Close to 700 sqm of this year’s IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific nett exhibition floor space has already been snapped up to date. Bolstered primarily by the show’s best-ever early bird booth sign ups within 3 months after the 2013 event, some 8 CVB/NTO-led destinations have already confirmed their presence there. The list includes first-time exhibitor Ministry of Tourism Cambodia, and returning participants Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO),

On the year of the 20th Anniversary of the Samarkand Declaration on Silk Road Tourism, the 4th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting convened to discuss visa facilitation as a means to further advance tourism development along the ancient trade route. At the meeting, UNWTO presented its Tourism Visa Openness Report for the Silk Road Countries, mapping out progresses made and challenges yet to be addressed in the region.

Turkish Airlines’ 2013 consolidated financial statements were reported to the Borsa Istanbul. Compared with 2012, Turkish Airlines’ sales revenue increased by 27 percent in 2013, reaching a total of 18,8 billion TRY, while operating profit stood at 1.24 billion TRY, a 9 percent increase. A net profit of 683 million TRY was recorded. Indicating THY’s cash generating capability, EBITDAR increased by 28 percent to 3.37 billion TRY.

October 14-16, 2014 in KyivExpoPlaza, Exhibition Centre, at 2В Salyutna Str., Kyiv, will be held III International Exhibition of Medical Tourism, SPA&Wellness – Healthcare Travel Expo, focused on the practice of providing high quality medical services in Ukraine and abroad. The exhibition will take place simultaneously with the main event of the healthcare branch of Ukraine – V International Medical Forum «Medicine Innovations – the Nation’s health».The organizer of the exhibition – LMT Company.

SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld®, offering the alliance’s complete range of services and benefits with effect from Thursday 1 May 2014 – as the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline alliance.The national airline of Sri Lanka received clearance to board oneworld, the world’s leading quality airline alliance, after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Cathay Pacific Airways, which is sponsoring its entry into the alliance, with the oneworld central team.

In 2015 Mongolia will be the Official Partner Country of ITB Berlin – on 5 March at this year’s ITB Berlin the signing will take place of the Partner Country agreement between Mongolia and the world’s leading travel trade show- In 2015 the focus will be on Mongolia, the Partner Country of ITB Berlin. On Wednesday, 5 March 2014 at ITB Berlin, Mr. Altangerel Purev, State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia, and Dr. Christian Göke, Chief Executive Officer of Messe Berlin GmbH, officially signed an agreement between the world’s largest travel trade show and Mongolia, the Partner Country of the event.