Sunday 24 July 2022

The physical presence of NATAS Travel Holidays and ITB Asia 2022 in Singapore

Reports, images by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on travel fairs/travel marts

News (1)

NATAS Travel Holidays returns on 12 to 14 August 2022

Image of Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air) an airline booth of NATAS Travel Holidays 2018. Airline Exhibitors at NATAS Travel Holidays 2022 are not indicated : Researcher's Picture

NATAS Travel Holidays, organized by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS), returns on 12 to 14 August 2022. It is held at Hall 5 of Singapore Expo. This is the first major travel fair to open during the covid pandemic in Singapore

6 National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) that include Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), Korean Tourism Organization (KTO), Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB), Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation (under "Visit Maldives) are exhibiting in the NATAS Travel Holidays 2022. New NTOs may be added.

As usual, these NTOs will distribute tourism and travel maps as well as any brochures distributed by their countries' airlines. For example, at TTB, brochures of China Airlines, EVA Air will be distributed. Starlux Airlines may also distribute brochures at NATAS Travel Holidays.

At KTO, brochures of Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, T'way Air and Air Premia may be distributed.

TAT distributes brochures of Bangkok Airways and travel guides.

At least 21 travel agencies are exhibiting and marketing their group tour packages at NATAS Travel Holidays 2022 including Changi Recommends, CTC Travel, Hong Thai Travel and Nam Ho Travel. 

Public visitors must put on masks for entry to the travel fair.

Airline exhibitors such as Air Mauritius and Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines are not indicated as of 25 July 2022.

For updates and more details on access to NATAS Travel Holidays 2022, visit www.natastravelfair.travel.

News (2)

ITB Asia 2022 opens on 19 October 2022

Image of a brochure from ITB Asia 2017 : Researcher's Picture 

The physical version of ITB Asia 2022 opens on 19 October 2022 and ends on 21 October 2022 to business entities. It is held at Sands Expo Convention Centre Halls D - F.

As of 25 July 2022, Finnair is the only Airline Exhibitor.

The country destination to be featured in 2022 at ITB Asia is Saudi Arabia and Saudi Tourism Authority will exhibit its tourism products and services.

Major NTOs and tourism pavilions will market their countries and cities at ITB Asia 2022 including Seoul Tourism Organization, Visit Iceland, Malta Tourism Authority, USA Pavilion, Vanuatu Tourism and Singapore Tourism Board. The list of NTOs will be updated.

ITB Asia, an offshoot of ITB Berlin, held annually in Singapore excluding 2021 which was held online, aims at stimulating outbound and inbound tourism growth in the world. It is not opened to the public.



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