In view of the vast travel market in China, Greece is maintaining its “Partner Country” status at the upcoming Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) 2010 in order to woo the Chinese, despite its current financial crisis in Europe. BITE 2010 will be held at the old CIEC Halls from 25-27 June 2010.
“We are emphasizing on certain segments such as luxury tourism, honeymoon tourism, yachting and sailing, diving tourism and most importantly – Cultural tourism for Chinese travelers”, said Ms Angelos Vlachos, spokesperson from Greece National Tourism Organization (GNTO).For the fifth year, Greece is taking up a sizeable space of 200 net square meters to showcase the various tourist attractions and destinations in the Hellenic country. Ms Vlachos further expressed that the main feature and/or highlight of the GNTO’s booth is to aptly deliver the wide array of major site-seeing infrastructure – The New Museum of Acropolis, famous Greek gastronomy, folk culture, picturesque natural environment and cultural identity to the Chinese market.
The Beijing International Tourism Expo is jointly organized by Conference and Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd (CEMS), CEMS (Beijing) Conference & Exhibition Co.Ltd, Beijing Tourism Administration and Beijing Relation Conference & Exhibition Services Co., Ltd. In its 7th presentation, BITE is definitely well on its way to gaining a higher level of international recognition. The three-day mega tourism event will occupy a total of 33,000 square metres of gross exhibition space, featuring some 700 local and international exhibitors across 85 countries. BITE 2010 is expected to draw 30,000 quality visitors from China and around the world.Repeat exhibitors supporting this event include Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain,Germany and Morocco to name a few. BITE this year also extends its warm welcome to The Netherlands, Algeria, Libya, Mexico, Kenya and Yemen who are exhibiting for the very first time.
Organized since 2004, Beijing International Tourism Expo series has become one of the fastest growing exhibitions in the industry. It has attained a quality ranking in Asia, hence becoming an important platform for tourism networking and business transactions.
Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd Established in 1980, CEMS is a regional organizer with a global perspective. A key player in the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions industry (MICE) in Singapore, CEMS has vast knowledge and experience in organizing and managing exhibitions and conferences with business activities spanning across many countries in ASEAN including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan China in North Asia and Pakistan in the South Asia. In October 1997 CEMS achieved the distinction of being the first professional conference and exhibition organizer in Singapore to obtain the ISO 9002 Certification.
