ITB Asia, the annual three-day B2B trade show and convention now in its fourth year, will be held at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition & Convention Centre October 19–21. International exhibitors of all sectors of the travel-value chain, Asia Pacific’s leading companies, and emerging small to medium-sized enterprises, meet with top buyers from the MICE, Leisure and Corporate Travel markets at this important event.

The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market, ITB Asia features a full range of travel products, services and goods. At the same time, it functions as a knowledge platform for the industry along with the concurrently held Web in Travel (WIT) Conference offering networking opportunities during evening functions, workshops and seminars.

A complete booth is $3,660. Qualified small and medium-sized companies can take advantage of a special offer starting at $1,000 for a tabletop. A wide range of products is offered to showcase products, services and destinations.

According to data gathered by the US Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI), visitors to the US from Asia increased 24 percent from 2009 to over seven million in 2010. Of the top 25 inbound countries, four of them were in Asia, all posting double-digit increases in 2010—most notably China, with a 53-percent increase and South Korea with a 49-percent increase.

International visitors spent an estimated $134.4 billion on US travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2010, an increase of 12 percent compared to the previous year.

Asian visitors to Canada have seen a strong gain in 2011 over 2010. In January alone, visits from China increased 37 percent over the year before, and South Korea had a nine-percent increase in that same month. Show details are available on the official website. Questions can be directed to Dorothea Baxter.

ITB Asia, www.itb-asia.com; B-FOR International, dbaxter@exhibitpro.com (D. Baxter), berlin@exhibitpro.com, www.exhibitpro.com