Association will have their day at ITB Asia

SINGAPORE ITB Asia will continue its partnership with conference and association management company, KIT Group to expand this year’s Association conference programme.
A series of sessions entitled ‘EAST Meetings WEST’ will focus on how European and International associations can optimise their activities within the Asia-Pacific region and include dedicated discussions focusing on key markets such as China and India.
The KIT conference will take place, 22 October, on the second day of ITB Asia, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
“This educational business programme, designed especially for association executives and industry leaders, adds to ITB Asia’s strong conference line-up. This year’s speakers will discuss Asia’s distinctive association landscape, and provide advice on how organisers can enhance their own events to attract greater participation from the region,” said Messe Berlin executive director, Katrina Leung, the organisers of ITB Asia.
inside no 5“Our sessions are specifically designed for delegates looking to expand Asian involvement in their events, or to actually extend their events into the Asian market,” said, for Associations, KIT Group executive director for associations, Ben Hainsworth.
The event will also focus on the importance of China and India, markets that now dominate tourism in Asia.
Speakers will include Jennifer Salsbury, CEO of IMC Convention Solutions, formerly Director of Sales, International at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC), Beijing and a senior representative of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO), which held its global summit in New Delhi earlier this year.
ITB Asia already has a strong line-up of conferences this year. These involve partnerships with the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), Centre for Aviation (CAPA), and DestinationElite.
Attendees can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding on China’s booming outbound travel market, learn more about the latest change drivers that are essential to understanding the future of the aviation industry as well as trends in the premium travel and hospitality industry in Asia.
inside no 5.1Last year’s show attracted close to 750 exhibitors from 76 countries, as well as 850 buyers from 62 countries. It is a partner event of TravelRave, a mega travel and tourism festival week organised by the Singapore Tourism Board.
ITB Asia 2015 will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, from 21 to 23 October.
It is organised by Messe Berlin (Singapore) Pte Ltd and supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau. The event will feature hundreds of exhibiting companies from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, covering not only the leisure market, but also corporate and MICE travel. Exhibitors from every sector of the industry, including destinations, airlines and airports, hotels and resorts, theme parks and attractions, inbound tour operators, inbound DMCs, cruise lines, spas, venues, other meeting facilities and travel technology companies are all expected to attend.

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