Gathered underneath the slogan “Vacation is not hard”, round 350 exhibitors from 33 international locations, together with eight new international locations from the African continent, will current themselves from twenty third to twenty sixth February 2023, in halls 1, 1A and 4.
The opening ceremony of the forty fourth International Tourism Fair and the 18th International Fair of Hotel and Catering Equipment HORECA-EQUIPMENT was held yesterday on the Belgrade Fair in a improbable ambiance.
One day earlier than formally opening the gates for guests, a particular program that marked the opening of the most important vacationer truthful each within the nation and within the area, was organized within the presence of quite a few home and international company, together with primarily the representatives of the People’s Republic of China, the companion nation of this 12 months’s truthful.
Gathered underneath the slogan “Vacation is not hard”, round 350 exhibitors from 33 international locations, together with eight new international locations from the African continent, will current themselves from twenty third to twenty sixth February 2023, in halls 1, 1A and 4.
This 12 months once more, the Tourism Fair will current a lot of widespread world locations with an more and more numerous vacationer provide, genuine lodging amenities tailored to trendy vacationers. The newest traits within the worldwide tourism trade, in addition to progressive ideas and views within the improvement of the tourism enterprise shall be central subjects that may convey collectively each enterprise guests and journey fans.
Traditionally, a very powerful journey businesses, associations and organizations, resorts, vacationer facilities, transport corporations and worldwide tour operators will participate within the truthful. The occasion began with a efficiency by Slobodan Trkulja and the Balkanopolis band, artistic ambassadors of the nationwide platform Serbia Creates.
The video ready by the Tourist Organization of Serbia, “Experience Serbia”, presenting the pure magnificence, a wealthy gastronomic provide, and hospitable individuals, that are all indeniable qualities within the promotion of the expertise provided by Serbia as a vacationer vacation spot, was then exhibited to the viewers.
Mrs. Chen Bo, the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia, one of many cradles of human civilization, stated that there’s a nice prospect of tourism cooperation between China and Serbia, and that she is very glad that China is a companion nation of this 12 months’s occasion.
“China and Serbia have unique advantages in achieving tourism cooperation. One is the abolition of visas, and the other is the establishment of direct flights”, stated Chen Bo. She additionally emphasised that she believes that the rise within the variety of visits by Serbian vacationers to China will strongly encourage tourism cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe, which is able to contribute to the rise of their cultural alternate and can promote the financial improvement of these international locations.
“I hope that everyone will take advantage of this opportunity for better understanding and cooperation and to provide quality tourist programs”, stated the Ambassador.
The Ambassador additionally thanked the Chinese delegation, particularly the cities of Beijing and Ninhua, which responded to the invitation of the Serbian aspect for the implementation of this system inside the deadline.
“I would like to point out that China and Serbia are geographically distant countries, but we only need to take a passport and we can go on a trip whenever we want. As the saying goes “Vacation is not hard”, stated Chen Bo.
She added that she want to see extra Chinese vacationers in Serbia and within the international locations of Central and Eastern Europe and invited buddies from everywhere in the world to go to China. The promotional video “BEIJING & NINGBO” demonstrated how a rustic whose discoveries, innovations and philosophy formed the world shall be introduced on the truthful.
Addressing the viewers, Shi Amping, the top of the Chinese delegation collaborating within the forty fourth International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, stated that he hopes that tourism will turn out to be the spine of strengthening friendship for all occasions and strengthening cooperation between Serbia and China.
“We come with a great desire, a desire that tourism in the world becomes like spring in full bloom. Allow me, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, to sincerely congratulate the opening of the International Fair and to express deepest thanks to the President Aleksandar Vučić and the Chinese Embassy in Serbia for the strong help and support provided to our delegation”, stated Shi on the opening of the Fair.
He identified that China and Serbia are trusted buddies and added that this friendship has a protracted historical past. “The relations between our two countries, which have withstood the test of history in recent years under the strategic leadership of the two state leaders and guided by the “Belt and Road” initiative, present a robust momentum of improvement with concrete tasks, fruitful cooperation and strengthened cultural alternate”, stated Shi.
He identified that the Belgrade Tourism Fair, as the most important truthful in Southeast Europe, performs an necessary function as a driver for the restoration and improvement of the world tourism trade. He stated that China, as a companion nation of the International Fair, got here effectively ready for the occasion.
Presenting the Belgrade Fair as a possible host of the world exhibition EXPO 2027, the video – EXPO BELGRADE confirmed why the Belgrade Fair, a frontrunner in its discipline of enterprise and a driver of financial occasions within the nation and within the area, is taken into account a very powerful truthful establishment on this a part of the world. In its 85-year lengthy historical past, it organized greater than 3,000 truthful occasions, attracted greater than 60 million guests, and introduced greater than 500,000 exhibitors from as many as 180 international locations. If Serbia turns into the host of this occasion, greater than 100 international locations can have the chance to current one of the best concepts and achievements of their international locations on the subject “Play for humanity: Sport and music for all”.
Having ceremonially opened essentially the most vital vacationer occasion within the area – the forty fourth International Tourism Fair in Belgrade and the 18 th HORECA-OPREMA Hotel and Catering Equipment Fair, the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić stated that everybody coming to Serbia shall be welcome, and that lately nice achievements had been made, and revenue from tourism elevated to 2.5 billion euros final 12 months.
The President additionally introduced that Serbia will struggle for Belgrade to host the specialised Expo 2027, which might imply a tourism growth for our nation.
Vučić identified that a whole lot of funds shall be invested within the improvement of the vacationer infrastructure in order that we are able to host the exhibition, but in addition in order that we may have massive revenues from the event of tourism. “It would have a huge significance for Serbia, huge revenues, a real tourism boom for our country. I estimate that we can be ahead of the others, ahead of Argentina, Minnesota in America, and our key competitor is Malaga in Spain, but I believe that we can beat them, since Malaga and Seville once hosted the big EXPO,” stated Vučić.
Opening the Tourism Fair, he invited everybody to go to Serbia and prolonged his welcome to Chinese vacationers.
He stated that it’s a particular honor to have China as a companion nation of this 12 months’s truthful, and he invited Chinese vacationers to come back in as massive a quantity as doable, telling them that they’re welcome because the closest and most honest buddies.
He emphasised that it’s a particular honor to have China as a companion nation of this 12 months’s truthful and that greater than 20 of their corporations are collaborating.
Vučić identified that in the previous couple of years Serbia has made nice developments in tourism and that in 2022 this trade earned 2.5 billion greenback revenues, which is 3.5 occasions greater than 10 years in the past.
As he stated, the variety of Chinese vacationers has elevated 30 occasions in comparison with the interval 2012-2019, however one shouldn’t be happy with that, it should be “300 and 3,000 times” greater.
Vučić acknowledged that within the first month and a half of this 12 months, the variety of international vacationers arriving in Serbia elevated by 53 %, and in a single day stays elevated by 69 % in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, and that “Serbia is the first in Europe in terms of the increase in the number of tourists.”
Today is a crucial day for us – stated Vučić and quoted the assertion of Confucius – “Wherever you go, go with all your heart”.
Due to the preciousness of the journey expertise, this 12 months the Tourism Fair will even current the newest traits within the worldwide tourism trade, in addition to progressive ideas and views within the improvement of the tourism enterprise.
The mission of the Tourism Fair stays connecting individuals, strengthening friendship, bringing locations nearer collectively, stimulating curiosity and opening new paths.
The Tourism Fair with the HORECA-EQUIPMENT Fair is a chance to satisfy businesspeople within the tourism, lodge, and hospitality enterprise, for guests it’s the risk for unique truthful advantages for journeys in line with totally different affinities: household journeys, distant and unique locations, journeys for younger individuals, metropolis break, relaxation and restoration in spas, spa weekends within the mountains, eco and energetic tourism, congress occasions… All-day occasions, displays, promotions, tastings of specialties and flavors from all meridians, with buddies and unforgettable encounters, are the explanation why guests love and look ahead to this irreplaceable and extraordinary occasion.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network the place she is the Editor-in Chief. She can be chargeable for the day by day operation and the monetary coverage. She holds a Bachelor’s diploma in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has a few years of each tutorial and industrial expertise inside the journey trade. She has written/edited quite a few articles in varied tourism magazines.