HONG KONG, CHINA - MediaOutReach - 2 April 2019 - A big market, Hong Kong spent US$25.5 billionon outbound in 2017, sent 28.2 million arrivals to China in 2018 (market share45%)!

Organized by TKS Exhibition Services ltd., ITE Hong Kong, the city's the onlytravel fair, is highly international! Over 50 participating countries andregions, some 700 exhibitors with 85% from abroad. 

Cateringfor affluent travelers, ITE promotes travel themes like overseas wedding,sport, gourmet, green tourism and event, two separate student travel writingcompetitions in Chinese and English for Study Tour etc. 

Supported by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, ITE is attended regularlyby official pavilions of China and Japan each of which taking some 90 booths,while others, say, from Hong Kong, Macau,Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Switzerland, France,Turkey and Egypt etc. 

Newdestinations this year, including pavilion and individual exhibitor, come fromCyprus, Ecuador, Almaty, Istanbul, Moscow, Peru, Madagascar and Spain etc. Infact, there often are new exhibitors in repeating pavilions.

ITEHong Kong 2019 combine the 33^rd International Travel (leisure) Expoand the 14^th MICE Travel Expo, will be held at Hall 1A-1E of HongKong Convention Exhibition Centre with June 13 & 14 for trade &professionals only requiring registration for admission; while June 15 & 16open to public who can buy ticket at entrance.

ITE draws over 12000 buyers and trade visitors,half of them travel agents and 20% MICE; 90000 quality public visitors, with84% FIT or private tour and 63% interested in onsite purchases.

ITE offer B2B program which include, for examples,around 30 trade forums and seminars on leisure and MICE travel and audience canpre-register online and simultaneous interpretation available to some, andBusiness Matching for sellers quick dating buyers.

June14 designatedas MICE / Corporate Travel Day with several related seminars coveringtopics like Travel Themes for Enhancing MICE Trip; Corporate Responsibilitythrough Volunteer Travel, Supports fromTourism Board for Incentive Trip, and Eco-Friendly Event etc. Different from many other travel fairs with public days,ITE maintains 2 full days for trade.

Travel trade from the mainland are welcome toexhibit and/or visit ITE, and online registration available. In particular,trade association welcome to contact TKS, the organizer, for free trade ticketsfor their members.  Details and enquiryat www.itehk.com or Wechat: itehongkong.