ITE Hong Kong’s only travel fair held as Planned with more overseas visitors

HONG KONG,  CHINA - Media OutReach - 3 October 2019 - Apparentlyundaunted by social unrests since June this year, Hong Kong citizens made 7.973million departures in July, up 2.3%, of which 1.233 million via Airport, and in August7.566 million departures, almost no change, according to latest governmentstatistics! But understandably inbound were affected!

ITE Hong Kong'sonly travel fair held as planned in June despite protests in streets nearbyseveral days in the same week! It drewin two trade days 11613 buyers and visitors, of whom 63% from Hong Kong,22% from Guangdong, 4% from other parts of China, and 11% from other Asia; andoverall around 6% drop with all decreases from locally but increases fromabroad!

All present were ITE2019's 675 exhibitors, of whom 87.5% from abroad andmainland China! Among the 56 participating countries and regions over half fromoutside Asia.  ITE also highlights theme / in-depth travels popular withupmarket travelers.

Attending ITE's 2public days were 73665 quality visitors, of whom 85% FIT or privatetour, while 67% book at fairground and 61% online booking directly withsuppliers like airlines and hotels, so accessible to overseas sellers. Actually, HongKong rank World's 11st & Asia 3rd largest outbound Market with suchspending totaling US$26.5 billion in 2018, up 4.3%!   

ITE Hong Kong2020, whichcombines the 34^th ITE Leisure & the 15^th ITE MICEwill be held from June 11-- 14 at theHong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.  ITE offersexhibitors B2B, B2 MICE, B2C programs.Examples include Business Matchingfor quick dating between buyers and sellers, help exhibitors holding trade seminar or workshop etc. 

ITE MICE the only MICE show in the Greater Bay Area (theBay), whichincludes three of China's top five cities of Hong Kong, Shenzhenand Guangzhou and 8 other major cities in the Pearl River Delta. The Bayhas a cumulative GDP of US$1.69 trillion and population of 68 million. In 2019,over 6000 trade visitors are from travel agents / operators and some2200 from MICE / corporations, while 141 exhibitors present MICE products.

Organized by TKS Exhibition Services Ltd., ITE supported by China'sMinistry of Culture and Tourism and Hong Kong Tourism Board etc.  Detail /enquiry at www.itehk.com orwechat: ite-hongkong