51st  IFA Berlin starts on 2 September 2011 and will again offer a comprehensive overview of the international market and attract the attention of trade visitors each year from more than 100 countries.  The event features seven different segments: IFA Home Entertainment, IFA Audio Entertainment, IFA Home Appliance, IFA My Media, IFA Public Media, IFA Communication and IFA Technology and Components, presenting the comprehensive range of brands, products and novelties.  IFA offers as usual a clear and simple structure, visitors will obtain detailed technical information from the leading figures in the industry and of course, the  shows and concerts in the IFA Summer Garden organised by exhibitors will ensure top-class entertainment.

The new  traffic management system will ensure easy deliveries to Messe. Contractors delivering supplies to Messe Berlin can take advantage of this online booking system starting from 25 July and benefit from shorter delivery times to the fairgrounds.

On the market is also the advance sales single ticket, which can be bought online or from 1st Aug from eight S-Bahn customer centres and any S-Bahn ticket machine in Berlin.  As part of its mobile marketing campaign, IFA is also offering visitors ticket purchases using a  Quick Response Code (“QR”). This barcode contains information which a smartphone can read. The user’s phone decodes this information and displays it. Following payment the ticket shop sends a 2-D code to the customer’s smartphone which is scanned at the entrance and the visitor is admitted.

The third ITB Asia has closed on 22 October, 2010 in Singapore with 6,605 attendees, a 7.4% increase on last year.

The event featured hundreds of exhibiting companies from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, covering not only the leisure market, but also corporate and MICE travel.

 ITB Asia 2010 included exhibition pavilions for small and medium-sized enterprises providing travel services. Exhibitors from every sector of the industry – airlines, hotels, theme parks, tour operators, cruise lines, meeting facilities and travel technology companies attended.

After the success in Asia, ITB returns to Berlin in March 2011 to once again prove that this is the leading B2B-Platform of all tourism industry offers.

Again Frankfurt’s interior decorators, bed stores, book stores and galleries will open their doors to show consumers the latest trends from the Heimtextil trade fair.  As a tourist in downtown Frankfurt you will be  as close to the home trends as trade visitors at the fair.  Textiles from all areas of life and culture will be presented – including valuable tips for your own home, so it’s definitelly worth visiting Heimtextil.