AIBTM Mobile allows instant access to appointments A new mobile application, AIBTM Mobile, developed by award winning developer Sherpa Solutions, will be launched at AIBTM 2011. (www.aibtm.com) Trade buyers, Hosted Buyers and Exhibitors will be able to more effectively plan their time, which takes place from June 21 – 23, in Baltimore. Available on iPhone, Android and Blackberry, AIBTM Mobile will enable trade buyers to access detailed information about exhibitors to help determine which ones are a priority to visit and also provide a show floor map guiding buyers to booths.

by Reinhard Hohler

CULTOUR, Global Heritage & Cultural Travel Exhibition, is attracting tour operators and travel agencies from all over the world. Up to date tour operators from 34 counties have requested registration: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA and Venezuela.

We wish you a happy Easter!

Next weekend we have Eastern and many of our readers are in vacation. That is the reason why we make a break and send out no newsletter on Easter Monday (25th of April).
We will be back with the freshest news on Monday, 2nd of May 2011.

Delegates satisfied with the results-

The final day of business at IT&CM China 2011 delivers an additional group of sought-after buyers – Chinese Corporate Travel Professionals representing local offices of large corporations and government institutions. The 45 visiting corporate travel professionals comprise of Human Resource managers, Administrative managers, and key persons of labour unions. Their key objectives of attending include sourcing for employee incentive travel services and to corporate training venues.

Current situation for travel and transport to and from Japan

The United Nations organizations (WHO, IAEA, UNWTO, WMO, IMO, ICAO, ILO) closely monitoring the effects of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant remain confident that radiation levels do not present health or transportation safety hazards to passengers and crew. On 18 March, based on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES)*, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry assessed the safety significance rating of the accident at the plant as Level 5.