Travel Fair in Moscow to Display Italy’s Tourism Potential

Moscow International Travel and Tourism exhibition will take place March 19-22, 2014 with Italy as its Partner Country. Italy, represented by the Italian National Agency for Tourism (ENIT), will communicate the highlights the country has to offer to Russian tourists, and will bring together Italy’s regional tourism agencies, resorts, hotels and transportation companies.

ENIT comments, “Status of the partner country opens up even more opportunities to expand Italy’s tourist potential and promote its rich arts and historical heritage.”

ENIT has exhibited at MITT for several editions of the event. This year, the destination will return with an 18 percent increase in exhibiting space and have planned a series of presentations of traditional holiday destinations and regional attractions. ENIT states that special attention will be given to the promotion of new forms of tourism and new routes, primarily in the small towns of Italy.

More than 3,000 companies took part in last year’s event, representing 198 tourist destinations.

Press conferences, presentations by exhibiting companies, seminars and consultations will take place within the Expocentre’s 15 conference halls, including: The first Russian Meetings Industry Forum on the 21 - 22 March 2014; the Medical Congress, held 19 March 2014 and the Tourism Business Summit, on the 20th of March.

A full coverage of industry segments are to be showcased at MITT, including the new Meetings Industry sector. The dedicated area will be a platform for service providers who specialize in the meetings, exhibition and conference industry. Other specialized sections consist of Medical Tourism, Luxury Travel and Technology in Tourism. A full list of onsite events can be found on the MITT website: www.mitt.ru.  

The official exhibitor awards ceremony will take place at Lotte Hotel on the 20th March 2014. Special prizes will be given to exhibitors in correspondence to their 2014 participation

MITT is the part of a portfolio of travel and tourism exhibitions held in 6 countries: Russia (Moscow, Novosibirsk), Ukraine (Kiev), Kazakhstan (Almaty), Azerbaijan (Baku), Turkey (Istanbul) and India (Mumbai).

ITE Group Plc is a leading organizer of international exhibitions and conferences in fast-developing and emerging markets. The Group comprises over 30 offices worldwide and organizes over 250 events every year in 16 countries.