The press gathering was held in the morning hours at the Bulgarian Cultural Center – Budapest, concerning the topic of which was related to the upcoming International Travel Exhibition and Festival.
As an innovation, this year’s event will be supplemented with interactive programs to better meet the needs and desire of the visitors to gain experience. Therefore, the name of the exhibition will also be renewed. Namely, the Travel + International Tourism Exhibition and Experience Festival, February 22-25, 2024., is to refer to the diverse range of the event.
Participants in the discussion: Klára Tihanyi – Hungexpo’s strategy and business development director, Hex. Hriszto Polendakov – Ambassador of Bulgaria in Budapest – Foreign Guest of Honor Travel 2024, Dr. Ernő Görgényi – Mayor of Gyula – domestic guest of honor, Aliz Komoróczki – managing director of Gyula Tourism Nonprofit Ltd., Dr. Árpád Takács – Békés County Government Office – domestic guest of honor, Róbert Sipiczki – President of the Hungarian Cycling Industry and Trade Association, András Holczhauser – General Secretary of the Hungarian Sailing Association, István Szépvölgyi – vitorlazzithon.hu – Budapest Boat Show.
“At our country’s largest and most significant travel-themed exhibition, we try to offer visitors experiences that cannot be achieved in the online world,” Klára Tihanyi, Hungexpo’s director of strategy and business development, emphasized at the press gathering and added: “23 domestic and 28 foreign destinations will offer their travels at independent stands, and cca. 150 exhibitors will be present.
The 46th Travel exhibition in recent years has increasingly popular among travelers. Although may had a subjective idea of what the term adventure means, adventure tourism as a whole is like that refers to activities such as various extreme sports by air -land- water, as well as exploring exotic destinations.
It is the most prestigious and also the largest domestic tourist exhibition in our country. A unique opportunity for those interested in tourism and active recreation. Domestic and international professional visitors and the most important market players can present their products and services.
Tourists who prefer active tourism look both physically and mentally for various forms of exercise close to nature, not only within the borders of the country, but also to travel abroad. This includes different types of tours, sightseeing programs, and sometimes personal challenges that fit the profile of the adventure individuals.
The Budapest Boat Show is Hungary’s largest land show port, the season-opening event of sailing and water sports at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Convention and Exhibition Center! At the same time, it presents domestic and foreign novelties and developments related to navigation, the domestic sailing, electric and offer of motor boats, various water sports, as well as related equipment, clothing and can be used services. With the cooperation of the Hungarian Sailing Association and the Hungarian Sailing Academy, the guest of honor in 2024 will be the Sailing Home program, which aims to strengthen the presence of sailing, so that everyone, from those familiar with sailing to competitors, will find interesting and useful information. One of the most important topics at Hungary’s number one tourist exhibition is the Caravan Hall, featuring caravans and motorhomes. This is a good opportunity, as it is also an annual meeting place, and for those who are just getting to know this form of travel, it is a great opportunity to get first-hand information from more experienced travelers. Another prominent theme of the Travel exhibition is active and adventure tourism, which is closely related to cycling. At the 45th Travel exhibition, visitors can get information about the popularity of the E-bike Test&Show, and they can try out the e-bike on the track on the 3,000 square meters built for this purpose. Almost the entire range of representatives of the domestic brand will participate in the event.
How about B2B in the coming days together with the Travel 2024 community.
Opening hours:
Thursday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In addition to strengthening the professional nature of the exhibition, visitors can experience islands where a real water world, multifunctional community space and VR await, where they can take part in a free health screening and, last but not least, find valuable prizes, and live animals guarantee entertainment. The general public can gather inspiration from the offer of nearly 40 domestic and foreign destinations.
Riport to be continued with FOREIGNER Guest of Honor – Hex. Hriszto Polendakov – Ambassador of Bulgaria – Budapest
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DOMESTIC Guest of Honor – Dr. Ernő Görgényi – Mayor of Gyula & Aliz Komoróczki – managing Director of Gyula Tourism Nonprofit Ltd.
Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter
Rolling in Budapest 