The Minister of Tourism, Dr. Ilin Dimitrov, together with a team from the Ministry of Tourism, are attending the ITB international exhibition in Berlin, which officially opens tonight.

The Ministry of Tourism organizes the participation of Bulgaria at the largest international tourism exhibition in the world Internationale Tourismus Börse /ITB/ — Berlin, Germany, which takes place in the period 06—09 March 2023. During his visit, the Bulgarian Minister Dr. Ilin Dimitrov will meet Dieter Janecek, Coordinator for Tourism at the Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Change. Minister Dimitrov's program includes a number of meetings with some of the biggest representatives of the tourism business in Germany — a meeting with representatives of the Association of German Tour Operators, air carriers, etc. is planned.

In the framework of ITB Berlin, every year the Province of Baden-Württemberg, together with the national representations of the respective partner country, organizes a Danube Salon, which takes place on the second day of the exhibition at the Baden-Württemberg representation in Berlin, and our country will be represented at this special event. Traditionally, the guests are representatives from the diplomatic corps in Germany, leading international travel and other media, the academic community in Berlin, as well as a number of participants from the tourism industry.

ITB—Berlin is the most prestigious event for the travel industry worldwide, with over 10,000 exhibitors and 113,500 professionals from over 180 countries taking part in the pre-pandemic year 2019. For the past three years, the show has been held in a digital-only format because of the COVID-19 pandemic that changed everyone's agenda. Starting this year, ITB returns, taking place in a new format designed just for industry professionals — as a B2B platform that will give travel companies and destinations from around the world the opportunity to present themselves within the tourism exchange. The Bulgarian stand, which the Ministry of Tourism has prepared this year, is on an area of 500 square metres, located in the new Hub 27 hall of the Berlin Expo Centre. 44 Bulgarian tourism companies and municipal administrations will present themselves there: Tandem Travel OOD, Ulpia Tours OOD, Travel Style OOD, Avatar Tour OOD, DM Travel OOD, World Synergy Travel Bulgaria OOD, N-Vision Services Group OOD, Rila Travel EOOD, Prestige Property LTD, Tanchev I Co OOD, Rila Megatur OOD, Tourist Agency SOLVEX LTD, Varna Municipality, SOF Connect AD, Boiana — MG OOD, Upass OOD, Plovdiv Municipality, IDS Bulgaria EOOD, Sunny Travel Club EOOD, Stara Zagora Municipality, MEGA-T EOOD, Tempora Travel EOOD, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management JSC, Alexia Auto Ltd, MPM Hotels Ltd, Albena Tour EAD, City Tour Ltd, Teteven Municipality, Bansko Municipality , Tsarevgrad Tarnov EOOD, Silistra Municipality, Sv. Sv. Konstantin i Elena Holding AD, Fanagoria Travel Ltd, OP 'Tourism', Orthanna SPLtd, Holiday Chop Ltd, HOTEL MEDITE EOOD, Hotelsko Menidgerska Kompania EOOD, Samokov Municipality, Destination Touristic Services Ltd, Club Magellan OOD, SLR-HOLIDAY SERVICE EOOD, Pi Group Plovdiv EOOD, Apollo Tourist Services EOOD.