850 international and local companies from 58 countries and regions participated at this year`s Ukraine International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (UITT) which took place at the International Exhibition Centre…
850 international and local companies from 58 countries and regions participated at this year`s Ukraine International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (UITT) which took place at the International Exhibition Centre (IEC), Kiev. UITT reached 25,000 visitors of which, 9,000 were registered travel trade professionals.
International exhibitor participation at UITT 2007 registered a staggering 38% increase compared to the 2006 event.
For the first time, UITT was joined by national tourist boards from Spain, Slovenia, Jordan, Greece, Argentina, Lithuania, San Marino and Sharjah. Also present for the first time were the companies, Travco, Kuoni, Jolie Ville and Carpat Air. The Dubai National Tourist Board has been present at UITT for many years, but for the first time in 2007, they promoted many individual companies on their group stand.
According to the organizers, UITT benefits from the official support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine and Kyiv City State Administration.
The official opening ceremony was attended by Anatoly Pakhlya – Head of the State Committee for Tourism and Resorts of Ukraine, Mikhail Kulinyak – Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine, Mykola Hrytsyk – Head of the Department for Tourism, Resorts, Hotel Industry of Kyiv City State Administration, Eugen Samartsev – Head of the National Association for Tourism and Resorts of Ukraine, 1st Vice President of the Sport Tourism Association of Ukraine.
One of the highlights at UITT2007 was the annual awards ceremony held at the Hotel Rus where awards were given to: the Catalan Tourist Board and Atlas Business Service for their active work in the market, Georgia and Jordan for best debuts, Cyprus Tourist Organisation for Best Destination, Sungate Port Royal Deluxe Resort Hotels for Best International Presentation, Albiz Tour best Ukraine Presentation and Voyage Kiev for their long term activities in the market.
Zeljka Tomljenovic, Senior Event and Sales Manager states, “The steady growth of the largest Ukraine tourism fair, UITT has been boosted by recent growth in the economy and the continued development of the tourism industry in the country. International sales at UITT 2007 saw record-breaking growth rates and feedback from the event suggests that in 2008, UITT will again grow significantly.”
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