Events Anastasiya participated in Fitur 2018, the international trade fair in Madrid, held from January 17 to 21. Fitur is a business forum for the world tourism industry and one of the main tourism fairs in Europe, comparable only to ITB in Berlin and WTM in London.
The Ifema Congress Center became the epicenter of world tourism. A large number of countries sent their tourism professionals, representatives from the hospitality industry, incoming travel agencies (DMCs), media and technology companies. In five days, I could travel all over the world without leaving the pavilions of the congress center, since the most beautiful corners of each region and country were presented in the stands, and of course I could also make many business meetings and important agreements. America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific go hand in hand at the Fitur exhibition. How were some of the countries represented? Russia and its stand, dedicated to the 2018 World Cup. Portugal, recognized as the “Best Tourism Country in the World” according to the 2017 version of the World Travel Awards. China and its “Great Wall”. Panama and the rest of Latin America, with colorful and ornate booths showcasing their vast forests and jungles. India was a partner of the Fitur exhibition this year.
How did the stands of the Spanish communities stand out? You could taste paella at the stand of Valencia, oil from Aragon, see the traditional lace from Galicia, drink Asturian cider, take a picture with the gorilla “in a bad mood”, which invites visitors to go to Cabárceno Park in Santander (community of Cantabria) … Each community showed the exponents the best: culture, gastronomy, fashion, art, nature and music. In 2017, Spain broke all its records in terms of the number of tourists arriving and spending, ahead of the United States and is now the world’s second largest tourism power after France. Visiting and participating in this large-scale event will be useful not only for professionals working in tourism, hoteliers, restaurateurs, winery owners, bloggers, media, but also for event and festival organizers in order to establish connections and generate business opportunities with companies from different corners of the world.
During several days at Fitur 2018 we got to know many current things in national and international tourism, established good connections and cooperation with new countries. If you or your team wish to participate in Fitur 2019 in Madrid, as well as in any other exhibitions and congresses on the territory of Spain, then you can safely apply for the competent organization of your business trip or corporate event to Anastasiya Events . #Fitur