“The ITB Berlin continues to grow. According to its exhibitors sales with a value of just under six million euros were finalized at and around the ITB Berlin,” according to Dr. Christian Göke, COO of Messe Berlin. The leading trade show for the global travel industry not only included more exhibitors than ever before this year but also attracted more visitors over the past five days than it did last year, despite strikes and snow.

“The ITB Berlin continues to grow. According to its exhibitors sales with a value of just under six million euros were finalized at and around the ITB Berlin,” according to Dr. Christian Göke, COO of Messe Berlin. The leading trade show for the global travel industry not only included more exhibitors than ever before this year but also attracted more visitors over the past five days than it did last year, despite strikes and snow.

In the last 10 years Dominican Republic has received 26 million tourists, 12 million of them from Europe, and three million from Germany, a figure which shows a growth in the industry, said Tourism minister Felix Jimenez in inaugural of Berlin’s 4th International Tourism Bourse (ITB), where Dominican Republic is the invitee of honor.

There’s no need to panic. Following the announcement of a warning strike due to begin on Wednesday, 5 March, affecting public transport in Berlin, such as the U-Bahn (underground), buses and trams, and possibly German airports too, the ITB Berlin has already taken various measures to minimize the impact of the strike on visitors attending the world’s leading travel trade show.

There’s no need to panic. Following the announcement of a warning strike due to begin on Wednesday, 5 March, affecting public transport in Berlin, such as the U-Bahn (underground), buses and trams, and possibly German airports too, the ITB Berlin has already taken various measures to minimize the impact of the strike on visitors attending the world’s leading travel trade show.

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