Paul Gregorowitsch, 57, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at airberlin since September 2011, has decided to leave the company with effect from 1st December of this year to return to the Netherlands and take up a new professional challenge there starting in March 2014.

Our friend Imtiaz Muqbil from Travel Impact Newswire is based in Bangkok as a Journalist since 32 years. Between 1999 and 2006, right after PATA moved its headquarters from San Francisco to Bangkok, Imtiaz Muqbil became the first Asian travel industry journalist to edit, write and research Issues & Trends. During this period, I&T produced cutting-edge analysis on topics that were well ahead of their time.
Today he watched the PATA CEO at the ITB Asia in Singapore very critically:

The United Kingdom is now Thailand’s second largest market out of Europe. In January-June 2013, Thailand welcomed more than 410,538 UK visitors, up 3.07 percent over January-June 2012. Given the recent economic conditions in the UK, that is a very acceptable result. In 2013, TAT is projecting 838,000 visitor arrivals and earnings of 57 billion Baht from the UK market.

American Express Global Business Travel Predicts Country-Specific Economic Trends and Supply-Side Dynamics to Drive Changes in Business Travel Prices in 2014 .Subdued global economic growth is not likely to impact business travel demand; road warriors expected to continue pursuing business across the globe. According to the American Express Global Business Travel Forecast 2014 (the “Forecast”), country-specific, rather than global, economic trends – such as Brazil’s preparation for upcoming global sporting events, Germany’s relative economic strength within the Eurozone and China’s slower but stabilizing growth – are expected to contribute to a slight uptick in business travel prices within specific regions.

Wide-ranging programme for future employees in tourism – ITB Job Exchange with information on the latest job vacancies – papers by personnel managers on starting a career and job opportunities.Visitors interested in a career in tourism will receive a boost for their job prospects at next year’s ITB Berlin in Hall 11.1. Training & Employment in Tourism is moving from Hall 5.1. to Hall 11.1, where it will have information on vocational training and advanced training opportunities.

visitBerlin and the pink pillow Berlin Collection focus of worldwide trade fairs
Strategic international partnership for Gay and Lesbian tourism: ITB Berlin of Messe Berlin and visitBerlin have agreed on close collaboration in the future to target their promotion more directly to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual persons and develop the segment in global tourism.