CNN International’s Richard Quest Opens the Business Travel Days at the ITB Berlin

Business travel is an important factor in the growth of the travel sector as a whole -ITB Business Travel Days provide an ideal platform where business travel experts can network and expand their knowledge- Richard Quest, well-known CNN International correspondent and business travel specialist, has opened this section

In 2006 the number of domestic business travelers who made cross-border journeys reached 157 million. The total expenditure involved rose by five per cent compared with 2005, to a figure in excess of 47 billion euros. In recognition of this increasingly important economic factor the ITB Berlin set up its own platform three years ago, the ITB Business Travel Days.

And the success has been remarkable since the ITB Business Travel Days has attracted an attendance of over 2,000. Newcomers to the profession and experienced travel managers alike can obtain information and enhance their professional knowledge at the practical workshops and international forums devoted to various different countries at this year’s ITB Business Travel Days, from March 5 to 9, 2008.

The ITB Business Travel Forum kicked off with a particular highlight on Wednesday 5 March, when Richard Quest, a popular correspondent for CNN and business travel specialist opened the Business Travel Newcomers’ Day. With his monthly feature programs “CNN Business Traveler” and “Quest”, the British anchor has become one of the most instantly recognizable members of the CNN team.

The ITB Business Travel Forum is the seminar and convention section of the ITB Business Travel Days. Its free seminars, specialist papers and workshops are the ideal place for trainees, office managers, travel managers, counter staff and suppliers in the business travel sector to expand their professional knowledge and learn about ways of optimizing their travel budget costs.

The ITB Business Travel Days, from 5 to 9 March 2008 in Hall 7.1 b, London Room 1, form part of the ITB Berlin Convention Market Trends & Innovations.