GO and REGIONTOUR 2018
2018-01-18 10:00 - 2018-01-21 16:00 (Europe/Athens) | Brno Exhibition Centre, 1, Výstaviště, Brno, 64700, Czech Republic
GO & Regiontour organization is the largest presentation of the tourism industry with emphasis on regions in Central Europe.
REGIONTOUR is a key project to support domestic and incoming tourism in the Czech Republic. Its participants include crucial entities and decision-makers in tourism of the Czech Republic and its regions.
The GO Fair focuses on outbound tourism. In addition to domestic travel agencies, providers of tourism services in popular foreign destinations and foreign tourist centres take part.

Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show 2018 – Manchester
2018-01-18 10:00 - 2018-01-21 18:00 (Europe/London) | EventCity, Phoenix Way, Manchester, M17 8AS, United Kingdom
The Holiday & Travel Show, the north’s essential travel event dedicated in finding you the ultimate holiday, returns to Manchester’s EventCity on 18-21 January 2018.
Many exciting new attractions for 2016 including the VISIT USA Pavilion where new destinations within the United States and hidden corners can be discovered. The Food & Travel Stage ,where expert cook will be creating some delicious exotic flavours for food tasting. The Meet the Experts Theatre with more than 20 hours of free talks and panel sessions, plus learn to master your camera and improve your travel photos in the Travel Photography Masterclasse.
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, in association with The Times, Sunday Times and Sunday Times Travel Magazine, is now in its sixth year at EventCity and is the North’s biggest consumer travel event with over 150 exhibitors and 26,128 visitors.

Viva Touristika 2018
2018-01-19 10:00 - 2018-01-21 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | HanseMesse Rostock, Zur HanseMesse 1-2, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 18106, Germany
Holiday packages, individual travel, foreign countries, cruises, leisure, sports, beach, hiking, spa, wellness travel – all this and much more can be found on the VIVA TOURISTIKA Rostock. The VIVA TOURISTIKA Rostock was and remains the largest tourism fair in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
On 19-21 January 2018 national and international exhibitors will present their products from all the sections of organized or individual travel, focusing on the areas of Travel – Biking – Camping. All types of bikes and many brands will be represented at the show and it will be a test track enlarged sample, as well as the e-bike.
New models, many brands, accessories for campers & caravaning will be presented in details. The framework program provides new, high quality multi-vision shows. An informative stage show with raffle and an active child care, completes the range of VIVA TOURISTIKA Rostock round.

Boot Dusseldorf 2018
2018-01-20 10:00 - 2018-01-28 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, Duesseldorf, D-40474, Germany
The 49th edition of International Boat Show boot Düsseldorf will be held on 20-28 January 2018 at Düsseldorf exhibition centre.
Some 1,550 sailing and motor boats will drop anchor in the exhibition halls of Düsseldorf! Climb on board the large yachts or discover the new racing yachts, cruising yachts and vintage yachts. Boats of all types, sizes and price categories are represented.
The best and finest in Europe’s boat industry are awarded the “Oscars of Water Sports” every year: this is the fourteenth time the international European Yacht of the Year awards are presented. The European Yacht of the Year is the most thorough competition there is for production boats, the only one that comprises 11 different magazines, from 11 different European nations, testing 25 yachts in five different categories, over two weeks in two different seas. The five categories comprise Family Cruisers, Performance Cruisers, Luxury Cruisers, Special Yachts and Multihulls. The award will be presented at a special evening event held for marine professionals at the Düsseldorf Boot.

Enter 2018
2018-01-24 09:00 - 2018-01-26 17:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Elmia Congress Center & Concert Hall, Elmiavägen 15, Jönköping, SE 55454, Sweden
Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel and Tourism (IFITT), ENTER 2018 will be the 25th annual ENTER Conference. The conference offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from industry, academia, government, and other organisations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism.
The conference brings together the research community with industry and it is organised in three streams namely, industry, destinations and research tracks. The conference also features 6-8 world class keynote speakers.
ENTER 2018 is a “one of a kind conference”. It offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry and government on information and communication technologies and travel & tourism. In the conference the latest research meets successful business applications and best practice from cities, regions and countries. An exceptional element of ENTER 2018 will be Focus Scandinavia and with it some 500 participants are expected.
With a theme Digital tourism: engagement, content, and networks the ENTER 2018 conference will focus on exploring emergent and cutting-edge ICT concepts, applications, managerial approaches and business models that reflect the progressive transformation in travel, tourism and hospitality, with a special focus on developing digital strategies that capitalise on content, big data, engagement, and networks.
The ENTER 2018 in Jönköping is the 25th anniversary of this ground breaking conference which contributed to the development in e-tourism since the very first days of the World Wide Web! There will be a proper celebration together with the IFITT community including new conference elements and a few surprises along the way.
ENTER 2018 Organizing Committee
Project Manager Andre Petzold
Tel +46 73-0393441, e-mail: andre.petzold@destinationjonkoping.se

ITF SlovakiaTour 2018
2018-01-25 08:00 - 2018-01-28 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Incheba Expo Bratislava, 3-7, Viedenská cesta, Bratislava, 85101, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Being listed amongst the most important events in the region of Central Europe, the ITF SLOVAKIATOUR fair is the biggest fair of travel in Slovakia. Each year it brings a complex service for people who want to travel abroad or enjoy the beauty of Slovakia. A huge portfolio of travel agencies is presented, as well as tourist information mediated via foreign offices.
The ITF Slovakiatour will be held in parallel with:
Hunting and Leisure, an event dedicated to all those who love to spend their free time in nature. Companies with hunting range have a unique opportunity to reach passionate hunters and provide them with useful information from the area.
Wellness and Fitness, the biggest exhibition in Slovakia aimed at sport. It actively promotes healthy lifestyle via presentations of various novelties from this area, exercising demonstrations and rich accompanying program.

Vakantiesalon Antwerpen 2018
2018-01-25 10:00 - 2018-01-28 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Antwerp Expo, 191, Jan Van Rijswijcklaan, Antwerp , BE-2020 , Belgium
The 40th edition of Vakantiesalon Antwerpen will be held on 25-28 January 2018 at the Antwerp Expo.
The international holiday fair of Flanders will certainly meet everyone’s expectations. National tourism offices, travel agents, tour operators, camping and caravanning and even eco-tourism professionals, will be there to welcome, inform and advise the visitors.
Moreover, the B&B Expo is the only specialized travel fair for holidaymakers looking for accommodation in bed and breakfasts or small charming hotels. The fair offers a wide range of international bed & breakfasts, guest houses and lodges. In addition, boutique hotels, tourist offices and specialized organizations will also be present to propose their programs. The booths will be disposed by country and by theme and to meet everyone’s expectations, all types of holidays will have their own zone.
In 2018, the exhibition’s theme will be “dances around the world”.

FESPO 2018
2018-01-25 10:00 - 2018-01-28 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Messe Zürich, 49, Wallisellenstrasse, Zürich, CH-8050, Switzerland
FESPO in 2018 will be held on 25-28 January in the halls of the Messe Zurich, organized by the BERNEXPO AG.
FESPO is the largest holiday fair in Switzerland with around 65,000 visitors in 2014. 650 exhibitors presented their programmes to the in the halls of the Messe Zurich.
At the FESPO, the largest holiday fair in Switzerland, members of the media, professional journalists, travel bloggers and industry insiders gather to exchange views.
The golf event, Golfmesse, in Hall 5 at FESPO is one of the key Swiss meeting places for the golfing world.

EMITT 2018
2018-01-25 10:00 - 2018-01-28 18:30 (Europe/Athens) | TUYAP Exhibition Center, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi Eski Hadımköy Yolu Caddesi 9/1, Istanbul, 34500, Turkey
Recognized as one of the top five tourism exhibitions in the world, the 22nd International East Mediterranean Tourism and Travel Exhibition – EMITT will be held at Tuyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center on 25-28 January 2018.
EMITT will bring together 5.000 organizations and institutions from 80 countries will be held with corporate sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkish Republic, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Turkish Airlines, with support from KOSGEB and in partnership with Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TÜROFED) and Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TYD).

The New York Times Travel Show 2018
2018-01-26 09:00 - 2018-01-28 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655, West 34th Street, New York, NY, NY 10001, United States
In 2018 the New York Times Travel Show will take place on 26-28 January at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Over 500 exhibitors representing 150 countries separated into 14 Pavilions will be on hand for you to speak with about booking your next dream vacation. The 2017 edition reached a record 30,099 participants – the highest attendance in our show history. Attendance included 9,253 travel trade and 20,846 consumer attendees during the three-day event. Participating exhibitors also hit a new record with 560 companies representing over 170 countries.
With five cultural stages featuring live performances all weekend long, the 2018 New York Times Travel Show will take visitors on a whirlwind trip around the globe. Sample foods of all flavors and influences at our Taste of World culinary stage, showcasing renown chefs and food personalities. Speak one-on-one with experts from an array of different countries, regions and industries. Get exclusive discounts and offers to travel destinations around the world…and much more!
The New York Times Travel Industry Conference offers a comprehensive education program designed for travel professionals. Develop your knowledge by attending over 23 Focus Conferences covering the latest products, services, destination information and trends from industry experts. Travel professionals will have the opportunity to attend these exclusive seminars as well as visit over 500 exhibitors in the largest travel trade exhibition in North America.

ADVENTUR 2018
2018-01-26 10:00 - 2018-01-28 17:00 (Europe/Vilnius) | LITEXPO – Lithuanian Exhibition & Congress Center, 5, Laisves pr., Vilnius, LT-04215, Lithuania
Over the last five years, the international exhibition ADVENTUR has become the largest specialized tourism event in the Baltic countries. The exhibition stands out from other similar events for its unique event programme and interactivity – this is a place where new tourism ideas and guidelines are generated and the international collaboration and popularization of tourism services are promoted.
In 2018, the exhibition will continue to grow ambitiously and expand by adding new spaces. Litexpo’s modern central building will open its doors to displays by exhibitors and will be occupied by foreign embassies, foreign travel agencies and the joint stands of foreign countries. The additional event zones Taste the World and Travel Cinema will be created for exhibitors’ presentations. A comfortable B2B space will be established for tourism business professionals’ business meetings.
Demand for niche tourism is growing not only in Lithuania but also in the global tourism market. Contemporary tourists no longer limit themselves to traditional places of interest and more often than not look for unique experiences and impressions – from wine routes or trails based on movies or books and interactive education programmes to extreme or solo trips. Therefore, ADVENTUR 2018 invites all to a three-day experience tour, TRAVEL DIFFERENTLY! This exposition is designed to encourage visitors to discover not only traditional but also new travel offers that are customized and mesmerizing, as well as new countries, routes and services.

Tourissima Lille 2018
2018-01-26 10:00 - 2018-01-28 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Lille Grand Palais, 1, Boulevard Cités Unies, Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 59777 , France
Tourissima in Lille will open its doors on 26-28 Janaury 2018 at the Grand Palais Lille, bringing together a wide range of tourism stakeholders in order to provide useful information about the latest trends, present very attractive special budget accommodation offers, ideas for short stays, wellness, spas, cruises, holidays in the countryside and the sea, all the desires of culture and museums.
Whether you’re a jungle amazonian or a specialist in lazing on the beach, an inveterate researcher of tourist or cultural novelty in Europe, melting sports holidays in the French mountains or family cocooning in the countryside, the Mahana Lyon offers a 360° tourist offer for long or short stays in more than 250 destinations!

Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2018
2018-01-30 10:00 - 2018-02-01 21:00 (Europe/Athens) | Puerto Rico Convention Center, Tanca 500, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico will host the 2018 edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the Caribbean’s largest marketing event, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center from January 30 to February 1, 2018.
Produced by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, and the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association, the event will feature two days of business meetings that match hotels and destinations with online travel agents, tour operators and Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) planners through a busy program of thousands of pre-scheduled appointments.
In 2017, Caribbean Travel Marketplace, hosted by The Bahamas, attracted 114 buyer companies from 20 countries. More than 1,100 delegates from 31 countries participated in more than 10,000 pre-scheduled appointments. The Conference opens on the evening of Tuesday, January 30 and will be preceded by educational sessions that day.
Caribbean Travel Marketplace affords tourism suppliers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with wholesalers from around the world selling Caribbean vacation travel over the course of two days of business meetings.
Companies interested in participating must be CHTA members selling Caribbean travel products and services to tour operators.

SATTE 2018
2018-01-31 09:30 - 2018-02-02 17:30 (Asia/Almaty) | Pragati Maidan, Mathura Road, New Delhi, Delhi, DL 110001, India
SATTE it’s India’s leading travel event, providing professionals with the perfect platform to showcase their products and services to the global travel trade community, with an opportunity to conduct business with an estimated over 12,000 visitors, including international and domestic buyers, over 3 days.
The SATTE Conference attracts the who’s who of the travel industry, including leading travel agents, tour operators and MICE experts serving Indian inbound, outbound & domestic tourism.
Over the last 2 decades, SATTE has become the launch platform for many countries and tourism products from across the globe to do business in and with India. SATTE has enjoyed much acclaim in international business circles and has been closely working with Ministry of Tourism, UNWTO, & PATA among the many other allure associations.
SATTE – The South Asia’s largest travel and tourism exhibition, which is at its 25th year, has announced its Silver Jubilee Celebration with it’s recently launched a campaign titled “I am 25”.

HAPCO Panhellenic Conference 2018
2018-01-31 10:00 - 2018-02-01 16:00 (Europe/Athens) | Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vasileos Georgiou A 1, Athens, Attica, 10563, Greece
The 8th Panhellenic Conference of HAPCO will be held on January 31-February 1, at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Athens.
Under the title “Rapid changes – New trends and challenges” the conference will focus on issues that came up from the latest changes on conferences and political status of Greece. Key speakers will be international and Greek professionals from the conference tourism sector, representative of the political leadership, conference organizers, members of the academic community and representatives of institutions and organizations related to the health sector.

Conference’s program is still working, however some of the main issues that will be included are:

– The contribution of MICE sector to the national economy
– GDPR – Personal data: The new era in the personal data management
– Relations between PCO and customer
– Mindfulness – Reaching our Best-Self
– Destination Greece: The time for extroversion
– Greek & international practices on selection of the conference hall
– Meet the Experts

Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show 2018 – London
2018-02-01 10:00 - 2018-02-04 17:30 (Europe/London) | Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX, United Kingdom
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, the UK’s biggest and longest-running travel show, will return to Olympia London on 1-4 February 2018.
Packed with hundreds of leading and independent tour operators, over 70 tourist boards from across the globe, cultural entertainment, world flavours, travel celebrities and more the show will fuel your wanderlust and is a brilliant opportunity to indulge your passion for travelling. With a huge choice of holiday options on offer visitors can be inspired to discover new destinations and adventures from the expert exhibitors.
The Stanfords Travel Writers Festival showcases an incredible line-up of talks, presentations and panel sessions from a host of leading travel writers, authors and adventurers, whilst exotic cultures were brought to life through dance, performance, food and drink tastings on the Experience The World stages.
The two Meet the Experts Theatres, which provide over 50 hours of free travel advice from destination specialists covering an array of journeys to every continent, provide inspirations to our visitors to discover and learn about various new destinations.
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, in association with The Times, The Sunday Times and Sunday Times Travel Magazine, 1-4 February 2018, Olympia London, is now in its 24th year and is the UK’s biggest and most inspiring consumer event with over 640 brands and 42,000 visitors.

Salon des Vacances 2018
2018-02-01 10:00 - 2018-02-04 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Brussels Expo, 1, Place de Belgique, Brussels, BE-1020, Belgium
Salon des Vacances Brussels is the largest tourism event in Belgium with over 100,000 visitors, 800 exhibitors and 70 countries!
Will be held in BRUSSELS EXPO, Palais 3, 4, & 5 on 1-4 February 2018.
Every year the Salon des Vacances Brussels exhibition chooses innovative new concepts to meet all demands. This year three new themes, Cruises- Wellness & Health- Gastronomy, and two new points of interest, LGBT friendly -Travel accessible to the physically challenged persons, will enrich the exhibition.
Contact e-mail: salondesvacances@fisa.be

Balttour 2018
2018-02-02 10:00 - 2018-02-04 15:00 (Europe/Athens) | Kipsala International Exhibition Centre, 8, Ķīpsalas iela, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia
The 25th International Travel Trade Fair Balttour 2018, the largest and most important travel market in the Baltic States annually marking the start of the new tourist season and offering a festive mood to both tourism professionals and travellers, will be held at Kipsala International Exhibition Centre on 2-4 February.
Balttour 2018 will offer more than 470 exhibition stands and about 850 travel and tourism related companies from 41 countries across the world. The three-day event will give visitors an opportunity to get information on new travel routes and tourist destinations, enjoy cultural diversity, find the best travel deals and enjoy the hospitality of Latvia’s regions!
In 2017 the two thematic halls “Discover the World” and “Travel Latvia” gathered 850 tourism companies and their representatives from Estonia, Lithuania, Georgia, Croatia, Ukraine, Tobago, Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan – altogether from 38 countries of the world. There were 28 thousand people who came searching for inspiration to travel around Latvia and the world, 5.5 thousand of which were professionals of the industry.

International Film Festival of Larissa 2018
2018-02-03 - 2018-02-11 | Larisa, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
The International Film Festival of Larissa |Artfools Festival is organized by the cultural non-profit organization Artfools and takes place in the city of Larissa every year under the aegis of the Thessaly Region.
It’s one of the most important regional film festivals and every year gathers much of attendees from Greece and abroad. Its program includes:
1. Greek & International short films competition
2. Greek & international student films competition
3. Activities, workshops, masterclass, exhibitions, etc.
The organizational committee schedules and presents ten days of screenings, happenings, cinema workshops and master classes. Every season, the International Film Festival of Larissa hosts significant cinema personalities, producing special screenings based on their overall work in the field of cinema.
The 10th Student’s Short Film Festival of Larissa will be on February 10 and 11 at the Chatzigianneio Cultural Center in parallel to the film teams’ forum. During these two days film workshops for students will be also held..
Stay up to date by following festival’s facebook page.

ibtm arabia 2018
2018-02-05 09:00 - 2018-02-07 13:00 (Europe/Athens) | Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, 111929, United Arab Emirates
ibtm arabia is where meetings, events and incentives industry decision makers meet for global business adventures. The show will take place on 5-7 February 2018 at the stunning 5-star Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.
ibtm arabia brings a fresh new format with quality meetings and an exclusive one-to-one ratio closed community experience for elite exhibitors and hosted buyers who do business in Arabia.
ibtm arabia, is the leading international exclusive event for the Arabian meetings, incentives, conferences and events industry. This dynamic event will invite an elite community of leading MICE industry suppliers and the industry’s finest MICE buyers to meet for a one-to-one ratio for 3 days of mutually matched pre-scheduled appointments, networking, education and of course, unlimited business!
ibtm arabia program includes pre-scheduled appointments, exclusive networking, a knowledge forum and the discover day, where hosted buyers and exhibitors will have a taste of Abu Dhabi, followed by a chance for all to be inspired with the Knowledge Forum and a Welcome Networking Reception.

ibtm arabia Customer Service Helpline
T: +44 20 8271 2143
E: ibtmarabia.helpline@reedexpo.co.uk

IMTM 2018
2018-02-06 10:30 - 2018-02-07 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | The Expo Centre, Tel Aviv, Rokach Blvd 101, Tel Aviv, 6121002, Israel
IMTM 2018, the 24th annual international tourism exhibition, Tel Aviv, will be held on February 6-7, 2018. IMTM is the official and only professional exhibition for the tourism trade market in Israel. The meeting place and trendsetter for the global and local tourist industry.
IMTM features exhibitors representing just about every aspect of Israel’s tourism market – incoming tourism, domestic tourism and outgoing tourism, alongside a significant number of exhibitors from overseas. The fair is highlighted by professional workshops, seminars and press conferences. IMTM is also attended by groups of agents from abroad with the framework of tours to Israel organized by the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
IMTM gives tourism professionals an opportunity to meet with colleagues, buyers and suppliers. Eco-tourism, wellness or cultural tourism, beach holidays or city breaks, package deals or tailor-made trips… All these options can be seen on-site, and discussed during the conferences, events and presentations that are held in conjunction with the exhibition.
IMTM Secreteriat: imtm@ortra.com

Reisen Hamburg 2018
2018-02-07 10:00 - 2018-02-11 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Hamburg Messe und Congress, 1, Messeplatz, Hamburg, D-20357, Germany
On 7-11 February 2018 REISEN HAMBURG will once again be an attraction for more than 77,000 visitors. Around 850 exhibitors present insider tips on the most exciting holiday destinations in Germany and all over the world and supply information about great leisure activities, as well as tips for attractive excursions in Hamburg and the surrounding area.
REISEN HAMBURG is Northern Germany’s largest exhibition on Tourism, Caravaning and Bicycles. It is where the tourism professionals can sell dreams – whether this is a trip through exotic countries, the right caravan or a hiking tour in the alps. For the visitors the show is the perfect place to get inspired and find information and advice – “face to face”, not anonymously on the internet.
The special theme islands section is based on exceptional themes and regions. These individual themed “islands” are placed in the center of exhibitors with associated characteristics and enable the visitor to experience a topic or region with all their senses.
Family holidays and outdoor activities are highlighted at the exhibition. Furthermore, a modern 1001 night is portrayed with dishes from the region, music and information about the history and the cultural diversity. Enable the visitors to experience your offer and enchant your customers with exceptionally individual consulting.

Tour Salon 2018
2018-02-09 10:00 - 2018-02-11 16:00 (Europe/Athens) | MTP (Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie), 14, Głogowska Street, Poznan, 60-734, Poland
The 29th edition of the Tour Salon, Poland’s most senior tourism fair and the event which follows the industry development, will be held in Poznań on 9-11 February 2018 allowing the visitors to get familirar with the best trip offers, catalogues and new tourist products just before the Easter travel period, the May holidays and the awaited summer 2018 holidays.
During the previous editions of the fair, the visitors could familiarize themselves with opportunities, customs and culture offered by the Partner Region. This year, for the first time the title of the Partner City of the fair has been created and bestowed on Poznań. The linkage to Poznań will be also found in the formula of the Organizing Partner of Tour Salon. Poznań Local Tourist Organization will perform that role for the second year in a row.
Tour Salon tourist fair will be inspiring three days for short and long-distance journey lovers and the explorers of new cultures, traditions and, naturally, cuisine.
In 2017 261 exhibitors from 20 countries participated in Tour Salon, while the visitors were over 42,000.
The fair will be accompanied by the fourth edition of the “Following Dreams” Travel Festival providing a unique opportunity to see various world regions captured in photographs and listen to the stories of visits to the most distant corners of the globe.

HO.RE.CA 2018
2018-02-09 10:00 - 2018-02-12 18:30 (Europe/Athens) | Metropolitan Expo, Athens International Airport, Spata, Attica, 19019 , Greece
HO.RE.CA 2018 will be held on 9-12 February at the Metropolitan Expo, Athens and is coming bigger and enriched with more special events.
With the sole aim of further enhancing the international presence of its exhibitors, HORECA is already preparing an organized hosting program for selected foreign businessmen of the Hospitality and Foodservice industries, from the Balkans, the Middle East and South Africa. For the first time ever in Greece, a trade show which is mainly addressed to the domestic market, will simultaneously implement such an extensive hosting program for international buyers, signaling a new era for HORECA.
As every year, HO.RE.CA will incorporate many special events, such as:
– Beer & Spirits Show
– Future Hotel on the Web
– Coffee Events
– International Gastronomy Forum
– Greek Breakfast by Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
– Hotel Build+Design
– Hellenic Chamber of Hotels General Assembly

Tourest 2018
2018-02-09 12:00 - 2018-02-11 16:00 (Europe/Athens) | Estonian Fairs, 28, Pirita Road, Tallinn, 10127, Estonia
Tourest is the oldest and largest travel trade fair in the Baltic countries that has been organized by the Estonian Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ETFL) since 1991. It covers all the main travel segments, offering efficient platform to meet face to face the travel-hungry consumers and the majority of the market’s travel trade professionals who make the purchase decisions. It’s the optimum environment to present your products at the start of the season.
Tourest 2017, organized already for the 26th time, was visited by 28,465 people, who had the great possibility to familiarize with the large number of 511 exhibitors from 34 countries and areas. Tourest got vast media coverage with over 270 registered media items.
Tourest is held in 3 halls. In the main hall, there are represented foreign destinations, Estonian and foreign tour operators, travel agencies, transportation and insurance companies, educational institutions, hotels, spas, restaurants, entertainment and leisure companies, etc. In “Holidays in Estonia” hall, Estonian spas and tourism regions are represented to give an overview of what Estonia has to offer as a destination. For our little tourism fans, there is a children hall to offer them variable fun and educative activities.
Furthermore, there is always an interactive main stage program to amuse our visitors even more. Many presentations, performances, auctions, quizes, games, etc. take place. Every exhibitor has the opportunity to participate in the main stage program and thereby benefit even more. In addition, it is possible to hold seminars, workshops etc. in the fair centre’s seminar rooms.

Chicago Travel & Adventure Show 2018
2018-02-10 10:00 - 2018-02-11 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Donald E. Stephens Convention Center – Rosemont, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL, IL 60018, United States
The annual Chicago Travel & Adventure Show is where travel lovers come for travel inspiration, expert information and fun, cultural interaction. It’s where you’ll discover thousands of authentic travel experiences and speak directly to the travel experts who can get you there, give you the inside scoop, and save you money on exclusive travel deals.
It is THE place to get great travel story ideas, interview travel experts and show executives on travel trends, and capture amazing photos all under one roof. The only travel show in the Midwest showcases hundreds of captivating worldwide destinations from India to the Caribbean to Michigan drive vacations.
This experiential event has three inspirational and informative seminar stages and culture and entertainment abound on the Taste of Travel Stage and Global Beats Stage offering dozens of culinary demos and dance performances. Plus many of the hands-on activities offered at the show.

Routes Americas 2018
2018-02-13 10:00 - 2018-02-15 17:30 (Europe/Athens) | Centro de Exposiciones Quito, Av. Rio Amazonas, Quito, 170515, Ecuador
The 11th Routes Americas will take place in Quito, Ecuador, on 13-15 February, hosted by Quiport and Quito Turismo.
Bringing together a range of airlines, airports and tourism authorities, including some of the largest carriers from North, Central and Latin America, this event offers the opportunity meeting with some of the most influential aviation professionals from across the Americas region.
Each year Routes Americas, which is the annual gathering of air service decision makers for the Americas region, attracts the region’s senior decision makers positioning it as the must attend event for all those interested in meeting with the industry’s key players.
In 2018 Routes Americas is expected to attract over 80 airlines, 300 airports and almost 50 tourism authorities along with a number of other industry stakeholders from across the region to discuss air service development.
The event consists of four main elements:
– Meetings
– Networking
– Routes Americas Strategy Summit
– Route Exchange Airline Briefings

Holiday & Spa Expo 2018
2018-02-14 10:00 - 2018-02-16 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Inter Expo Center, Bulevard "Tsarigradsko shose" 147, Sofia, 1784, Bulgaria
The 35th International Tourist Fair Holiday & Spa Expo will take place in Inter Expo Center, Sofia on 14-16 February 2018.
The event is organized by PRIM EXPO and it is held under the aegis of Ministry of Tourism and in partnership with Municipality of Sofia, BTCH, BHRA, BATA, ABTTA, BUBSPA and Sofia Tourist Council.
Holiday & Spa Expo is the largest tourist forum in Bulgaria, designed both for professionals and target audience. Every year the exhibition welcomes more than 350 exhibiting companies and over 20,000 professionals from the tourism industry – participants, visitors and guests.
The format of the exhibition provides an excellent opportunities for useful contacts between participants and the offering of various types of products, programs and offers to the professionals and the large public.
Participant’s profile includes tour operators, travel agencies, hotels, SPA and wellness resorts and hotels, representative of tourism boards, municipalities, golf, wine and alternative tourism, professional schools, hotel and spa equipment and others.

Holiday World 2018
2018-02-15 09:30 - 2018-02-18 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Incheba Expo Bratislava, 3-7, Viedenská cesta, Bratislava, 85101, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
The Holiday World is the biggest and most famous Central European trade fair for tourism . In 2018 the Holiday World fair will be held on 15-18 February, at Prague Holešovice Fairground.
The exhibition regularly welcomes exhibitors from more than 40 countries worldwide and the expositions of official tourist boards present more than 20 countries. There is a numerous representation of towns and regions, travel agencies etc. The trade fair is held under the patronage of the Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic and other important institutions.
The Holiday World is the most important presentation of travel agencies, domestic regions, national tourism offices and other services for the travel industry in the Middle Europe.

For its 27th year, the event will offer not only presentations of many different countries, but also its traditional sub-section Region World 2018, which reviews the presentations of regions in the Czech Republic.
In addition to the interesting exhibits, the upcoming year of the fair plans also to feature an attractive accompanying programme, not only consisting of the travel film festival World Film but also a series of seminars, conferences and workshops on key topics in the tourism industry.

Panorama World Festival 2018
2018-02-16 10:00 - 2018-02-17 16:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Stockholmsmässan, 1, Mässvägen, Älvsjö, 12530, Sweden
Panorama World Festival is a festival celebrates the culture, tourism and gastronomy from all around the globe!
The exhibition will be filled up with seminars, food and beverage tastings, an international food court and fun activities for children and adults. There will be unique deals on travel to more than 50 destinations in cooperation with Sweden’s leading charter operators.
Incorporating the World Food Village, the Olive Oil Tasting and a number of parallel events and fun contests, the exhibition will provide the visitors with many useful and unique information and an opportunity to have a great time as well.
