10-13 February 2011 • Istanbul, Turkey
EMITT is the largest exhibition for the travel and tourism industry in Turkey, with 15 years’ success. Its location and attraction as both an outbound and inbound tourism market make it a feature in many tourism professionals’ calendars.
- 44,800 sqm
- 3,000 exhibitors
- 60 destinations
- 42,500 visitors
The exhibition opens in five months’ time – now is the ideal time to book, giving you the opportunity to prepare well for the exhibition and ensure your company gets the most out of its participation.
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EMITT continues to grow
In 2011, EMITT will cover TEN pavilions! The additional pavilion will cater for the continuing growth of the exhibition. Every year, more destinations are present at the exhibition and, as Turkish consumers become more and more interested in travelling abroad and experiencing new cultures, countries with a regular presence at the show are increasing the size of their stands. This year, they include: Azerbaijan, Egypt Air, Ecuador, Japan, Lebanon, Tanzania, Thailand and Yemen.
The show will feature companies representing the following countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain etc.
The exhibition will also feature over 150 towns from Turkey.
More about Turkey’s travel market
Outbound tourism in Turkey is making faster progress than other sectors of the economy: Between 1970 and 2005, whilst real GDP grew by 4.06%, outbound tourism grew by an impressive 9.38%. Its proximity to many popular tourism destinations inspires Turks to venture into new countries and recent low-cost flight combined with an increase in the average income have triggered a rise in outgoing departures over the last few years.
Current trends point to rises in the following sectors:
- Winter destinations
- Luxury travel
- City breaks
- Adventure holidays
- Educational tourism
- Business travel
Exhibitor comments about last year’s show
Muhannad Kalash • Syria: “I think this exhibition has been growing every year and now, this year, I feel that it has become international. In January, the visitors from Turkey to Syria and from Syria to Turkey rose 130%.”
Ali Abdul Wahab • Head of Region East & West DTCM Dubai: “EMITT is a very successful event for us. The number of visitors fromTurkey is increasing every year, which shows a good demand from the Turkish market for Dubai and the UAE in general.”
Damir Muminagie • Information Clerk, Sarajevo: “This is our first time here and we have discovered that it is a huge market and there are lots of possibilities for countries like ours.”
Roman Singhj • Director of Sales & Marketing, Travelite, India: “We’ve been coming to this market for the last three years. People in Turkey don’t know much about India apart from the Taj Mahal and Delhi so we want to tell them this is a very safe place to visit.”
