Welcome to ITB Berlin!

ITB is the most important and likewise one of the essential journey commerce festivals on the 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 big and tense, particularly if you’re not organized. Journey Dudes loves attending this occasion as it’s nice for networking.

For us, ITB journey is a Should-Go! 4 – 8 March 2020!

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

It’s simple to get misplaced. I’ve used the ITB journey app to search out my means alongside efficiently. However it’s best to attempt to be extra organized, particularly if you wish to meet individuals. Earlier than making any appointments, have a look on the map and see through which corridor which nation is situated. Remember the fact that it may possibly take as much as half-hour to achieve your subsequent appointment!

So depart 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 via the park to get to your subsequent assembly. The park lies within the heart of the exhibition and by utilizing it, you don’t should push via crowds. It’s additionally simpler to search out your means alongside, as every corridor acquired big 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 eighth yr of ITB Berlin now, that there’s a particular deal with this new and rebellion trade. ITB gives many very fascinating displays, workshops and discussions. You can find most of them within the eTravel World (corridor 6.1).

There shall be two phases, the eTravel Stage (corridor 6.1) and eTravel Lab (corridor 7.1c). Workshops could be discovered within the eTravel Lab and the eTravel Stage could have progressive periods and discussions.

Information to ITB: Issues to be careful for

Panel dialogue – “Influencer: Hero or Villain?” 
When: Friday sixth March
Time: 15:00 – 15:30
The place: Corridor 7.1b, eTravel Lab

And for all journey bloggers… add to your calendar:
– Wednesday 10 am (Corridor 4.1/113) – espresso & croissants with Evaneos
– Wednesday 3:30 pm (Corridor 26a/108, 118) – cocktails & snacks with native tourism boards from Malaysia
– Thursday 4 pm (Corridor 26a/108, 118) – cocktails & snacks with native tourism boards from Malaysia

Journey Dudes & iambassador ITB journey Tweet-Up:

When: Wednesday 4th
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Location: Restaurant Muse, Immanuelkirchstraße 31, 10405 Berlin
Ticket: eventbrite.com/e/the-iambassador-travel-dudes-itb-travel-tweet-up-2020-tickets-93918782607

Right here you will see that the whole overview: itb-kongress.de/en/ITBBerlinConvention/Program/index.jsp
And right here you’ll discover the stay stream: itb-kongress.de/de/Mediathek/Livestream/Livestream2020.html

Tip: Arrive on Tuesday to satisfy up with pals and colleagues & on Wednesday our Journey Dudes Tweet-Up, but in addition to be at ITB from the primary day! The primary three days it’s not open to the general public and you may transfer from corridor to corridor a lot sooner. However that’s additionally when the precise persons are nonetheless on the exhibition.

Many depart already on Friday 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 for those who ought to have organized a gathering upfront, your opponent shall be exhausted and uninterested in the times earlier than… identical to you. And also you do need to meet them to do enterprise, proper?

Then there are as properly once more some helpful webinars you may watch upfront. These are for exhibitors and commerce guests and you may watch them at no cost.

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

For you:

Journey running a blog and social media is new to you and your corporation, however you have an interest in working with prime journey influencers? Otherwise you already acquired expertise, notice the potential and want to heave your campaigns and techniques to the subsequent degree? Or you’re a journey blogger, however at the moment are at a degree to take the subsequent steps, in search of a robust accomplice?

Then contact us and let’s meet, both Journey Dudes and/or iambassador 

Additionally learn: Understanding Skilled Journey Running a blog: Defined with a Case Research

THE ITB SPEED NETWORKING GUIDE:

When: fifth March at 4.00 – 5:30 pm
The place: Metropolis Dice Degree B
Who: Exhibitors of ITB Berlin + accredited bloggers
Information: itb-berlin.de/en/Guests/TradeVisitors/Blogger

Velocity Date for bloggers

1. Earlier than signing as much as take part, know what exhibitors need to obtain from the ITB Blogger Velocity Relationship. Exhibitors need to meet individuals that may need 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 device fill out your profile absolutely. Velocity courting is a two-way choice. You want sponsors who’re excited about working with what you need to do and supply. Exhibitors need to meet their advertising and promotion wants. The extra info you present about your weblog and your self, the higher for each side.
    
3. Spend a while researching which exhibitors you need to meet with and what your goals and expectations are, earlier than scheduling appointments. The exhibitor profiles within the matching device will embrace details about the corporate, in addition to goals of the corporate on the Velocity Relationship. You also needs to check out the exhibitor’s web site in an effort to decide of whether or not they’re the kind of firm you need to work with.
    
4. Plan your appointments rigorously and cancel conferences in time, in case you cannot hold the appointment.
    
5. Register your self as a blogger on the Digital Market Place to schedule further conferences beforehand or to plan follow-up conferences with the trade extra simply. www.virtualmarket.itb-berlin.de/en/
    
6. Formulate questions and your pursuits for the conferences beforehand to make use of your 8minutes-slots in the simplest means.

ITB Journey Information: Velocity Date for exhibitors

1. Earlier than signing as much as take part, know what bloggers need to obtain from pace courting. Bloggers need to meet folks that they may accomplice with on future tasks. Challenge varieties might embrace: the alternate of journey for content material on their weblog concerning the location or firm; discovering firms that need to buy pictures, video or written content material; being employed to help the corporate’s social media efforts and kinds of tasks of that nature.
    
2. When you obtain the Log-In for the matching device, fill out your profile absolutely. Velocity courting is a two-way choice. You want bloggers that meet your advertising and promotion wants, however bloggers are additionally in search of potential trade sponsors linked to what they need to do and supply. The extra info you present about your corporation and expectations, the higher for each side.
    
3. Spend a while researching which bloggers you need to meet with and goal teams you need to attain, earlier than scheduling appointments. Their profiles on the matching device will embrace details about the place their readers come from and what kinds of issues they write about. You also needs to check out their web sites and presumably additionally their Fb Fan pages or Twitter feeds, in an effort to make a willpower of whether or not they’re the kind of particular person you need to work with. 
    
4. Please embrace a second contact particular person of your organization in your planning. This particular person 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 cannot hold 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 www.virtualmarket.itb-berlin.de/en/
    
7. Formulate questions and your pursuits for the conferences beforehand to make use of your 8minutes-slots in the simplest means.
    
8. If in case you have any questions or need extra details about any specific blogger, it’s completely acceptable to contact them immediately.