NEW DELHI – At the conclusion of the forty ninth Germany Travel Mart (GTM) in Essen, the German National Tourist Board (GNTB), as organizer, can report a very constructive response. According to an on-site survey of suppliers through the occasion, 90 per cent had been glad/very glad with the way in which the GTM went.

Petra Hedorfer, CEO of the Board of Directors of the GNTB: “GTM 2023 once again confirmed the importance of face-to-face meetings as a means of continually business relationships on an ongoing basis. 83 per cent of suppliers had already participated in the GTM in the past. 97 percent of the respondents were able to make new business contacts, and 87 percent intend to participate in the GTM again in the future. At the same time, the positive feedback from the participants confirmed the GTM’s key topics: Sustainability, Digital Transformation, linking city breaks with rural regions, climate- and environmentally friendly transportation, and extending the length of stay. The positive response to GTM 2023 is a strong signal for the position of German inbound tourism in the global competition among destinations.”

Around 200 German firms from the resort trade, the transport sector and the leisure trade, incoming companies, regional tourism organizations and round 230 patrons from worldwide journey firms and from on-line journey firms used the platform on April 17 and 18, 2023, to barter provides for the approaching 12 months. To this finish, they used the GNTB’s GTM Networking Tool to rearrange round 5,300 appointments. Around 100 journalists additionally took half within the occasion.

Romit Theophilus, Director, German National Tourist Office in India, stated, “the response from both our partners and agents has been overwhelming and we are grateful for all the support that we have received through the years in our endeavour in showcasing Germany as a travel destination in the Indian tourism landscape. A formidable representation of Germany‘s touristic offering indicates a strong interest in the Indian market and on the other hand, the presence of our trade partners at such events only reinforces Germany‘s strong appeal to the Indian traveller. This exceedingly well-organized travel mart also presents the latest news and trends in Germany’s incoming tourism industry to selected Indian journalists, whose reports then generate additional push in the German travel market.”

Mr. Theophilus stated in a press release, “In terms of growth from India, we had a decent year with a year-to-date growth of over 205% in comparison to 2021. Germany welcomed more than 600,000 more Indians (Overnights) in 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. For the coming years, the country has a lot to offer in terms of adventure, food, cuisine, new unexplored destinations, and unique experiences. We are thankful to our partners for their continued support, and we hope that we welcome more tourists for the upcoming season.”

The GNTB additionally organized the forty ninth GTM as a Green Meeting. Among the concrete measures, to scale back the occasion’s carbon footprint included, for instance, supporting the help for environmentally pleasant rail journey, offsetting the CO2 emissions of all flights, catering so far as potential from regional sources and using reusable commerce present furnishings and energy-saving occasion expertise.

fiftieth GTM 2024 in Chemnitz

The subsequent GTM will probably be held in Chemnitz, Germany, April 21-23, 2024. Host of the GTM 2024 will probably be hosted by the Chemnitzer Wirtschaftsförderungs und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (CWE) and the Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH (TMGS)

The GTM is organized yearly by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) in cooperation with altering accomplice areas and cities. The coronary heart of the occasion is the workshop. Suppliers from the resort and transport industries in addition to native and regional tourism organizations current to the worldwide viewers of specialists – key account managers from the worldwide journey trade from necessary supply markets for German tourism and on-line journey firms – current their choices. Participants could have the chance to make new contacts and strengthen present ones, and conclude enterprise offers with German suppliers.

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