ITE Hong Kong meets set records

MICE News
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Amid uncertainties in the world economy, the 24th edition of ITE and the 5th edition of ITE MICE were held successfully last week. There were more exhibitors, more trade and public visitors, and a record number of newly participating countries and regions. Also new were a Geo-park theme pavilion on eco-tourism, and several new official participations and pavilions by tourism authorities mostly from Europe and the Middle East.

TKS Exhibition Services, organiser of the Hong Kong ITE and MICE, says the number of trade and corporate buyers and visitors this year, including those from local, mainland China and overseas, improved  two per cent to 11464 and  pre-registrations for all corporate travel seminars improved by 35 per cent to around 1200. The training seminar by the Asia Cruise Association was 50 per cent over-subscribed and pre-registration was suspended.


Public visitors also increased this year by 7 per cent to 68900.


The total number of exhibitors of the Expo increased 2.5 per cent to 625. They came from 46 countries and regions, with 16 of them from Asia, 13 from Europe, five from the Middle East, and the rest from Africa, Americas, Oceanic, and the Pacific.


New official participations / pavilions this year came from Croatia, Guam, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Slovakia, UK, the cities of Prague and Ho Chi Minh; while the following newly participating countries Armenia, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico and Mongolia had only individual exhibitors.


With nearly 90 stands, the China (mainland) pavilion was again the largest, to be followed by Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong and South Korea.


The continuous expansion of the China pavilion  along with stronger showings from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea has been a major factor for the growth of ITE & MICE in recent years said the organiser. In all, there were 35 official participations and pavilions this year, including several provincial and municipal tourism authorities which exhibited independently with  themes such as MICE, Wellness and Medical Tourism, and the Geo-park.


The next ITE & MICE will be held from June 9 to 12, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
 

ITE Hong Kong meets set records

MICE News
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Amid uncertainties in the world economy, the 24th edition of ITE and the 5th edition of ITE MICE were held successfully last week. There were more exhibitors, more trade and public visitors, and a record number of newly participating countries and regions. Also new were a Geo-park theme pavilion on eco-tourism, and several new official participations and pavilions by tourism authorities mostly from Europe and the Middle East.

TKS Exhibition Services, organiser of the Hong Kong ITE and MICE, says the number of trade and corporate buyers and visitors this year, including those from local, mainland China and overseas, improved  two per cent to 11464 and  pre-registrations for all corporate travel seminars improved by 35 per cent to around 1200. The training seminar by the Asia Cruise Association was 50 per cent over-subscribed and pre-registration was suspended.


Public visitors also increased this year by 7 per cent to 68900.


The total number of exhibitors of the Expo increased 2.5 per cent to 625. They came from 46 countries and regions, with 16 of them from Asia, 13 from Europe, five from the Middle East, and the rest from Africa, Americas, Oceanic, and the Pacific.


New official participations / pavilions this year came from Croatia, Guam, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Slovakia, UK, the cities of Prague and Ho Chi Minh; while the following newly participating countries Armenia, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico and Mongolia had only individual exhibitors.


With nearly 90 stands, the China (mainland) pavilion was again the largest, to be followed by Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong and South Korea.


The continuous expansion of the China pavilion  along with stronger showings from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea has been a major factor for the growth of ITE & MICE in recent years said the organiser. In all, there were 35 official participations and pavilions this year, including several provincial and municipal tourism authorities which exhibited independently with  themes such as MICE, Wellness and Medical Tourism, and the Geo-park.


The next ITE & MICE will be held from June 9 to 12, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.