17–19 March 2020Crocus Expo | Moscow | Russia

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Russia’s leadingtravel and tourism exhibition

MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM EXHIBITION

Moscow International Travel & TourismExhibition 2019 in numbers

EXHIBITORS

1,500+

229

35,000m2

85% 145

48

5,437

22,289 13

91 80

exhibitors

countries and regions of the world represented

covering 7 pavilions and halls

of trade visitors attended to source products, services, and information

expert speakers

industry topics

attendees

visitors events

countries regions of Russia

VISITORS EVENTS

Russia’s leading travel and tourism exhibition

MITT promotes the development of the travel market and helps fulfil one of the country’s main objectives – social development.

It’s a prestigious and well-organised exhibition attracting a great number of tourism companies.

Sergei Shpilko, President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry

Exhibitors1,500+ companies and destinations from 229 countries and regions of the world

• Destinations for travel 365 days of the year• Leading tour operators for outbound, inbound and

domestic tourism• National and regional tourist organisations• Hotels and accommodation providers• Airlines and transport companies• IT systems for finding and booking travel services

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

The Russian Pavilion featured more than 52 regions and resorts from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka

Albania

Croatia

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Cuba

Germany

Bahrain

Cyprus

Greece

Belarus

Czech Republic

Hungary

Bulgaria

Ecuador

Indonesia

Cambodia

Egypt

Iran

Chile

Estonia

Ireland

China Finland

Israel

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dominican Republic

India

Italy

Montenegro

Romania Sudan

Japan

Morocco

Russia

Tajikistan

Kazakhstan

Nepal

Serbia

Tanzania

Lebanon Macau

Nicaragua

Seychelles

Thailand

Malaysia

Philippines

Slovenia

Turkey

Maldives

Poland

South Africa

UAE

Malta

Portugal

Spain

Uzbekistan

Mongolia

Qatar

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Madagascar

Norway

Slovakia

Tunisia

Visitors22,289 professionals from 91 countries and 80 regions of Russia

58% of visitors say MITT is the only travel and tourism event they attend

VISITOR PROFILE SENIORITY SERVICES OF INTEREST

35% Travel agents19% Tour operators14% Travel services e.g. airline,

insurance provider, travel management, international relations

12% Hotels/accommodation9% MICE and event management5% Media4% Travel technologies2% Medical centres

30% Company director/owner37% Manager17% Line manager/supervisor11% Head of a department/division5% Self-employed

51% Package deals from tour operators51% General information on destinations45% Hotels and accommodation36% Services from inbound tour operators28% Airlines and other transport services25% Business travel and corporate services19% Medical tourism19% IT solutions for travel13% Insurance services9% Car hire

MITT meetingsA data-driven mobile app matching exhibitors and visitors.

In total, 1,745meetings were arranged by around 2,800 active users.

What our exhibitors say:

“MITT is a very important event not only for the Dominican Republic, but for all countries. It’s a crucial promotional tool to show how we can attract even more tourists to our country.”

Dominican Republic

“MITT is a way to focus once a year on the interest on the Russian market, a very important market for us. The show is a platform for international destinations to position themselves on this market and raise awareness.”

ENIT (Italy)

“For us, MITT has been really interesting this year. We hope to repeat our success next year. It’s good to focus on the Russian market like this as it’s very important for us.”

Abba Hotels, Spain

“The exhibition is very nice; we’ve met a lot of Russian tour operators and had many negotiations. We consider our debut participation in MITT to be successful.”

Qatar Tourism

“This is the most valuable exhibition because the Russian tourism market plays a very important role for us. This year we have 16 partners presenting their offers. They’re satisfied with the exhibition and more new companies have requested to participate in MITT with us.”

Czech National Tourism Board

“The event is very good, very interesting. We’ve seen lots of people interested in visiting Tanzania coming to our stand.”

Tanzania Tourism

A bigger and better programme of business events

13Events

48Industry

topics

5,437Attendees

+38%

145Expert

speakers

Sessions included:

Keynote speakers included:

Analytical SessionA panel session profiling the Russian tourist for travel organisations and businesses

Travel TrendsAn overview of current travel industry trends and their impact on business

MITT DigitalA session on the application of the latest digital and marketing technologies

MITT 365 – Tourism DiversificationA session covering the diversification of tourism products and attracting tourists year-round

MITT Hotel SummitAn analytical and educational event on the hospitality industry for hoteliers and accommodation providers

Market ShocksSenior managers from leading tour operators discussed the consequences of market shocks

MITT AcademyA 3-day educationalprogramme of over 30 sessions covering a wide range of topics

Tourist Business 2025-2030A foresight session on strategies and steps for tourism companies to succeed in the near future

Taras DemuraGeneral Director, TUI Russia

Dmitriy ShershnevGeneral Director, Tez Tour

Yana MuromovaDeputy General Director, ANEX Tour

Maria MilashevichLeading Analyst, Euromonitor International

Evgeniy DanilovichDirector, Sletat.ru

Anna PodgornayaGeneral Director, Pegas Touristik

Joern GieschenHead of Tourimpax Intelligence & Consulting

MITT Annual Awards 2019

BEST DEBUTKingdom of BahrainTURSABTyumen region

BEST STANDQatarSakhalin RegionMouzenidis Travel

BEST COUNTRY PRESENTATIONItalyIsraelCyprusGreeceAzerbaijan

BEST ASIAN DESTINATIONThailand

BEST BEACH DESTINATION SpainThe Maldives

MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND ASIASanya

BEST SPA DESTINATIONCzech Republic

BEST CULTURAL TOURISM DESTINATIONPoland

BEST COMPANY PRESENTATIONUnicorn

BEST PRESENTATION OF A REGION OF RUSSIASochi

BEST VIDEO OF A RUSSIAN REGIONChechen Republic

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Exhibiting at MITT is an idealway to put your tourismproducts and services in frontof an audience of top travelindustry buyers.

Discover the latest offeringsfrom travel companies across the globe and getmarket insights from expertspeakers at Russia’s leadingindustry event.

MITT offers unparalleledopportunities to build brandawareness in the globaltourism industry.

About the organisers:Hyve Group is one of the world’s foremost events companies. For more than 25 years, we have been connecting travel and tourism businesses to Russia’s extensive travel market.