Published on : Wednesday, April 3, 2019
ITE Hong Kong caters to affluent travelers, with travel themes like overseas wedding, sport, gourmet, green tourism and event, two separate student travel writing competitions in Chinese and English for Study Tour etc.
ITE Hong Kong is supported by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The official pavilions of China and Japan take 90 booths each. Other participating countries are Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Switzerland, France, Turkey and Egypt etc.
Some of the new destinations are Cyprus, Ecuador, Almaty, Istanbul, Moscow, Peru, Madagascar and Spain etc.
ITE Hong Kong 2019 combine the 33rd International Travel (leisure) Expo and the 14th MICE Travel Expo, will be held at Hall 1A-1E of Hong Kong Convention Exhibition Centre with June 13 & 14 for trade & professionals only requiring registration for admission; while June 15 & 16 open to public who can buy ticket at entrance.
ITE draws over 12000 buyers and trade visitors, half of them travel agents and 20 per cent MICE; 90000 quality public visitors. About 84 per cent are FIT or private tour and 63 per cent interested in onsite purchases.