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ATF off to a flying start
Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) 2012 TRAVEX has booked 20 percent more registrations from exhibitors, buyers and media compared to the same time last year.
The 2012 leisure travel trade event, showcasing the largest contingent of ASEAN destination products and services, has reported sales of more than 100 booths to date.
Confirmed exhibitors include Dusit International, the Sol Melia Group, Jakarta, Sunshine Borneo Tours and Travel, Dorsett International, Centara Hotels and Resorts, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts Indonesia, Eastin Hotel, Siam Kempinski Hotel and Vacation Singapore DMC.
Among the 200 interested buyers are organisations such as Select Vacations Australia, Big Tree Travels and Tours Malaysia, Optimal Travel Services UK, Tui Netherlands, Go Vacation Thailand and Hotelrooms Inc.
ATF TRAVEX secretariat believes that much of the early interest can be attributed to a successful ATF 2011 that was well received by more than 2000 attending delegates.
Delegates included more than 1,000 exhibitors representing more than 400 companies from the 10 ASEAN nations, more than 440 international buyers representing 55 countries, and more than 400 NTOs.
ATF 2012 will be held at the new Golden Kawanua Convention Centre in Manado, Indonesia, from January 9-15 next year.
ATF TRAVEX, the three-day travel trade mart component of the event, will take place from January 13-15.
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