About ExhibitionA MAJOR SPECIALISED EVENT OF TOURISM INDUSTRY IN AZERBAIJAN AND THE ENTIRE CAUCASUS REGION
AITF is the main event in Azerbaijan’s fast growing tourism market attracting a large number of international participants and trade visitors from year-to-year.
AITF has reached a world level and become the leading international exhibition in the Caucasian region. AITF reflects dynamic development of the very promising tourism market in the region and establishes a solid platform for domestic and international experts to demonstrate the recent trends in business, incentive, health and luxury travel.
AITF is supported by
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
- National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic (ASK)
- International Tourism Trade Fair Association (ITTFA)
AITF gives
Overall Market Assessment
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Maximum coverage of country’s tourism market in a short period. All key players of the industry at one business ground.
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Business Connections
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Three days of intensive talks and meetings with industry professionals and corporate customers.
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Government Support
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The exhibition is supported by the relevant state structures. Last two events have been visited by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev which emphasized AITF status and demonstrated the country’s ever growing tourism potential.
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Best Promotion Campaign
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Broad public attention and professional mass media coverage. Articles about exhibitors and their products in leading national and regional publications and internet recourses.
Videos about participants on all national TV channels.
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Trade Visitors
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First 2 days of the exhibition are open for the trade visitors only. Number of professional visitors exceeds 70%.
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Professional Program
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Intensive business program of press-conferences,
UNWTO technical seminars,
Presentations of NTO’s, leading tour operators and hoteliers
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New Venue
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New and modern exhibition complex – the best in the Caucasus region. A wide range of ready-made and individually constructed stands.
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AITF displays
- National and Regional Tourism Offices
- Airlines and airports
- Tour operators and travel agencies
- Hotels, Hotel Chains, Sanatoriums and Health Resorts
- Active and Incentive Tours
- Business Tourism
- Medical & SPA Tourism
- Sport & Ecological Tours
- Education and summer schools
- Luxury and Vip Tours
- Online Reservation Systems
AITF 2011 in figures
Destinations
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62
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Exhibitors
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250
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Visitors
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7640
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Domestic visitors
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89%
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International visitors
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11%
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Trade visitors
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72%
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Exhibitors about AITF2011
- 86,2% satisfied with the business contacts they made at the exhibition
- 78% satisfied with the number of trade visitors
- 93% satisfied with the entire organization and management of the fair
- 89,7% of exhibitors planning to participate in AITF2012
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