschutzgebiet Zentraleuropas
• Neues Weitwandererlebnis - Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail
• Nationalpark SommerCard

Sarawak Travel Chat
- Sarawak Tourism Board -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 10.30 - 11.00 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:

Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia strategically located in the heart of the Asia-Pacific on Borneo island, and easily accessible from major cities in the world. Known for its biodiversity of flora and fauna and home to 27 ethnic groups, it is a haven for those looking for Culture, Adventure, Nature, Food and Festivals.
Join Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) CEO Puan Sharzede Datu Salleh Askor and STB Director of Stakeholder Relations Maurice Balang on Sarawak’s efforts and initiatives for Sarawak tourism to stay resilient despite the Covid-19 Pandemic heavily impacting its tourism industry, and Sarawak’s preparedness to welcome international travellers with new and upgraded tourism products.

Location:City:Destination - Towards an Ecosystem of Hospitality

- Tourismus NRW e. V. -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 11.30 - 12.00 pm

Format: Press Conference

Session description:

- Kreative Stadträume haben große Anziehungskraft
- Grenzen zwischen Arbeit und Freizeit verschwimmen und damit auch die zwischen Standort- und Destinationsmarketing. Diese Entwicklungen beleuchtet der Tagungsband auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene
- Erschienen im Rahmen des Projekts FLOW.NRW, eine Initiative von Tourismus NRW und seinen Partnern Düsseldorf Tourismus, KölnTourismus & Ruhr Tourismus

Nature Tourism in Paraguay, discover the essence of the Heart of South America

- National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR) -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 2.30 - 3.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:

In this 30-minute presentation we summarize all the nature tourism offer in Paraguay with an emphasis on Photographic Safaris and Bird Watching. We invite you to discover one of the best kept secrets in South America!

documenta fifteen – What can we potentially do with collective resources?

- documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 3.00 - 3.30 pm

Format: Press Conference

Language: English

Session description:

documenta fifteen from June 18 until September 25, 2022 in Kassel
· Information on ruangrupa, the artistic practice lumbung, lumbung members, and lumbung artists
· Information on visiting documenta fifteen, ticketing, and exhibition walks

From June 18 to September 25, 2022, documenta fifteen will take place in Kassel. The art exhibition is curated by the artist collective ruangrupa from Jakarta. Based upon the values and ideas of lumbung – an Indonesian term for a communal rice barn – collectivity, communal resource sharing, and equal allocation is embodied in all parts of the exhibition, to which over 70 lumbung members and artists are invited.

Türkiye as a ‘’Sustainable Destination’’

- Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 1.00 - 1.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:
Türkiye is a unique destination with its nature, adventure alternatives, advanced transportation infrastructure, delicious gastronomy, ecosystem, rich historical and cultural heritage, where all are in harmony. Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency aims to preserve these assets, develop and promote via various projects and promotional activities around the world.

Heading for Italy this Summer

- ENIT - Italian National Tourist Board -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

Format: Press Conference

Language: English

Session description:

Presentation by Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency

- Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 2.00 - 2.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:

Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts
- Peermont Global -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 4.30 - 5.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:

Presentation by Gauteng Tourism Authority

- Gauteng Tourism Authority -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Presentation by Buja Tours
- Buja Tours -

Date: 08.03.2022
Timing: 5.30 - 6.00 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation

Language: English

Session description:

The Travel Revolution

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 10.10 - 10.40 am

Format: Executive Interview
Language: English

Session description:

- Changing consumer demands in travel and how Airbnb adjusted its business model to accommodate the new trends

- Rise of flexibility and new work - implications on leadership and teams

- Guiding employees in times of uncertainty & diversity in travel

Metaverse - Accelerating businesses’ leap into the future

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 10.45 - 11.00 am

Format: Interview
Language: English

Session description:

- Classification of the topic

- what exactly is it about?

- Differences to other players in the market

- General opportunities and challenges

- Opportunities for the industry

Exploring Scotland’s Data-Driven Destinations

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 11.05 - 11.20 am

Format: Keynote
Language: English

Session description:

Over the last three years Scotland’s tourism industry has initiated a range of new projects to better utilise the power of data for economic, social and environmental benefit. These have included testing new mathematical models for forecasting visitor numbers and the use of sensors to capture better visitor data. In his presentation, Joshua will share insights and learnings from these projects.

The Power of BI: New Data Trends and Data Skills for the Travel Industry.

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 11.25 - 11.55 am

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Transparent, reliable and in real time: The pandemic situation poses challenges for measuring success in tourism. Business intelligence provides answers, from forecasting the booking situation to analyzing visitor flows and avoiding hotspots and overbooking. A look into the digital crystal ball: Can business intelligence provide reliable answers?
• In this session, we want to present state-of-the art BI solutions of individual industry segments on the one hand and examine their potential for other verticals on the other. What does hotel occupancy management tell destinations? How does personalized visitor management work and who benefits from it. And by the way, what are current findings from this new form of market research in March 2021? (We generate daily news as an aside).

Improve the sales experience of your customers – best practice with Condor

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 - 12.15 pm

Format: Case Study
Language: English

Session description:

- How to level up your marketing with personalized videos and create engaging experiences for customers.

- New scalability of direct marketing

- Who can use personalized videos?

- Fully automated processes

Alternative Accommodation & Short-term Rental Industry Trends

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 12.20 - 12.35 pm

Format: C-Level Interview
Language: English

Session description:

- Why is the trend of alternative accommodations here to stay? What structural trends have emerged as a result of the pandemic?

- HomeToGo is the first successful tech de-SPAC in Europe: What’s next after going public?

- the current alternative accommodation ecosystem is incredibly fragmented. How is HomeToGo helping to solve this?

The Future of Digital Payments in Travel and Hospitality

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 12.40 - 1.10 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

- What trends and developments are shaping the payments space in travel? What are current challenges & opportunities?
- How to solve the complexities of travel payments? How to achieve flexible and frictionless B2B payments in the travel space?
- What to consider for a future-proof payment strategy?

What is next for travel? An industry in transformation - ITB C-Level Interview - trivago

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 1.15 - 1.35 pm

Format: C-Level Interview
Language: English

Session description:

- Shift in travelers' behavior and overall travel demand

- Industry Recovery - What's to stay, what's to change, what's to come?

- Shifts and changes in the B2B travel distribution ecosystem

- Importance of company culture in times of uncertainty

Hotel Technology Startups - Where’s the innovation at?

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 1.40 - 2.40 pm

Format: Pitch & Jury Session
Language: English

Session description:

What trends are impacting the hotel technology startup space, and what's the current sentiment in terms of investments? Experienced investors, a successful startup founder, and a hotelier share their views. Five founders pitch their just recently founded startup concepts and receive live feedback on-site.

The modern Hotel Technology Stack

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 2.45 - 3.15 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

- When designing a modern, scalable Hotel Technology Stack, what are essential aspects to consider?
- What solutions should be included in a future-proof tech stack?
- How to identify technology solutions that support business needs best?

Digital Wallets and Verifiable, Decentralized Identities in Travel & Hospitality

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

- What are the opportunities of digital identities in travel and why do we need them?
- What, and who is needed to make verifiable credentials a reality?
- What are current use cases/best practices?

Surviving SEO disasters - listen & learn from SEO catastrophes

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 3.55 - 4.20 pm

Format: Case Study
Language: English

Session description:

- Former Senior Search Googler and SEO expert Kaspar Szymanski sheds light on 3 real life SEO disaster cases.
- Learn which missteps precipitated and ultimately triggered the SERP debacles.
- Find out how to avoid an SEO meltdown.

Technology & Travel: How is technology shaping the future of travel and hospitality distribution?

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 4.25 - 4.55 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

- What technology trends are impacting travel and hospitality distribution?

- How will the current travel and hospitality distribution ecosystem change?

- How will this change the industry overall? What's the outlook for the future of travel distribution?

Cologne Tourism Board: Experiments with TikTok of a destination

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 5.00 - 5.20 pm

Format: Case Study
Language: English

Session description:

The Future of Business and Corporate Travel & Technology's impact

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 5.25 - 5.55 pm pm

Format: Impulse Keynote & Panel
Language: English

Session description:
- What technology trends are shaping business travel?
- What will the corporate travel distribution landscape of the future look like?

Wrap Up & Conlusion

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 5.55 - 6.00 pm

Format: Wrap Up & Conlusion
Language: English

Session description:

6 STAUNENSWERTE / UNESCO-Welterbe in Sachsen-Anhalt
Aktuelle Informationen für Reiseveranstalter

- IMG Sachsen-Anhalt mbH-

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 10.30 - 11.00 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

Die Höhepunkte 2022: Naumburger Dom, Himmelsscheibe von Nebra, Lutherstätten in Wittenberg und Eisleben, Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz, Bauhaus Dessau,Fachwerkstadt Quedlinburg.

Challenges & Solutions in the Medical & Health Tourism Sector in Post Pandemic Times

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

The Medical & Health Tourism industry becomes more and more important, especially in these pandemic times. Learn about new corona recovery concepts in medical spas and climate health resorts.
On the other hand, which are the current challenges for Medical Tourism buyers & suppliers? Does the fact that the European Historic Towns Association was newly recognized as UNESCO world heritage boost an upswing?
Following the panel discussion, the prestigious ITB Medical Tourism Award 2022 will be handed out for the 3rd time to an outstanding industry member.

From lookers to bookers: How leisure hotels and resorts can convert more website traffic

- Profitroom -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 5.00 - 5.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

The advantages of direct sales are twofold. But first, you need the right tech in place to turn potential customers from lookers to bookers.

Topics include:
• Reducing abandonment rates and lost opportunities
• Creating a high-performing website
• Utilising a booking engine made for your market
• Building connections through marketing automation and CRM data insights

Vorstellung des TRAVEL COMPASS 2022

- Paypal -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

Veränderungen im Nachfrage-, Buchungs- und Zahlungsverhalten im deutschen Urlaubsreisemarkt

"TO DO Award 2022 – “International Contest for Socially Responsible Tourism” & TO DO Award “Human Rights in Tourism”

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 4.30 - 5.00 pm

Format: Award
Language: English

Session description:

"The Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung will honour with this year’s TO DO Award two outstanding projects: One from India and one from South Africa.The winner announcement will take place on Wednesday, March 9, 14.30 – 15.00h Berlin time. The TO DO Award “Human Rights in Tourism” goes to “Aguicat” for their engagement for better working conditions for free tour guides."

Von cool bis klassisch: Nordrhein-Westfalens Städte bieten Anlässe für kulturelle Kurztrips

- Tourismus NRW e. V.-

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 11.30 - 12.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

Endlich ist wieder Leben in der Stadt. Das Kulturreiseland NRW lockt in die kleinen und großen Städte. Vom hochkarätigen Klassikfestival, über renommierte Museen bis zur coolen Streetart-Szene ist alles dabei. Städte mit Musik, Städte mit Kunst und Städte mit Lifestyle bieten das ganze Jahr über Anlass für einen Kurztrip nach Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Challenges & Solutions in the Medical & Health Tourism Sector in Post Pandemic Times

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

The Medical & Health Tourism industry becomes more and more important, especially in these pandemic times. Learn about new corona recovery concepts in medical spas and climate health resorts.
On the other hand, which are the current challenges for Medical Tourism buyers & suppliers? Does the fact that the European Historic Towns Association was newly recognized as UNESCO world heritage boost an upswing?
Following the panel discussion, the prestigious ITB Medical Tourism Award 2022 will be handed out for the 3rd time to an outstanding industry member.

Barcelona Medical Destination: High value, high complexity
- Barcelona Medical Destination -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 1.00 - 1.30 pm
Language: English

Session description:

Barcelona Medical Destination (BMD) is a platform of medical centers, hospitals and clinics with international prestige and quality with the goal to promote Barcelona and Catalonia as a destination of specialized medical care, based on the excellence, the high value and complexity procedures and treatments of the centers of our country and particularly of the city of Barcelona.
• 13 care centers
• More than 20.000 patients from all over the world come and visit us
• The most highly advanced technologies in Barcelona hospitals.
• Cutting-edge technologies
• Prestigious specialists
• High value and high complexity procedures and treatments.
• Comfortable facilities aimed at guaranteeing the highest level of well-being to patients and their relatives,
• Personalized care and the high quality of its medical service with the support of the latest technology.

Barcelona Medical Destination: High value, high complexity
- Barcelona Medical Destination -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 1.00 - 1.30 pm
Language: English

Session description:

Barcelona Medical Destination (BMD) is a platform of medical centers, hospitals and clinics with international prestige and quality with the goal to promote Barcelona and Catalonia as a destination of specialized medical care, based on the excellence, the high value and complexity procedures and treatments of the centers of our country and particularly of the city of Barcelona.
• 13 care centers
• More than 20.000 patients from all over the world come and visit us
• The most highly advanced technologies in Barcelona hospitals.
• Cutting-edge technologies
• Prestigious specialists
• High value and high complexity procedures and treatments.
• Comfortable facilities aimed at guaranteeing the highest level of well-being to patients and their relatives,
• Personalized care and the high quality of its medical service with the support of the latest technology.

Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition – Winner’s Presentation
- ITB HNE Travel -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 3.00 - 3.30 pm
Language: English

Session description:

The session will inform about the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition founded 3 years ago on the initiative of HNEE with support of Travel Massive, ITB Berlin & TUI Foundation We will introduce the 2 winning projects (launch- and growth track) of 2021 plus a winning accessible tourism star-up and present their videos followed by a live discussion on the challenges they are facing and on resiliency.

Wie unterstützt künstliche Intelligenz die Markenkommunikation? Anja, die digitale Assistenz der DZT
- Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e. V. -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 11.00 - 11.30 am
Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:
Künstliche Intelligenz ist im Tourismus angekommen. Die Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus zeigt am Beispiel digitaler Assistenten, wie die Technologie bereits jetzt die Markenkommunikation im gesamten Customer Journey verändert.

The role of the Nautical Industry in the Tourism Sector
- Zizooboats GmbH -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 pm
Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:
• The status quo of the Nautical Industry
• Zizoo as the disruptor of the (Boat Rental Market) Nautical Industry
• The future of marina operations
• Bringing the joy of boat holidays to the broad travel audience

Indonesia Creative Tourisms
- Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 10.00 - 10.30 am
Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Presentation by Tourism KwaZulu-Natal
- Tourism KwaZulu-Natal -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 4.30 - 5.30 am
Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Virtualand: An Immersive Virtual Experience for Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites
- ALBATRIP THE HOSTED COMPANY -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 3.30 - 4.00 pm
Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

VirtuaLand delivers a Virtual Reality (VR) interactive platform, where selected Cultural Heritage Objects are converted to cultural and touristic scenarios. Users not only browse the assets of interest, but experience life into another era, become acquainted with the living conditions of that period and interact with char- acters of the era.

Presentation by Limpopo Tourism Agency
- Limpopo Tourism Agency -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 5.30 - 6.60 pm
Format: Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Georgia – ITB Berlin’s Official Convention & Culture Partner 2022
- Georgien -

Date: 09.03.2022
Timing: 2.00 - 2.30 pm
Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:
Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Georgian culture is boundless;
The Georgian speakers of the online session will be: Irina Koshoridze, who will discuss "Georgian Culture on the Crossroad of the Civilizations." and Vakhtang Licheli, who will talk about the centuries-old archaeological artifacts of Georgia.

Opening Keynote: Holding the 1.5°C Line - Towards a Sustainable Tourism Industry

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 10.10 - 10.25 am

Format: Keynote
Language: English

Session description:

From Carbon Neutral Destinations to Regenerative Tourism: Boundaries and Implementation

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 10.30 - 11.25 am

Format: Keynote & Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Latest results from the Sustainable Travel Index

• An increasing number of destinations have made commitments towards carbon neutrality or have already implemented carbon neutral schemes – how does this work in practice?

• What are the barriers to expect in tackling carbon neutrality at destinations?

• From carbon neutrality to regenerative tourism, what are the measures to look for?

How to Walk the Talk? The Hospitality CEOs on Sustainability

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 11.30 - 12.20 pm

Format: Keynote & CEO Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• How do we turn commitments into actions?

• Leading industry CEOs discuss actions that are driving sustainability within their businesses and across the industry.

• Beyond operations, buildings and value the chain in hospitality must be taken into consideration: how do we get everyone on board?

• Beyond net zero, what are the plans and actions for restoration of natural and social environments?

It's the Journey that Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Mobility

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 12.25 - 1.00 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Transportation represents the largest share of tourism’ emissions: how to get to and from a destination sustainably now and in the future?

• What are the advances in technology helping mobility suppliers to reduce impacts?

• What innovations may revolutionize our mobility needs?

• How can travelers make informed decisions regarding mitigating their mobility impacts?

With new partnerships from crisis management to destination resilience (GIZ/BMZ)

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 1.05 - 1.50 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Since the pandemic, the concept resilience has become key in the development towards a more sustainable and crisis-resistant tourism.

• The realization that resilient tourism businesses and destinations can be drivers for technical innovation, regional value creation and economic participation has become widespread.

Studiosus-Gespräch: Tourismus und Klimaschutz: Vermeiden, reduzieren und dann?

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 1.55 - 2.25 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: German

Session description:

• Welche Positionen vertreten Branchenvertreter bei der C02-Kompensation?

• Was bewirkt C02-Kompensation und wie funktioniert sie?

• Welche Kompensationsprojekte sind geeignet, welche nicht?

• Sollte C02-Kompensation verpflichtend sein?

• Wie kann man dem Vorwurf des Ablasshandels begegnen?

Carbon neutrality is not enough

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 2.30 - 2.50 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• A quick update from across the industry since Evora, COP26 and COP15.

• What learnings were delivered at these important global events and what actions are happening within the travel industry?

• What are the industry’s basic needs to get in gear and affect change?

• Exciting technologies for carbon capture are bringing notoriety to destinations

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tourism: From Women- and PoC Empowerment through equitable recruitment to Vaccine Equity

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 2.55 - 3.15 pm

Format: Leaded Conversation
Language: English

Session description:

• Tourism needs to embrace diversity and to ensure all individuals are welcomed, respected and provided with fair, equal opportunities.

• DEI also addresses unequally distributed systemic ways of access to education, health care, vaccination.

• This conversation touches ways out of inequalities and racism like equitable recruitment and sustainable development policies to guide the sector.

Gender Equality in Tourism: Female Leadership in Times of Crisis / Best Practice Stories of Resilience

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 3.20 - 4.00 pm

Format: Keynote & Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• The focus of ITB’s 5th continuous session on Gender Equality will be on local communities and women from diverse backgrounds: How do they manage to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic which has put an extended pause on international tourism.

• Which are their strategies to master the crisis?

• The panel will share new role models, positive stories and best practices of resilience and empowerment.

The Forgotten Majority – Good Practice Examples to Address Human Rights Risks of Informal Workers in Tourism - powered by: ECPAT,Brot für die Welt, Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 4.05 - 4.45 pm

Format: Panel Discussion
Language: English

Session description:

• Informal workers are a crucial element of tourism worldwide and make up a majority of tourism employment.

• The informal sector is heavily caught between entrepreneurial opportunities and the risk of exploitation.

• The session includes expert’s inputs and good practice examples to showcase challenges and opportunities of respecting the human rights of informal workers.

Sustainability Storytelling for Destination Management

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 4.50 - 5.05 pm

Format: Presentation Cases
Language: English

Session description:

• Benefits of destination management vs. destination marketing

• Power of sustainability storytelling to help sustainable tourism development

• What stories you should be telling if you want to be a sustainable destination

• Tips for strategic sustainable tourism marketing

• Real-world case studies helping destinations take control of their sustainability messaging

Resilience in times of a Pandemic: Are LGBTQ+ travelers a long-lasting target group to help the tourism industry to recover?

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 5.10 - 5.55 pm

Format: Keynote, Panel Discussion & Pioneer Award
Language: English

Session description:

• The LGBTQ+ travel community is a proven, strong target group for many tourism destinations.

• Inclusive recovery strategies and big community events can help to obtain long-lasting effects on substantial overnight bookings with great side effects which are attractive for other niche markets as well. Best practices will show the way.

• What exactly are the post Covid19 travel plans of the LGBTQ+ community?

* Following the panel discussion, the prestigious ITB LGBTQ+ Pioneer Award 2022 will be handed out to an outstanding industry member.

Conclusion

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 5.55 - 6.00 pm

Format:
Language: English

Session description:

Echt schön.Sachsen-Anhalt: Höhepunkte der kommenden Reisesaison – Inspirationen, Event-Tipps, Insider und echt schöne Geschichten aus dem Reiseland Sachsen-Anhalt

- IMG Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 10.00 - 10.30 am

Format: Press Conference
Language: German

Session description:

Echt aktiv -Dem Stadt-Dschungel entfliehen und eintauchen in die atemberaubende Natur Sachsen-Anhalts: Egal, ob man die idyllischen Wanderwege beschreitet, entlang der Elbe radelt oder durch den Harz oder die malerische Landschaft mit dem Kanu vom Wasser aus genießt, hier bei uns in Sachsen-Anhalt erlebt man die Natur aus jeder Perspektive.

Echt kulturvoll - Eine Klangreise durch Sachsen-Anhalt: Festivals und Musik verschiedener Epochen entdecken, wie klingt eigentlich Sachsen-Anhalt? So unglaublich vielfältig, über Jahrhunderte und Genres hinweg, dass sich schon eine Reise nach Sachsen-Anhalt nur der Musik wegen lohnen würde. Wir geben einen Überblick über die schönsten Konzertreihen und Festivals und erläutern, warum das Kulturjahr 2022 in Halle unter dem Motto „Die Macht der Emotionen“ steht.

Echt besonders - Weltweit über die Grenzen Sachsen-Anhalts hinaus ist der Reformator Martin Luther bekannt, dessen Bibelübersetzung vor exakt 500 Jahren den UNESCO-Welterbestätten in Lutherstadt Wittenberg und Lutherstadt Eisleben 2022 ein weiteres Jubiläum beschert. In Lutherstadt Wittenberg feiern dies die Luthergedenkstätten auf eine ungewöhnliche Art: Die Schau „Tatort 1522“ wird als Escape Room gestaltet und verspricht Besuchern spannende Rätselstationen, die dem damaligen medialen, sprachlichen und religiösen Großereignis gerecht werden sollen.

TRAVEL EXPERIENCES ARE THE NEW STATUS SYMBOLS
- XPRO Berlin -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 1.00 - 1.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

How can technology-based solutions create a seamless, exciting, sustainable and accessible travel experience?

The travel industry is suffering from a lack of bookings during the pandemic and is increasingly looking to digital and technology-based solutions that will inspire customers to visit new destinations. Get an overview of selected current technology-based projects, products and processes.

The lecture is brought to you by XPRO, a new European B2B marketplace for experience technologies, products and services and is kindly supported by the Virtual Reality Association Berlin Brandenburg (VRBB).

PARAGUAY JUST FOR YOU
National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR)

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

Format: Press Conference
Language: English

Session description:

With the slogan "Paraguay JUST FOR YOU", the National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR) will present at the ITB CONVENTION to tourism operators and travel agencies, the international promotional campaign that shows a safe destination to travel, ideal for people looking for new experiences.

"Paraguay JUST FOR YOU" seeks to generate confidence in the international traveler, recognizing our country as a unique, well-being, experiential and preferential destination when traveling.

A destination for all types of tourists will be highlighted, with ten main axes that are related to culture, nature, gastronomy, rural community tourism, sports, river tourism and fishing, experiential tourism (routes, history and religion), water, tourism adventure, multicultural tourism, urban tourism and customs.

Also the historical-religious tourism, emphasized in the Franciscan Way, and the Jesuit Route where the missions of Santísima Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangué were highlighted, declared UNESCO World Heritage, which offer tourists a unique cultural experience, with night tours and the possibility of attending live the choir of the Mby'a indigenous community in the area.

Travel experience from the famous Chinese scenic Huangshan (Mount Huangshan)
- Huangshan Tourism Development Co.,Ltd. -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: Chinese (English subtitles)

Session description:

Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (e.g. the Shanshui 'mountain and water' style of the mid-16th century). Today it holds the same fascination for visitors, poets, painters and photographers who come on pilgrimage to the site, which is renowned for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of a sea of clouds.
- Magnificent natural scenery and cultural history of Huangshan-UNESCO Natural and Cultural World Heritage
- A bite of Huangshan Cuisine
- Discover the Charming of Huizhou Culture (Huizhou is the area around Mount Huangshan)

Digitaler Wandel 2.0: Wie sich der Tourismus mit Open Data den digitalen Herausforderungen stellt

- Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e. V. -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 11.00 - 11.30 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: German

Session description:

Zu den Voraussetzungen für einen umwelt- und klimafreundlichen sowie sozialverträglichen Tourismus zählt auch die aktuelle digitale Information. Es braucht verlässliche, passgenaue Informationen für Anbieter sowie für Gäste auf Basis von Datenstandards. Als Schlüssel für digital gesteuerte Besucherinformation/-lenkung zum Schutz von Fauna und Flora sowie zur Wahrung von Stakeholder-Interessen.

Think Globally, Act Locally: Smart and Sustainable Tourism in Europe
- European Capital of Smart Tourism -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 2.00 - 2.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

• The European Capital of Smart Tourism was founded in 2018 by the European Union as the leading initiative for smart tourism in Europe.
• The title is awarded for excellent best practices in four categories: sustainability, accessibility, digitalisation, creativity and cultural heritage.
• The EDEN award recognises smaller destinations as sustainable pioneers in Europe.

SLOWENIEN – eines der nachhaltigsten und sichersten Länder der Welt stellt sich vor
- Slowenisches Tourismusamt -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 2.30 - 3.30 pm

Format: Press Conference
Language: German

Session description:

Slowenien, die welweit erste Green Destination, gewährt im Rahmen der ITB Berlin Convention Einblick in deren Aktivitäten hinsichtlich nachhaltigem und sicherem Reisen. Zudem präsentiert sich Slowenien einmal mehr als eine der vielfältigsten Outdoor-Destination.

Seit vielen Jahren bemüht sich Slowenien um einen nachhaltigen und verantwortungsbewussten Umgang mit der Natur und seinem reichen Kulturerbe. Als Green Destination gilt das kleine Land im Herzen Europas als eines der nachhaltigsten und sichersten Länder der Welt. In den letzten Jahren haben sich Sloweniens Engagement für Nachhaltigkeit und Naturschutz sowie eine Dezentralisierung des Tourismus zur Vermeidung von Touristenströmen als wichtiger denn je erwiesen. Mit der Einführung des GREEN & SAFE-Labels, kurz nach der ersten Pandemiewelle, konnten hohe Hygienestandards hervorgehoben und bestehende nachhaltige Praktiken aufgewertet werden. Um Touristen auch nach Aufhebung der Beschränkungen weiterhin die Möglichkeit zu bieten das Land auf eine sichere und verantwortungsvolle Weise kennenzulernen, behält Slowenien die GREEN & SAFE-Standards bei und setzt in diesem Jahr weitere Schwerpunkte in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit, Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden.

In Slowenien beträgt das Verhältnis von Stadt zu Land ungefähr 50-50, weshalb Berge, Wiesen, Seen und Wälder für die meisten Menschen in nächster Nähe sind. Dieser besondere Bezug zur Natur prägt auch das außergewöhnlich breite Outdoor-Angebot Sloweniens auf kleinstem Raum. Als eines der primären Leitprodukte im Tourismus liegt auch in diesem Jahr der Fokus auf der stetigen Weiterentwicklung des Themas »Outdoor« – nachhaltige, sichere und einzigartige Erlebnisse unter Berücksichtigung unberührter Naturlandschaften sind das Ziel. Zur nachhaltigen Positionierung auf dem Markt werden unterstützend bekannte Slowenische Profisportler in die Kommunikation einbezogen, um so einen authentischen und individuellen Charakter zu wahren.

In der Pressekonferenz anlässlich der ITB NOW berichten unter anderem Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister für wirtschafltiche Entwicklung und Technologie, Ilona Stermecki, CEO Slovenian Tourist Board, Rebeka Kumer Bizjak, Direktorin des Slowenischen Tourismusamtes in Deutschland sowie Matej Kampare, Präsident des Vereins Slovenian Outdoor über Neuigkeiten aus Slowenien sowie die Vorzüge eines Urlaubs in einer der nachhaltigsten und sichersten Destinationen weltweit. Ebenso wird die slowenische Skirennläuferin Ilka Štuhec als Botschafterin des Slowenischen Tourismus im Rahmen der Pressekonferenz einen Enblick in Slowenien als eine der vielfältigsten Outdoor-Destination.

Big adventures with a small footprint – Scotland is Calling in 2022/2023
- VisitScotland -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 5.00 - 5.30 pm

Format: Press Conference
Language: English

Session description:

• Welcome from VisitScotland’s CEO Malcom Roughead & introduction to Scotland’s ambitions for a sustainable recovery
• Learn about how Scotland is reconnecting with its loyal partners and visitors
• Hear about the stories inspired by Scotland’s unique landscapes, rich history and welcoming people in the Year of Stories 2022 and discover accommodation openings, food and drink news and attractions

Travel experience from the famous Chinese scenic Huangshan (Mount Huangshan)
- Huangshan Tourism Development Co.,Ltd. -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 4.00 - 4.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: Chinese (English subtitles)

Session description:

Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (e.g. the Shanshui 'mountain and water' style of the mid-16th century). Today it holds the same fascination for visitors, poets, painters and photographers who come on pilgrimage to the site, which is renowned for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of a sea of clouds.
- Magnificent natural scenery and cultural history of Huangshan-UNESCO Natural and Cultural World Heritage
- A bite of Huangshan Cuisine
- Discover the Charming of Huizhou Culture (Huizhou is the area around Mount Huangshan)

PARAGUAY JUST FOR YOU
National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR)

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

Format: Press Conference
Language: English

Session description:

With the slogan "Paraguay JUST FOR YOU", the National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR) will present at the ITB CONVENTION to tourism operators and travel agencies, the international promotional campaign that shows a safe destination to travel, ideal for people looking for new experiences.

"Paraguay JUST FOR YOU" seeks to generate confidence in the international traveler, recognizing our country as a unique, well-being, experiential and preferential destination when traveling.

A destination for all types of tourists will be highlighted, with ten main axes that are related to culture, nature, gastronomy, rural community tourism, sports, river tourism and fishing, experiential tourism (routes, history and religion), water, tourism adventure, multicultural tourism, urban tourism and customs.

Also the historical-religious tourism, emphasized in the Franciscan Way, and the Jesuit Route where the missions of Santísima Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangué were highlighted, declared UNESCO World Heritage, which offer tourists a unique cultural experience, with night tours and the possibility of attending live the choir of the Mby'a indigenous community in the area.

Bali Readiness to welcome back foreign tourists'
Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

Cape Town and the Western Cape
- Western Cape Tourism Trade & Investment Promotion Agency -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 4.30 - 5.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:
• Discover Cape Town and the Western Cape a melting pot of cultures, tastes and wide open spaces.
• To visit Cape Town and the Western Cape is to love our province.
• Cape Town and the Western Cape a world of natural beauty.

South Africa’s Northern Cape Province: An Extraordinary Experience
A rare, unique and unexplored destination
- Northern Cape Tourism Authority -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 3.30 - 4.40 pm

Format: Press Conference
Language: English

Session description:

 NOWHERE ON EARTH does a holiday come more real, more authentic, or more gaspingly awesome than in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province.
 This astonishingly underrated stretch of rugged land, beach, desert and sea in the north-west of South Africa is the world’s best-kept tourism secret.
 It’s in a canopy of a million stars overhead as you fall asleep listening to the sound of the wild, untamed African bush around you
 It’s in knowing you’re up at dawn the next day to explore and experience the rare.
 It’s in tracking the mighty wild animals of Africa, getting them in your sight and then slowly clicking the shutter button to capture the ultimate portrait of untamed magnificence.
 It’s in hiking the single most beautiful, desolate and untamed stretch of coastline on earth.
 And it’s especially in knowing that the warmest, friendliest welcome in the world awaits you in this, South Africa’s biggest and most sparsely populated province.
 Whether it’s spending an evening around the fire with a Khoi San family or tracking the Black Maned Lion in the stark and breathtaking beauty of the Kalahari, this province caters – and caters richly – for all activity tastes and preferences.
 The Northern Cape is accessible, offers brilliant value for money and a tourist infrastructure that’s capable, skilled and extremely service-orientated.”
 To unlock the excitement and awesome splendour of this adventure destination chose any one of our eight curated routes and built your Bucket List of experiences that will make for unforgettable memories.

Famba Famba Tour Design Specialists  - Inspiring unforgettable moments
- Famba Famba Tour Design Specialists -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 1.30 - 2.00 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:
• Planning a luxury experience in South Africa?
• Famba Famba Tour Design Specialists is a DMC tour operator that is inspired by creating unique experiences through exclusive tour design.
• In fact, to Famba Famba means to “go on a trip” in Tsonga.

Valentino Meirotti Founder and director of Famba Famba
• Valentino’s passion for showcasing the beauty of this continent and his knowledge of African politics combined with his love of hospitality primed Famba Famba for the award-winning success it has today.
• Valentino arranges trips allowing our discerning guests to truly relax and enjoy their holiday, or if they’re here to work, immerse themselves in their business, knowing that the details of the trip are taken care of.
• What does Luxury Travel mean in 2022?
• What does it really mean to create Bespoke travel in Southern Africa?
• We will look at our various travel services from Day tours and Transport to our most popular Flagship tours and luxury travel
• Bespoke Travel plans don't always have to be the most expensive way to travel
• If you’re looking for vast horizons with molten sunsets, regal comfort to ease weary bones or culturally-rich snapshots;
• Famba Famba partners closely with you, our guest, to exceed your needs.
• We design exclusive and personalised experiences for small to mid-size groups looking for a thoroughly unique getaway.
• We understand each guest is discerning in their requirements, except for one thing – a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• Famba Famba has a wealth of experience in executing trips at this standard and we truly look forward to accompanying you on your personalised Southern African getaway

Our Culture Our History Your Experience
- Ubizo Events and Tours -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

• Langa is the oldest township in the country.
• Only 12 km away from Cape Town Central Business District, and a 10 min away from Cape Town International Airport.
• When you looking for a true and meaningful engagement with the locals.
• Feel free to walk in our shoes, ride with us & taste our soul food with live marimba band.
• Make a difference by getting involve to the community projects.
• Last but not least sleep over for a weekend you will experience the culture of ubuntu(humanity).

Xhosa Cultural Experience
- Kwanda Voluntourism -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 10.30 - 11.00 am

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description:

"Balearic Islands. Experiences as new opportunities"
- Agència d´Estratègia Turística de les Illes Balears (AETIB) -

Date: 10.03.2022
Timing: 11.30 - 12.00

Format: Exhibitor Presentation
Language: English

Session description: