Industry experts will provide personalised “content” at BTC in a new format, called Personal Expert. It will offer exhibitors, visitors and hosted buyers the opportunity to meet individually with representatives from the Italian and international media, who will share their know-how on selected topics. The idea is to give BTC participants the opportunity to access professional content on an individual basis, in a more personalised way than is possible during seminars, and to discuss it with experts who command a broad view of the industry and its most topical issues.

2-Day IT&CM China MICE Exhibition And Business Appointment Commences

The business highlight of China’s leading MICE event begins today, as the IT&CM China 2011 exhibition officially opens. Some 10,000 business appointments between 253 international and Chinese MICE suppliers and 344 international and Chinese buyers will also be conducted today and tomorrow.

by Joachim Fischer

The People’s Government of Guangdong Province announced Monday in Beijing that the China International Tourism Industry Expo 2011 will be held in Guangzhou in September. As opposed to previous tourism exhibitions in Guangdong, this expo will cooperate with the National Tourism Administration of China for the first time, with more exhibitors and areas participating.

Event achieves new milestones

IT&CM China 2011, held in Shanghai for the 5th consecutive year, has seen a 10% growth from the previous year. This leading professional Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) business and networking event in China will feature 691 exhibitors from 253 exhibiting organisations, 344 buyers, 83 media and over 1,000 trade visitors.

Celebrating a record year of tourism growth and unpacking the new goals set for the tourism industry will be the focus of INDABA 2011, which is being hosted again by South African Tourism this year at Durban’s Albert Luthuli Convention Centre from 6-11 May 2011. Preparations are well underway for Africa’s biggest travel and tourism trade show – which spans 27 000 square metres – with more than 13 000 visitors, 1 300 exhibitors, over 170 international hosted buyers and hundreds of local and international media expected this year at INDABA.

When AirAsia Group CEO and Team Lotus co-principal Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes agreed to a friendly wager with Virgin Group & Marussia Virgin Racing’s Sir Richard Branson on the sidelines of the 2010 Bahrain Formula One GP, little did they expect the twists, turns and obstacles they would have to go through to complete the wager. 9 months and 19 races later, at the spectacular Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes’ Team Lotus came out tops and just when the whole world were getting ready to see Sir Richard Branson don the red and sexy AirAsia female flight