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Herning means business This year Thailand is opening more camping sites in the nation parks. “Friday has become the most important travel trade day in Denmark, and together with 20.000 costumers we have an atmosphere you don´t find at other fairs. It is the day where the agents and tour operators are able to meet with all the destinations and get updated and improved there network. We have doubled up the numbers of trade professionals the last couple of years”. Anders Ladefoged, CEO of the Danish Travel Show in Herning February 24-26, agree that there is a lack of travel trade shows in Scandinavia. This form of interaction is now done mostly through small workshops with only one destination as a theme. “But at the Danish Travel Show we present more than 100 destinations, 37 of them with their National Tourism Organization represented. This is where an agent or tour operation can update their knowledge or find inspiration and new ideas for their clients.” Among the new destinations this year is Iran and Macedonian. Montenegro was new last year and got a splendid result. This year there is a chance to be updated on the possibilities in Iran after the boycott has ended. There is no partner country this year. Instead Danish Travel Show has chosen “camping” as partner. Anders Ladefoged: “Remember, that even though half of the exhibition is camping, these clients also go on ordinary holidays and today it is possible to go camping all over the world, not only in Europe , but also long haul. This year Thailand for instance is opening more camping sites Travel in the country´s Trade national parks and everyone knows about the wonderful experiences in a OuTbOund Mobil home in North America or Down Under.” Scandinavia Friday is the trade day to be updated and get inspiration on more than 100 destinations. Travel Trade OuTbOund Published by: Traveltrademedia.com, Copenhagen, Denmark. CVR DK29314055 Managing editor: Carsten Elsted Travel editor: Carsten A. Andersen Contact: editor@ttoscandinavia.com Layout: Agnese Klavina
IRAN WORKS ON TOURISM Tourism is big business in Iran. Iran is a country of vast diversity, great natural beauty and numerous heritage sites from ancient times. Sitting on the Silk Road, the ancient connection gateway between west and east has resulted in the creation of a unique culture with a combination of western and eastern values. Iran is home to a dozen cultures, traditions, ethnicities, and languages with a high potential in tourism attractions. Seeing the significant rise of tourists booking Iran even before the nuclear deal was signed, shows Iran’s popularity. Ali Vaghefi, an expert of the Iran travel industry and Vice President and cofounder of the Iranian Tour Operators Association, believes the political decisions by President Hassan Rouhani which led into lifting sanctions, brought the golden age of the tourism industry to the Islamic Republic. With new moderate policies, the world has changed its view about Iran, and Iranian people have more support for their government. “Our friendly connection with the world will ease the ground for those that want to travel to Iran. Iran is one of the world’s biggest untapped tourist destinations having 19 UNESCO world heritage sites and fascinating natural attractions. Since the country has been out of the international investment list its market has a great potential for investors in many different fields including hospitality and aviation. Proper training is important to attract new technologies and educational methods to the country. All business investors and companies can obtain the most up to dated information about Iran’s economic situation and its future outlook from Iranian tour operator companies.” said Mr. Vaghefi. “Spring and fall season are the times that we have a rush in tourist arrivals. In order to handle this upsurge Iran needs to upgrade its infrastructures as fast as possible. We need to triple the number of our four and five stars hotels. Leading tour operators like us decided to create new products that will bring in use all the aspects of Iran’s unique attractions during the winter and also in summertime.” Iran has a large area representing a great variation of climate and biodiversity. In winter our travelers can drive to the north of Tehran for skiing in Shemshak or take a flight to the southern islands at the Persian Gulf. There they can enjoy jet skis and many other water activities. Also tourists have the option of safari tours in the desert and can njoy camel riding, off-roading, sand boarding, trekking in the desert, and star gazing at night. “Despite the warnings on travelling to Iran, all those who chose to experience this country have so many stories to tell about the warm and special welcomes they received by the Iranian people. This is a world away of what the media says about Iran. We are privileged by having a powerful national protection that has made Iran the safest country in the region and our tourists feel absolutely secure during their stay. After the nuclear deal I have seen news agencies or magazines that had never talked about Iran before and are promoting Iran as one of the top destinations. Iran became the number one destination for National Geographic Traveler’s cool list of 2016, best places to travel in 2016 by Travel + Leisure, one of the top 16 destinations on CNN list, and many more.” Travel Trade OUTBOUND - Scandinavia
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