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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
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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.

MCE Central & Eastern Europe 2018
2018-02-18 10:00 - 2018-02-20 16:00 (Europe/Zagreb) | Hotel Dubrovnik, Ljudevita Gaja 1, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
The highly successful MICE business forum series, the MCE Central and Eastern Europe – MCE CEE – is organised by Europe Congress annually for the past 8 years.
Building on Central and Eastern Europe’s MICE business potential, this unique forum brings together buyers from all over the world with high quality solution providers from the region. DMCs, PCOs, event management companies, convention bureaus, hotels, airlines from participating Central and Eastern European countries and selected, qualified and pre-screened buyers take part, based on dedicated invitation.
Participating in this forum is the perfect opportunity to capitalize on the high value for money ratio the region is offering for the MICE industry. MCE Central and Eastern Europe is offering the advantage of not only bringing potential business partners together in one location as industry exhibitions do, but through its unique concept business counterparts meet face-to-face in pre-organised, match-made meetings.
This MICE forum offers the perfect mix of pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings, educational sessions presented by industry opinion leaders, plenty of networking opportunities and social events.

AIME 2018
2018-02-20 09:00 - 2018-02-21 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2, Clarendon Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3006, Australia
AIME in 2018 will be held on 20-21 February , in Melbourne, where elite meeting planners and buyers will join exhibitors for an exclusive opportunity to hold one-to-one meetings and access quality education and networking events.
The Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) is where meetings, events and incentives industry decision makers meet for business adventures across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the rest of the globe.
As the largest international event of its kind in Australia, we are trusted for providing the stage on which businesses can connect, perform and prosper. Each year the exhibition unites a community of over 4,000 suppliers and meetings and events planners in the leading conference city of Melbourne, and the high quality Hosted Buyer® Program is the catalyst for over 11,100 face-to-face meetings.
In 2018 AIME will have significant enhancements and new initiatives, responding to the demands of attendees. These will be:

New Hosted Buyer Acquisition Scheme
New Sponsorship Opportunities
New “AIME First Timers” Exhibitor Area
Longer Appointment Times
Reformed Hosted Buyer Program
New Trade Buyer Offering
New Floor plan
Earlier Opening times
Exclusive Welcome event function
More Educational opportunities
New Post touring options

Greek Tourism Workshop Kuwait 2018
2018-02-20 18:30 - 23:30 (Asia/Kuwait) | Sheraton Kuwait, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Safat 13060 / Fahd Al-Salem Street, Kuwait City, 13060, Kuwait
The Greek Tourism Workshop events’ series were created aiming to promote the tourism product of Greece in the Arabian and Asian countries and reinforce the potential and value of Greece in their markets.
The Greek Tourism Workshop addresses to Greek entrepreneurs of the travel industry aiming to infiltrate and establish dynamically their presence in the Arabian countries.
It is an initiative held from both Tourism Today Events and Mideast Travel. Its aim is the dynamic penetration of Greece in the constantly developing tourism market.
The first event in the 2018 will be held in Kuwait on February 21. The workshop will include presentations of Greek destinations to selected local tourism enterprises and media, while meetings with Iranian government executives have also been scheduled. In parallel, will be business to business meetings between Greek tourism companies and regional tour operators and travel agencies.
The Greek Tourism Workshop is held under the auspices of the Tourism Ministry of Greece and the Greek Embassy in Kuwait.

Messinia Pro-Am 2018
2018-02-21 08:00 - 2018-02-24 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | The Dunes Course & The Bay Course – Costa Navarino, Navarino, Messinia, 24001, Greece
The countdown to the 2nd Messinia Pro-Am tournament at Costa Navarino has begun. Taking place 21-24 February 2018, it has already received extensive interest globally.
Each of the 50 teams participating will consist of one professional and three amateur golfers who will compete in three rounds at the two 18-hole signature golf courses. The Dunes Course and The Bay Course are set amidst the eternal olive trees overlooking the stunning views of the Ionian Sea and the Bay of Navarino.
The total prize fund of the 2nd Messinia Pro Am is €50,000 and is the 2nd biggest fund in golf tournaments in Europe. Messinia Pro-Am supports a charity cause, the SOS Children’s Villages that create families for children in need, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities. SOS Children’s Villages support children who are orphaned, abandoned or whose families are unable to care for them and enable children to live according to their own culture and religion, and to be active members of the community.
This year Costa Navarino is proud to have been selected by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) as the ‘European Golf Resort of the Year 2017’. The Messinia Pro-Am will also involve a rich programme of events and entertainment, including thematic gastronomy nights.
Registrations are open via the event’s official website, where special accommodation packages at The Westin Resort Costa Navarino are available as well.
Messinia Pro-Am is organized in cooperation with the PGAs of Europe, under The Auspices of PGA of Greece and the Hellenic Golf Federation and the Hellenic Olympic Academy.
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Business Travel Show 2018
2018-02-21 09:30 - 2018-02-22 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX, United Kingdom
The Business Travel Show is Europe’s main exhibition and conference for corporate travel buyers, managers and bookers to source, learn and network. It’s the only chance each year for corporate buyers to find the information, innovation, introductions and inspiration they need to make more confident and informed buying decisions; to increase efficiency,reduce costs, enhance performance and boost their business network.
The hosted buyer program attracts hundreds of national, EMEA and global travel managers and procurement, purchasing and sourcing category specialists each year. The program’s initiatives deliver unrivaled sourcing, learning and networking opportunities for European corporate travel buyers.
The comprehensive conference program features more than 50 thought provoking sessions, catering for all levels and knowledge requirements from the fundamentals of travel buying to the in-depth Masterclasses.
An exciting new Launchpad Zone for business travel start-ups will feature this year plus to meet visitor demands, the International Hotel Village and Responsible Travel Management Pavilion have expanded. Source new products, solutions and services at Europe’s largest event.
A program of networking and social events is provided to facilitate better connections, create new relationships and strengthen existing partnerships.

Travel Technology Europe 2018
2018-02-21 10:00 - 2018-02-22 16:30 (Europe/Athens) | Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX, United Kingdom
Travel Technology Europe hosted at Olympia London, welcomes its 15th year with two days of peer to peer networking, social events and 1-2-1 appointments between attendees, industry experts and suppliers from across Europe to create new business relationships, share knowledge and best practice.
Whether you are an IT professional, part of senior commercial management or a marketing specialist, you will benefit from seeing hundreds of the very latest products, services and solutions on show from up to 100 specialist suppliers, plus 40 hours of top quality education content and over 5,500 of Europe’s top travel technology professionals.
The Travel Technology Europe Conference is an interactive and high quality conference programme streamed in four key topics: generate, evolve, innovate, disrupt.
In a dedicated area, start-up companies will present their latest developments for the travel industry. Moreover, the Business Travel Technology Showcase houses a full spectrum of technology suppliers demonstrating new products, services and solutions as well as conference content

REISE+CAMPING 2018
2018-02-21 10:00 - 2018-02-25 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Messe Essen, Norbertstrasse, Essen, D - 45131, Germany
Reise + Camping Essen is the large travel trade fair in NRW. Reise + Camping in Essen means “Trips, Camping, Cycling.” National and international destinations and campsites are the focus of the huge holiday world. In addition, the latest trends in camping, caravanning and accessories are demonstrated.
On four days (February 21-25, 2018) parallel to Reise + Camping, Fahrrad Essen will once again offer a comprehensive available range of bikes and accessories as well as a lot of information about trips with bikes.

f.re.e 2018
2018-02-21 10:00 - 2018-02-25 18:00 (Europe/Athens) | Messe München International, Messegelände, München, D-81823, Germany
f.re.e is the popular fair C-B-R Leisure and Travel under a new name. It is Bavaria’s most popular interactive and sales exhibition for everything related to travel, leisure and recreation. It is the perfect place to find out more about the most beautiful travel destinations and latest recreation trends. Show stages, hands-on activities and special shows arouse wanderlust in everyone.
An attractive program of events in parallel with show stages and adventure worlds offers ideas and inspiration for the outstanding leisure and travel experience.
Some 1,300 exhibitors from 70 countries enthralled 135,000 visitors at f.re.e 2017.

On an area of 15,000 square meters with over 200 vehicles, visitors had the opportunity to get advice on buying campers, vans and caravans. Among the new features last year was the Camping World with a large selection of tents and accessories.
Bavaria’s largest travel and leisure fair is expanding its offerings in the Caravaning & Mobile Leisure area next year. As a result, two complete halls will be available for motor homes, caravans, tents and vans. In addition, the Munich Golf Days and Munich Auto Days will run parallel to f.re.e during three days at Messe München as well.

Sajam Turizma 2018
2018-02-22 10:00 - 2018-02-25 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Belgrade Fair, Bulevar vojvode Mišića 14, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
The Tourism Fair Sajam Turizma celebrates its 40th anniversary on 22-25 February 2018, at Belgrade Fair. This tourism event aims to gather more than 1,000 exhibitors from the record number of countries.
Sajam Turizma is the largest tourism event in Serbia and Southeast Europe. It has been fulfilling the worldwide business standards for more than 30 years, creating partnership relations with the exhibitors and attracting an increasing number of visitors annually.
Last year, more than 1135 exhibitors featured their offers at the Tourism Fair and the number of visitors exceeded 70 thousand. This event’s international character is confirmed by more than 340 international exhibitors from 55 countries. This event’s international character is confirmed by more than 250 international exhibitors from 43 countries – an increasing number of worldwide exhibitors is interested in this business fair event every year.
The Catering Equipment Fair – HORECA has been held within the Tourism Fair since 2005, as well and the International Wine Fair – BEOWINE is also held at the same time.
Many awards and praises show this is the most successful tourism event in Serbia and the region.

Ferie For Alle 2018
2018-02-23 10:00 - 2018-02-25 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | MCH Messecenter Herning, 1, Vardevej, Herning, DK-7400, Denmark
Ferie For Alle is Scandinavia’s largest consumer holiday fair and has been taking place every year since 1997. In 2017 59,143 people visited the fair with more than 1,100 exhibitors represented.
Danish Travel Show has 5 theme areas spread over 13 exhibition halls of 62,000 sq.m in total.
– 2 International Halls
– Danish Golf Show is the biggest golf show in Denmark and the golf players come here to find inspiration to golf trips and golf holidays.
– The entire Danish camping industry is at Danish Travel Show. All major brands are represented together with 200 Danish and International campsites.
– The Danish theme area has a focus on holiday experiences in Denmark. Located in the same hall as the Outdoor area.
– In the Outdoor section there is a great focus on active holiday experiences like hiking, climbing, trekking, canoe and kayak and outdoor life in general.

Greek Hospitality Awards 2018
2018-02-23 20:00 - 23:30 (Europe/Athens) | Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Agiou Nikolaou 10, Vouliagmeni, Attica, 16671, Greece
Greek Hospitality Awards rewards excellence in the sector of Greek Hotels through a fair and transparent process, in which a Judging Committee consisting of esteemed and carefully selected members as well as the audience participate with a 60/40 voting ratio.
The Awards are open to all hotel businesses in Greece that have an Operating License by the Greek National Tourism Organization. Each participating company may be nominated in as many categories as it chooses.
The event is under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Hellenic Hotel Federation, General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises, TIF-Helexpo and the awards ceremony will take place on February 23 at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, in Vouliagmeni.
