The twenty-ninth edition of FITUR, which opened yesterday morning (Madrid time) and will conclude on February 1, is bringing together 11,137 attendees from over 170 countries and regions. In total, the Trade Fair takes 87,520 square meters distributed throughout 12 halls at the Feria de Madrid fairgrounds.

Gastronomy, folklore and the capital’s vast range of cultural, artistic and museum offers will be the letter of introduction for Turismo Madrid at this edition of the Trade Fair. The stand, composed by seven stars, in reference to the regional flag, will present Madrid’s tourist offer in a graphic and visual manner.

Yorkshire tourism chiefs are heading to sunny Spain in a bid to beat the credit crunch. A delegation will be at the prestigious FITUR trade fair in Madrid from next Wednesday to Sunday February 1.

Yorkshire tourism chiefs are heading to sunny Spain in a bid to beat the credit crunch. A delegation will be at the prestigious FITUR trade fair in Madrid from next Wednesday to Sunday February 1.

International participation in FITUR continues to grow and, with less than a week before the opening of the trade fair, official representatives of Cambodia and the Philippines have joined up.

Efforts aimed at providing the tourism sector with the necessary tools to help overcome the current economic situation is among UNWTO’s increased response efforts.