Manado to Welcome Over 1,400 ATF Delegates This Week

[HD video below] The newly constructed Golden Kawanua Exhibition Hall, venue for ATF 2012 TRAVEX, is set to welcome over 1,400 delegates to Manado this week.

Pre-TRAVEX registration statistics indicate that close to 1,000 exhibitors, 390 buyers and more than 100 media delegates will fill the exhibition venue during the event, taking place 13 - 15 January.

The exhibitor delegation will feature some 438 booths representing 390 companies and properties across the 10 ASEAN countries. Host country Indonesia and Thailand form the two largest national contingents with 112 and 92 exhibition booths respectively. Corporate exhibitors are also participating in a big way with some 65 exhibition booths.

Destination ASEAN’s growing reach and popularity is evidenced by buyer participation from four new countries this year; Bulgaria, Egypt, Kuwait and New Zealand. Asia Pacific is displaying its purchasing power with 48% of buyers hailing from the region. 37.6% of the buyers represent Europe.

The learning component of the event, ASEAN Tourism Conference (ATC), continues to stay relevant to the industry with this year’s theme, ‘ASEAN Goes Green’. To be held on 13th January from 09:00 to 12:00, the conference will feature respected speakers from the industry. They are:

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary General of UNWTO

• Dr. Andy Nazarechuk, President of Asia-Pacific CHRIE
• Mr. Martin Craigs, CEO of PATA
• Mr. Tatsuro Nakamura, Senior Executive Director of the Board of JATA
• Mr. Jim Boyles, GM of Melia, Bali

The speakers will share the latest information and insights on the region’s constant efforts towards sustainable and eco-conscious tourism.

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