Guide to ITB For Industry and Travel Influencers

Welcome to ITB Berlin!

ITB is the largest and likewise one of the necessary journey commerce gala’s on this planet. And no, it’s not only for the German market, it’s worldwide!

First-timers will discover it merely large and overwhelming! Others who’ve been earlier than will discover it enormous and irritating, particularly in case you are not organized. Travel Dudes loves attending this occasion as it’s nice for networking.

For us, ITB journey is a Should-Go! 7 – 9 March 2023!

The world is represented in 26 halls and lots of halls present 3 to 4 ranges! There are even 3, 4 different bus lines, bringing folks from corridor to corridor on completely different routes!

It’s straightforward to get misplaced. I’ve used the ITB travel app to seek out my means alongside efficiently. However it is best to attempt to be extra organized, particularly if you wish to meet folks. Earlier than making any appointments, have a look on the map and see during which corridor which nation is positioned. Needless to say it may take as much as half-hour to achieve your subsequent appointment!

So go away time between appointments and don’t make too many per day. Or be sensible about the way you arrange the subsequent appointment and attempt to have the subsequent appointment near the corridor of your first one.

Tip: Take a shortcut by means of the park to get to your subsequent assembly. The park lies within the heart of the exhibition and through the use of it, you don’t need to push by means of crowds. It’s additionally simpler to seek out your means alongside, as every corridor bought enormous indicators on their partitions.

ITB journey is not only a should for the trade, however ought to can be crucial for skilled journey bloggers!

It’s the eleventh yr of ITB Berlin now, that it’s open for this new and rebellion trade. Up to now ITB offered many very attention-grabbing displays, workshops and discussions. If there are any this yr, you will discover most of them within the eTravel World (corridor 6.1).

There will probably be two phases, the eTravel Stage (corridor 6.1) and eTravel Lab (corridor 7.1c). Workshops may be discovered within the eTravel Lab and the eTravel Stage could have revolutionary classes and discussions.

Information to ITB: Issues to be careful for

The Journey Dudes & BudgetTraveller – ITB Journey Tweet-up 2023:

When: Wednesday eighth
Time: 19:00 – 23:55
Location: The Social Hub Berlin Mitte, Alexanderstraße 40, 10179 Berlin
Ticket: .eventbrite.de/e/the-travel-dudes-budgettraveller-itb-travel-tweet-up-2023-tickets

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Journey Huge – ITB Occasion

When: Tuesday seventh
Time: 20:00 – 02:00
Location: Selina Berlin Mitte, Alte Schönhauser Straße 2, 10119 Berlin
Ticket: eventbrite.com/e/travel-massive-berlin-itb-party-2023-tickets-526496805117

Right here you will discover the entire overview of exhibitors: itb.com/en/itb-berlin-for-visitors/exhibitor-list/

Tip: Arrive on Monday to fulfill up with mates and colleagues & on Wednesday our Travel Dudes Tweet-Up, but additionally to be at ITB from the primary day! The primary three days it’s not open to the general public and you’ll transfer from corridor to corridor a lot sooner. However that’s additionally when the best persons are nonetheless on the exhibition.

Many go away already on Thursday earlier than ITB Berlin opens its doorways to the general public. Then it will get mad and also you don’t even attempt to have any profitable conferences. On the stands, you’ll primarily discover hostesses and if you happen to ought to have organized a gathering upfront, your opponent will probably be exhausted and uninterested in the times earlier than… identical to you. And also you do wish to meet them to do enterprise, proper?

Then there are as effectively once more the ITB convention program.

Come to ITB Berlin to remain forward of the curve on the newest trade tendencies!

With keynotes, panel discussions, and professional interviews on cutting-edge matters like journey know-how, advertising & distribution, future journey, MICE, sustainability and social duty, hospitality, enterprise journey, future work and extra – you received’t wish to miss out.

Plus, awards will probably be given for excellence in numerous fields. Be a part of us on the world’s main journey trade conference to achieve invaluable insights and sensible recommendation from among the brightest minds within the enterprise!

The place to remain: There are a lot of nice districts to find a bit extra of Berlin, when you go to the ITB. However count on heavy site visitors when going or leaving ITB. There are a couple of lodges offering an ITB journey shuttle service! Discover them here. However there are as effectively many apartments to rent, hostels, boutique hotels and B&B’s.

For you:

Journey running a blog and social media is new to you and your small business, however you have an interest in working with prime journey influencers? Otherwise you already bought expertise, understand the potential and want to heave your campaigns and techniques to the subsequent stage? Or you’re a journey blogger, however at the moment are at a degree to take the subsequent steps, on the lookout for a powerful companion?

Then contact us and let’s meet, Travel Dudes 

Additionally learn: Understanding Professional Travel Blogging: Explained with a Case Study

THE ITB SPEED NETWORKING GUIDE:

When: eighth March at 9.00 – 10:30 pm
The place: Metropolis Dice
Who: Exhibitors of ITB Berlin + patrons
Data: itb.com/en/trade-show-brands/events/itb-speed-networking/

The way to Velocity Date at ITB

1. Earlier than signing as much as take part, know what exhibitors wish to obtain from the ITB Velocity Relationship. Exhibitors wish to meet folks which may wish to talk content material a couple of vacation spot or their enterprise in addition to help for his or her social media actions.
    
2. When you obtain the Log-In for the matching instrument fill out your profile totally. Velocity relationship is a two-way resolution. You want sponsors who’re considering working with what you wish to do and supply. Exhibitors wish to meet their advertising and promotion wants. The extra data you present about your weblog and your self, the higher for either side.
    
3. Spend a while researching which exhibitors you wish to meet with and what your goals and expectations are, earlier than scheduling appointments. The exhibitor profiles within the matching instrument will embody details about the corporate, in addition to goals of the corporate on the Velocity Relationship. You must also check out the exhibitor’s web site with the intention to decide of whether or not they’re the kind of firm you wish to work with.
    
4. Plan your appointments rigorously and cancel conferences in time, in case you can’t maintain the appointment.
    
5. Register your self as a purchaser on the Digital Market Place to schedule further conferences beforehand or to plan follow-up conferences with the trade extra simply. itb.com/en/itb-berlin-for-visitors/exhibitor-directory/
    
6. Formulate questions and your pursuits for the conferences beforehand to make use of your 8minutes-slots in the simplest means.

ITB Journey Information: The way to Velocity Date for exhibitors

1. Earlier than signing as much as take part, know what your opponent wish to obtain from velocity relationship. Bloggers wish to meet those who they may companion with on future tasks. Undertaking varieties might embody: the trade of journey for content material on their weblog in regards to the location or firm; discovering corporations that wish to buy images, video or written content material; being employed to help the corporate’s social media efforts and sorts of tasks of that nature.
    
2. When you obtain the Log-In for the matching instrument, fill out your profile totally. Velocity relationship is a two-way resolution. You want bloggers that meet your advertising and promotion wants, however bloggers are additionally on the lookout for potential trade sponsors linked to what they wish to do and supply. The extra data you present about your small business and expectations, the higher for either side.
    
3. Spend a while researching which bloggers you wish to meet with and goal teams you wish to attain, earlier than scheduling appointments. Their profiles on the matching instrument will embody details about the place their readers come from and what sorts of issues they write about. You must also check out their web sites and presumably additionally their Fb Fan pages or Twitter feeds, with the intention to make a dedication of whether or not they’re the kind of individual you wish to work with. 
    
4. Please embody a second contact individual of your organization in your planning. This individual may help you throughout the ITB Blogger Velocity Relationship or can act in your home if crucial.
    
5. Plan your appointments rigorously and cancel conferences in time, in case you can’t maintain the appointment.
    
6. Register your self on the Digital Market Place to schedule further conferences beforehand or to plan follow-up conferences with the bloggers extra simply. Please see itb.com/en/itb-berlin-for-visitors/exhibitor-directory/
    
7. Formulate questions and your pursuits for the conferences beforehand to make use of your 8minutes-slots in the simplest means.
    
8. When you have any questions or need extra details about any specific blogger, it’s completely acceptable to contact them straight.