Tag: ITB Berlin

Petra, Jordan The Petra Archeological Park has been selected by the Green Destinations Foundation as one of the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations for 2019 at ITB Berlin 2019. The event, the 2019 Sustainable Top 100 Destination Awards, not only highlights but also recognizes innovation and best practices in tourism management of destinations and tour operators whose hard work and perseverance has helped lead the way towards quality, attractiveness, and sustainability in tourism. The competition was organized by twelve leading sustainable tourism organizations and networks, and destinations were nominated upon submitting a comprehensive application that addresses 30 key criteria. Applications were ... Read more

Jordan Tourism Board has been recognized by Expedia Group Media Solutions, the digital advertising organization of Expedia Group, as a winner for ‘Middle Eastern Campaign of the Year’ category. Presented at ITB Berlin, Europe’s largest travel trade show, Expedia Group Media Solutions’ annual partner awards recognize partner campaigns that demonstrate innovation, creativity and achievement in travel marketing. The Jordan Tourism Board leveraged its strong relationship with Expedia Group Media Solutions to promote new Ryanair flight routes from 10 different Eastern European countries, including Belgium, Greece and Romania. Routes to Amman and Aqaba were promoted on Hotels.com in these locations, resulting ... Read more

ITB Berlin concludes leaving a positive outlook to the participants about future of the travel and tourism industry. Despite a slowdown in the world economy, demand within the world’s travel industry remains extremely stable. The main highlight of ITB Berlin was the rise in the number of participants to 113,500, a three per cent increase compared with last year, underlining the fact that even in times of widespread uncertainty due to geopolitical and economic events such as Brexit and trade conflicts, ITB Berlin has retained its position as the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show. ”ITB Berlin is of great importance, ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has won first prize in the category of TV Cinema Spot at the prestigious international Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019. Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism has received the award on March 8, 2019 at ITB, Berlin. The promotional films/television commercials such as Yogi of the Racetrack, The Reincarnation of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Sanctuary in Paris, Maharani of Manhattan and The Masala Master Chef, produced by the Ministry as part of its Incredible India 2.0 Campaign received the awards. The Golden City Gate Tourism Multi-media Awards are given annually in various categories related to the tourism and hospitality ... Read more

Chekutty dolls arrived at the ITB venue Kerala’s Chekutty doll will be a center attraction in ITB Berlin this year. The organizers of Chekkuty have already installed a stall for Chekutty in ITB. A short film on Chekutty will also be premiered at the venue. The short film titled ‘Kerala the land of Chekutty’ will narrate the story of Kerala, which survived the devastating flood in August last year. The short film explains how the people of Kerala have survived the flood, with special focus on Chennamangalm, the weavers’ village. It will also show how the concept of Chekutty doll ... Read more

ITB Berlin 2019 with some 10,000 exhibiting companies from 181 countries and regions, has kick started today. At the ITB Berlin Convention close to 400 leading speakers will discuss how the international tourism industry should respond to overtourism crises, the shift in customer demands, the threat of climate change, and new forms of transportation. This year’s Official Partner Country is Malaysia. For the first time ITB Berlin is devoting an international platform to the fast-growing Technology, Tours & Activities (TTA) segment. Both major players and small start-ups will be able to present their innovative products at the first event of its ... Read more

The largest national park of Nepal, Bardia National Park has announced it is selected as World Top 100 Sustainable Destinations finalists for this year by the jury experts of Green Destinations Top 100 team and members of the special Top 100 selection panel that included over 60 tourism sustainability exerts. It is also shortlisted in various categories such as best destination in Asia-Pacific region and best destinations by nature conservation. The destination has been nominated by the Barefoot Adventures in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board. Green Destinations is a non-profit organization which focuses on efforts to create sustainable tourism, leading ... Read more

After a successful ITB Berlin held in Germany from March 7-11, Kerala Tourism conducted a roadshow in Marseille, France on March 13. The Kerala Tourism is touring European countries as part of its marketing campaigns to attract more European tourists to the God’s own Country. The Marseille roadshow under the leadership of Rahul, Managing Director of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), saw 15 tour operators from Marseille attending the show. Nearly 40 per cent of foreign footfalls to the state are from the developed countries of UK, Germany and France. Considering that Europe is a high potential market for overall tourism growth, ... Read more

Abu Dhabi has won accolades in the best ‘personal security’ category in the Destination Satisfaction Index at the ITB Berlin. “Winning the award is an important addition to the achievements of the Capital. Thanks to the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the embodiment of his interest in ensuring that the Abu Dhabi Police are at the forefront of global policing,” said Major-General Mohammad Khalfan Al Rumaithi, commander-in-chief of the Abu Dhabi Police. Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has also picked up the ... Read more

Luxury train of India, Palace on Wheels, has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) award under the category ‘Tourist Train of the Year’. The award was declared at the recently concluded ITB Berlin event in Germany. One of the prestigious luxury trains of India, Palace on Wheels started its maiden run on January 26, 1982. The train was incepted with an aim to boost tourism in Rajasthan. Since then, it is treating its passengers with a royal ride showing various hues of the vibrant state. Palace on Wheels Train boasts of the royal coaches of the erstwhile rulers ... Read more

The Incredible India pavilion won the Best Exhibitor Award in the ITB Berlin 2018 convened at Berlin, Germany from 7th March to 10th March, 2018. India was represented by the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism K. J. Alphons along with Joint Secretary Suman Billa and a couple of Tourism Ministry officials. More than 100 countries participated in the ITB- Berlin meet with their respective Tourism Ministers. India’s Incredible India (Ministry of Tourism) presented its short film named “Yogi of the Racetrack ” in the meet, which has got 3.2 million hits in 60 hours. At the event in ... Read more

Kerala Tourism’s new campaign has bagged the prestigious ‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the world’s leading travel trade show ITB in Berlin. Titled ‘Live Inspired’, the multimedia campaign that seeks to promote God’s Own Country as an art and cultural hub, is directed by Samir Thahir. The Golden City Gate Award is dubbed as the Oscar of tourism communication at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin). The campaign’s ad film made for the Kochi Biennale ‘A Room with a View’ had earlier bagged the Kyoorius award in the 60 second film category. The film is conceived and scripted by Stark Communications ... Read more

India won the best exhibitor award at the ITB Berlin. For 17 years now, the Best Exhibitor Award (BEA) is considered as a quality indicator for an attractive performance at ITB. This year, the BEA was awarded to India at the Palais am Funkturm. “India has truly arrived on the international stage. Congrats to the entire team that’s been working their hearts out to showcase India as the best destination in the world,” said Alphons KJ, Minister for Tourism after receiving the award.   More than 10,000 exhibitors are divided into a total of 11 categories, each of which is ... Read more

The Tourism department of Kerala is promoting the benefits of Ayurveda at ITB Berlin. The aim is to bring more tourists to experience the benefits of Ayurveda, said Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in an exclusive interview to Tourism News Live, The department’s stall at the Kerala pavilion in ITB is focusing on Ayurveda. “Ayurveda is the backbone of tourism in Kerala, and hence we are promoting the ancient stream of medicine to the people across the globe,” said the minister. He also opines that the people in Germany are very much aware of the benefits of Ayurveda. “Germans know ... Read more

Kerala Tourism is all set to introduce a new brand ambassador, says P Bala Kiran, IAS, Director, Kerala Tourism at ITB Berlin exclusively to Tourism News Live. “A new campaign will be launched in the coming months with a new brand ambassador to promote Kerala to the globetrotters across the world,” he said. The department had earlier announced that it has plans to rope in a celebrity artiste or a sports person, and not a global face. At present, most number of travellers are visiting the central and south Kerala. The Kerala Tourism department is planning to promote the unexplored Northern ... Read more