Naples hosts the 26th edition of the Mediterranean Tourism Exchange, the largest marketplace in the Mediterranean signed by Progecta, a leading company in the organization of professional fairs. The event will be held at the Mostra d'Oltremare in Naples from 16 to 18 March next.
Mediterranean Tourism Exchange
The b2b event, which is aimed at travel agencies and operators, will host industry experts for the 2023 edition. From tour operators to airlines and shipping companies, from cruise giants to international tourism organizations and the regions of Italy, from hotels to hotel chains.
An exhibition area of 12 thousand square meters that will host 400 exhibitors, 10.500 accredited operators, 140 buyers, 12 regions and 26 participating countries, 220 media, 4 thematic b2b workshops. The Incoming workshop with 60 international buyers selected by Enit and specialized in Italian products, the Spa, Wellness & Active Holidays workshop with 20 buyers. And, again, the Incentive&Congressi workshop with 20 meeting planners interested in services and structures of the meeting industry and the Social Tourism workshop with 50 Cral decision makers of group and out-of-season travel.
The tourism of excellence
The best of the world of tourism will be told in the fair Neapolitan where in the 'Italia' pavilions the Sardinia Region will meet, which returns with a 300 square meter stand with lots of new products to be presented to the market, the Emilia-Romagna Region which is expanding its spaces, Tuscany, Basilicata, Abruzzo . There Calabria, Trentino, Valle d'Aosta. From North to South the whole Italian territory will be present with its peculiarities and Italian operators ready to launch their offers for the upcoming season of the Easter and spring-summer bridges. The excellences of Campania will be hosted and told in the stand of the landlord Region which is betting a lot on tourism both in terms of policies and investments and which represents an excellence of Mediterranean hospitality tourism.
The cruises
The journey in the three days of the Mediterranean Tourism Exchange continues with the cruise world well represented by Costa Cruises, Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line which will bring their latest proposals for interesting navigations to an increasingly varied clientele. From transport to transport, the next Bmt will talk about flights and airport stopovers with the presence of Ita, which will present all its routes from and to Italy. and ofNaples international airport which with the signing of the new contract between Enac and Gesac enables a plan of planned interventions in line with what is now envisaged in the National Airport Plan based on environmental reconciliation, digitalisation, technological innovation and intermodality.
Also present is the Astoi Village where all the big names in tourism organized by Alpitour in Valtur will reside for three days, passing through Veratour, TH Resort, Futura and many others. Big news in the pavilions dedicated to the rest of the world: the Rising Sun arrives in Naples at the stand dedicated to Japan which will be present at the fair for the first time. Debut also for China, for the highly desired Turks & Caicos Islands and Antigua & Barbuda and for Uganda which will offer safaris in close contact with the gorillas. Cuba, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, the Bahamas, Mauritius and Israel will present their spring-summer collections and will launch the direct Naples-Telaviv flight.
(Images from the Facebook page of the Mediterranean Tourism Exchange)
