New departure for Germany's arts scene

Global marketing campaign for 'Creative Germany' - Four main themes for 2010 - Major German cities

Overnight stays by visitors from abroad just 1.7 per cent below September 2008 - USA up again - 8.6 per cent rise in numbers from the Netherlands, Germany's biggest source market - Overall increase in travel to Germany

GCB German Convention Bureau e.V.

f.l.t.r.: Ray Bloom, IMEX Chairman, Norbert Tödter, Head of Strategic Corporate Planning, German National Tourist Board (GNTB), Lutz P. Vogt, Director of the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V., Joachim König, President, European Association of Event Centres (EVVC), and Prof. Dr. Michael-Thaddäus Schreiber, Director of the European Institute for Meetings Industry (EITW)), presented new study results of the current German meetings and conventions market at the press conference  Meeting & EventBarometer 2009" at IMEX in Frankfurt."

European Association of Event Centres (EVVC)

Meeting & EventBarometer 2009: Summary

Press conference

Press Conference Meeting & EventBarometer 2009 at IMEX trade fair on 26 May 2009
Statement Joachim König, President of the European Association of Event Centres (EVVC)

German National Tourist Board (GNTB)

Meeting & EventBarometer 2009: Germany's Profile

. The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), which is based in Frankfurt am Main, is the national tourist board" of Germany. With its marketing and sales work, it pursues two objectives for Germany as a tourist destination: reinforcement of the positive image of German travel destinations in Germany and abroad as well as promotion of tourism to and in Germany."

Meeting & EventBarometer 2009: Methodology and categorisation

Meeting & EventBarometer 2009: Green Meetings

Press Conference Meeting & EventBarometer 2009 at IMEX trade fair on 26 May 2009
Statement Norbert Tödter, Head of Strategic Corporate Planning of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB)

Meeting & EventBarometer 2009: Forecast

Press Conference Meeting & EventBarometer 2009 at IMEX trade fair on 26 May 2009
Statement Lutz P. Vogt, Managing Director of the GCB German Convention Bureau

European Institute for the Meetings Industry

Press Conference Meeting & EventBarometer 2009 at IMEX trade fair on 26 May 2009
Statement Lutz P. Vogt, Managing Director of the GCB German Convention Bureau

GNTB is official partner to RUHR.2010 - Joint welcome tour in important markets - Global marketing of Germany as a cultural destination

Two per cent increase in 2008 - Economic crisis slows business travel - Drop in inbound tourism in 2009 - Germany's overall performance above European average despite setbacks

Berlin Wall Trail - Events and special exhibitions - Guided tours and group package deals

More than 1,000 travel industry representatives expected at the 35th GTM - Biggest marketplace for tourism in Germany - Two-day workshop a central element of the event - Supporting programme in Rostock and surrounding region - Special activities for media representatives from all over the world

Emphasis on value for money - Opportunities for tourism in Germany - New online database is the core - Attractive prices by international comparison

Number of participants increased eight-fold since GTM's inception - Workshop for German exhibitors and buyers from all over the world - Excellent supporting programme shows what else Germany has to offer - Tours throughout Germany for international guests

Culture and sport, history and lifestyle

Dedicated section for mobility-restricted travellers on the internet - New questions in the Quality Monitor" German tourism industry survey"

International photography competition organised by the GNTB to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - Individual photoshoots by invitation of the GNTB - Exhibition of the photographs opens in the offices of the HanseMerkur insurance group in Hamburg on 17 June.

Active holidays primarily aimed at European source markets - Aktivbox" with ten leaflets - Pocket guides on the themes of walking, cycling and seaside & family holidays - Special online competition for the ITB"

Theme years and key themes of the GNTB through to 2017

Emphasis on value for money - Opportunities for Germany's incoming tourism industry - New online database is the core - Attractive prices by international comparison

GNTB is official partner to RUHR.2010 - Joint welcome tour in important markets - Global marketing of Germany as a cultural destination

Domestic tourism down slightly in 2009 - Potential increase in the number of Germans taking their main holiday at home - Drop in inbound tourism - Germany's overall performance above European average despite decline

Overnight stays by German visitors up 1.9 per cent - Significant growth in longer breaks - Revenue up 7 per cent - Growing price sensitivity - Highest growth rates in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Bavaria still the most popular destination - Flagship trade fairs are major growth drivers in city break segment