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View the story "#GTM13 Live – Day 1 of the 39th Germany Travel Mart - May 5, 2013" on Storify#GTM13 Live – Day 1 of the 39th Germany Travel Mart - May 5, 2013Twitter Live-Report from the 39th Germany Travel Mart in Stuttgart, the largest incoming workshop for the Destination Germany. – #GTM13, Day 1: May 5, 2013.Storified by GNTB Live· Tue, May 07 2013 11:26:18::: Preliminary Report ::: Day 1 ::: Opening Ceremony ::: Day 2 ::: Press Conference ::: Blogger@GTM ::: Day 3 :::
Germany

Sunday 5 May 2013

09:00 - 17:00: Exhibitor registration/exhibitors distribute conference documents and set up stands at the ICS/Messe Stuttgart

11:00 - 15:30: Seminar programme for international buyers – ‘Alte Reithalle’ at the Maritim Hotel Stuttgart, Seidenstrasse 34, 70174 Stuttgart

13:30 - 15:00: City sightseeing tour open to all GTM delegates

18:30 - 19:30: Official opening event in Ludwigsburg – Forum am Schlosspark, Stuttgarter Strasse 33, 71638 Ludwigsburg
20:00 - 22:30: Get-together in Ludwigsburg Palace, Schlossstrasse 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg

Good morning on a splendid sunny spring day at the Maritim Hotel in Stuttgart. #gtm13 is a green meeting, indeed! pic.twitter.com/IWGUrdzAJoGNTB LiveThe sound of the city is different in Stuttgart: There is a lot of bird song in it ... #gtm13TellyGreen is the environment - and the way we travel. Yesterday we didn’t take a taxi to the #gtm13 site but the train. pic.twitter.com/9pVMf2fTMGGNTB LiveSo what’s up on our #gtm13 agenda today? Let’s start with impressions from the educational program for hosted buyers at the Alte Reithalle!GNTB LiveBy the way … the Alte Reithalle is an amazing venue! #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/BJPg0P7hYyGNTB LiveThe #gtm13 educational programme starts with presentations by GNTB, Deutsche Bahn, Lufthansa and its host Stuttgart. pic.twitter.com/yf7vMlx3CcGNTB LiveMichael Kranefeld from GNTB welcomes the participants and gives an outlook on the #gtm13 highlights.TellyHere are some #gtm13 numbers: 616 participants from 38 countries, 423 hosted buyers, 351 suppliers, 127 journalists … pic.twitter.com/L0alJyQIvTGNTB LiveRichard Wagner, the Brothers Grimm, Henry van de Velde: In addition to Germany's PR highlights 2013 there is the Luther decennium. #gtm13GNTB LiveEverything partners and service providers need to know: that's the Germany Sales Guide(germany.travel/en/trade/sales…. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/oIl15h14SFGNTB LiveNew aircrafts, business class seats, FlyNet & sustainability: Heiko Brix from Lufthansa provides some LH news. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/pO8oNS6T9sGNTB LiveLow cost flying becomes smart flying: Brix presents the new Germanwings starting on July 1. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/lROgnwxlKMGNTB LiveSmart travelling, part 2: 150 German and 80 foreign cities can easily be reached by train, states Irina Ens (Deutsche Bahn) #gtm13GNTB LiveHigh speed trains, good connections, travel comfort, sustainability: Irina Ens on some Deutsche Bahn benefits. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/ISK4n6fEF8GNTB LiveDeutsche Bahn recently launched a new booking tool - the DB rail client on db-rc.com #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/pue8Lh16lOGNTB LiveEns also gives an idea on the new Intercity trains ICx, the backbone of the Deutsche Bahn's future network: youtube.com/watch?v=uBdeEY… #gtm13GNTB LiveSiemens Trailer für den neuen ICx der Deutschen Bahn - ICx for Deutsche Bahnpnpk94Now it’s time for Nicole-Joy Henzler from Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH to introduce the #gtm13 host city! pic.twitter.com/8yyYscBH4dGNTB LiveWhat can you experience in Stuttgart? Henzler has some really amazing and funny background stories! #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/hE4LY6EoByGNTB LiveStuttgart is also the perfect starting point to discover the Schwarzwald, Lake Constance, Burg Hohenzollern, … #gtm13GNTB Live"So let's see if you recognize some of the sights I have mentioned in this video …“ #gtm13 youtube.com/watch?v=3YuBYO…GNTB LiveStuttgart - Imagefilm 2012smgstuttgartIn the afternoon, the #gtm13 educational programme will deal with UNESCO and Green Germany. I, however, am going to join a press trip now …GNTB LiveHow gorgeous: #gtm13 lunch break in the sun – and not a the single cloud in the sky! Oh … missed that one … pic.twitter.com/dmOfL9jwn0GNTB LiveOn my way to meet the journalists ... Here is another Youth #HotSpotsGER for sure! #gtm13On my way to meet the journalists ... Here is another Youth #HotSpotsGER for sure! #gtm13. At Stuttgart by #TravelLive. Join Viddy to fol...Looking for the „Cube“, the restaurant at the Stuttgart Museum of Art … Well, here I should be right! #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/0m0ZVLARSdGNTB LiveThe „Cube“ is a nice place to eat - and has a fabulous view over Stuttgart! #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/qUdI3I8YqEGNTB LiveIn front of the Kubus, we start with our city trip … #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/Mft3lJqRRjGNTB LiveArt work: Alexander Calder, 1973. Soundtrack: Ladislav from Budapest/Hungary, 2013. #gtm13TellyHe fled because he wrote a play about the freedom of speech … Looking up to the statue of Friedrich Schiller. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/sNIE0mJMjUGNTB LiveSchiller’s cry for freedom now dominates the Old Palace Square that is called Schillerplatz today. pic.twitter.com/tQgAaGyQfhGNTB LiveThe king did not like it as our guide Andrea @kunstundreisen explains in the courtyard of the Old Palace … #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/muJaVIut7uGNTB LiveSo he set up the statue of one of his ancestors - but he did only dare to raise it within the courtyard. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/CwQUz42ABYGNTB LiveStrolling through the center of Stuttgart, we hear stories about how the city changed after the destructions in World War II. #gtm13GNTB LiveStill the memory of the past is kept alive throughout the city. There is a monument for the victims of the Nazi regime … #gtm13GNTB Live… and a memorial for the Stauffenberg brothers in the Old Palace who failed to kill Hitler in the July 20 plot #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/zW3gcYmIRvGNTB LiveThe journalist's bus stops for catching this nice view over the city … #gtm13 vine.co/v/bQL2HxTxe3aGNTB LiveThe Galatea Fountain is the perfect place to watch the minutes passing by … #gtm13 vine.co/v/bQL9XzzAJ6PGNTB LiveSince 1890, the Galatea Fountain does right this: "Läuft." [Running] #gtm13TellyLast impression from a truly green city … #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/wM1Pah2UXiGNTB LiveBy the way: Even the prime minister of Baden-Württemberg is „green“ - the only German PM from the Green Party, as Andrea explains. #gtm13GNTB LiveWe are now heading back to the hotels, preparing for the highlight of the day: the Offial Opening of #gtm13 at Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg.GNTB LiveBack at the Alte Reithalle, there is still the educational panel about sustainability going on. #gtm13 pic.twitter.com/Y6dFYeiyhvGNTB LiveFor the most of us, there’s now a short break until the departure to Schloss Ludwigsburg at 5:30. See you at the #gtm13 opening evening!GNTB LiveWelcome to the Forum am Schlosspark Ludwigsburg - this is where tonight’s #gtm13 opening ceremony will be held! twitpic.com/coh2ixGNTB LiveForum Ludwigsburg is an exquisite venue for events and presentations, just located a stone’s throw away from the royal palace. #gtm13GNTB LiveWe start the opening with a surprise … Germany is not only proud of its cultural heritage – we also have a vivid youth culture! #gtm13GNTB LiveRoll over Beethoven? No - for the #gtm13 opening we decided to bring on some modern beats! #gtm13TellyYessss … Thats Germany, too! #gtm13 twitpic.com/coh5a0GNTB LiveHonestly ... did you expect THAT opening ceremony?? #gtm13TellyWow … what a beginning! #gtm13 twitpic.com/coh6jkGNTB LiveWho is leading us through the evening? It’s is a well known dancer, singer and songwriter: Eric Gauthier. #gtm13 twitpic.com/coh6vbGNTB LiveGauthier draws a line from Hip Hop to the spring beer fest … Did you know that Stuttgart is the Hip Hop centre of Germany? #gtm13GNTB Live„We try to do our best in favour of German tourism“: Ernst Burgbacher, the … oh, that’s too much for a tweet! #gtm13 twitpic.com/coh8rwGNTB LiveSome informations about Baden-Württemberg: Alexander Bonde, minister of rural affairs and consumer protection #gtm13 twitpic.com/coh9n9GNTB LiveHe’s able to say „Welcome to Stuttgart“ in 9 languages: Klaus Laepple, President of GNTB’s Board of Directors #gtm13 twitpic.com/cohaqwGNTB LiveThere is a lot of laughs for this interlude by Eric Gauthier's dance company! #gtm13Telly„The future begins here - we translate green ideas into commercial success“: Fritz Kuhn, Mayor of Stuttgart #gtm13 twitpic.com/cohd7eGNTB LiveNow it’s official: The #gtm13 has been declared open by Petra Hedorfer!GNTB LiveAlmost 20.000 #gtm13 appointments have already been made: Amazing numbers from Petra Hedorfer, CEO of GNTB #gtm13TellyHip Hop or Baroque - we can do both! Pachelbel's „Kanon", given by the Ludwigsburg Festival ensemble. #gtm13TellyDinner with a king ... Frederick I now invites the #gtm13 delegates to Schloss Ludwigsburg.TellySunset in Ludwigsburg Park - and hundreds of #gtm13 participants are promenading to the castle.TellyTime for a quick snapshot with the baroque garden of Ludwigsburg Castle in the background! #gtm13 twitpic.com/cohmi1GNTB LiveWe are heading to where the music's playing … #gtm13 vine.co/v/b2uA3zEtDELGNTB LiveThe flying colours are up! #gtm13 vine.co/v/b2ubWzOLD2gGNTB LiveAnd this is the band ... right in front of Ludwigsburg Castle! #gtm13TellyThe former royal seat of Ludwigsburg Palace is one of the largest Baroque structures to have survived in its original form. #gtm13GNTB LiveSo this is the royal setting where we have the opening dinner of #gtm13 - looking forward to a wonderful evening! twitpic.com/cohrdzGNTB LiveAfter a Svabian dinner - have you tried the Maultaschen? - I am exploring the Ludwigsburg Palace. #gtm13 twitpic.com/coi07iGNTB LiveI have been warned that there might be some scary encounters … #gtm13 twitpic.com/coi0pdGNTB LiveHowever, all I meet are Ladies and Gentlemen in fancy baroque costumes! #gtm13 twitpic.com/coi0wgGNTB LiveBut … where are they heading to now? #gtm13 vine.co/v/b2uQFd0x9IdGNTB LiveOh ... seems like I stepped right into a private concert for King Frederick I. ... #gtm13TellyIsn’t it a marvellous place? #gtm13 twitpic.com/coi2yhGNTB LiveHis Majesty seems to be amused … #gtm13 twitpic.com/coi3khGNTB LiveOh my god!! That's the vampire they gave warning of! #gtm13TellyDown in the courtyard there is something going on … #gtm13 twitpic.com/coifucGNTB LiveSome artists have gathered for the fire show! #gtm13 twitpic.com/coig2yGNTB LiveThey are painting delicate patterns in dark of the night ... #gtm13TellyKing Frederick must have been amused … #gtm13 twitpic.com/coigxnGNTB LiveNow the boys are speeding it up a little bit! #gtm13Telly"You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain. Too much love drives a man insane ..." #gtm13Telly"... you broke my will - but what a thrill ..." #gtm13Telly„Goodness gracious – great balls of fire!“ - Good night, #gtm13! twitpic.com/coij6mGNTB Live

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