PRESS RELEASE on 15-18 September 2015 the IEC “Crocus
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PRESS RELEASE On 15-18 September 2015 the IEC “Crocus Expo” hosts OTDYKH International Travel Market, comprising of the following events: - OTDYKH LEISURE, 21st International Trade Fair for Tourism; - OTDYKH MICE, 11th International Meetings Industry and Business Travel Exhibition & Conference; - OTDYKH LUXURY, 11th International Trade Fair for Luxury Travel; - OTDYKH Medical Tourism, Spa&Health, 11th International Conference and Exposition for Wellness and Medical Travel. ORGANIZERS: Euroexpo LLC (Moscow) - a member of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), and Euroexpo Exhibitions & Congress Development GmbH (Vienna). OFFICIAL SUPPORT: Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation, Russian Union of Travel Industry, Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. PARTNERS: Country Partner of OTDYKH: Serbia Sponsor of OTDYKH Registration and Gourmet Projects: Mexico Sponsor of Invitation Ticket: Dominican Republic Sponsor of Exhibition Guide: Pegas Touristik Sponsor of OTDYKH MICE Conference: Interservice Group Logistic Official Partners of IT Conference in tourism “Business case tour profi 2.0”: Excursiopedia, Web Palace, “Voroshilova and Partners” Partners of “You are our future” Conference: SuperJob and Business Travel Job Official Partner of “Tasteful Journey” cooking master classes: “KhlebSol” magazine with Yulia Vysotskaya The Official Hotel is Kassado Plaza. The Hotel provides special rates for accommodation and free shuttle service to IEC “Crocus Expo” to all exhibitors and visitors. OTDYKH FACTS AND FIGURES: Over 700 exhibitors from 70 countries and Russia's regions Over 150 business programme events Expected visitors: over 65,000 during 4 exhibition days Exposition area: 19,000 sq. m EXPOSITION Exhibiting countries: Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Venezuela, Vietnam, Germany, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, India, Indonesia, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Cyprus, China, Colombia, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Norway, UAE, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Seychelles, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, the USA, Thailand, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic Sri Lanka, Estonia. Extensive and exclusive expositions will be demonstrated by Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah emirates; China, Egypt, Turkey, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Dominican Republic, Slovakia, Andorra, Bulgaria, Mexico, Serbia, Moscow Exhibition and Convention Agency. Among the major exhibiting tour operators there are Pegas Tourisrtik, Coral Travel, Tez Tour, Anex Tour, Brisco, Art Tour, Natali Tours and many others. Russia will be represented by Arkhangelsk region, Vladimir region, Vologda region, Kaliningrad region, Krasnodar region, Moscow region, Murmansk region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Novgorod region, the Republic of Crimea, Ryazan region, Samara region, Smolensk region, Stavropol Territory, the Republic of Tatarstan, Tver region, Tula region, Yaroslavl region. The “Come from Childhood” Charity Foundation, an exhibitor of OTDYKH will perform an action “I am a small party of life” to raise money for children suffering from various diseases. The “Amur Tiger” Centre will offer all exhibitors and visitors to take part in Amur tiger conservation both in Russia and internationally. BUSINESS PROGRAMME OTDYKH business programme has been a major highlight of the show for exhibitors and visitors over the decades, offering over 150 co-located events. On 16 September the Federal Agency for Tourism hosts the All-Russian meeting on actual issues of tourism development. After the meeting of the working group will hold a session on “The Silver Necklace of Russia” project and a round table on “Visit Russia – it’s time to discover Russia”. The first days of the Forum will be the most intensive for industry professionals due to the traditional Conferences running within the show: OTDYKH MICE International Meetings Industry and Business Travel Conference and OTDYKH Medical Tourism, Spa & Health Conference for Wellness and Medical Travel. The 4th International IT Conference in tourism “Business case tour profi 2.0” will take place on 17 September. Every year the Conference attracts over 400 delegates and 20 speakers – the representatives of online portals, search systems, social networks, software developers. Among them: Mail.ru, Excursiopedia, Web Palace, Top Trip Tip and others. The Conference is supported by Excursiopedia, Web Palace and “Voroshilova and Partners” agency. During the Conference the delegates will be granted an access to MeYou online business networking, which will help them to make acquaintances, to view speakers’ presentations, to participate in the polls. The 2nd edition of “You are our future” Conference will be held within OTDYKH Leisure. The Conference is designed to help graduate students and young professionals to get useful advices on job searching and find out what employers expect from young professionals. Heads of the leading travel agencies will share their successful experience in career building and give helpful tips, and representatives of HR-departments will speak about the modern model of an ideal applicant. The Conference Partners are SuperJob and Business Travel Job recruiting web portals. The role of a travel agency in the modern travel industry will be discussed at the TBG Conference that has already become a traditional one at the exhibition’s business programme. A series of open seminars of OTDYKH Medical Tourism, Spa & Health exhibitors will be running on 17 September in Conference Hall #5. All exhibitors and visitors are welcome to get information about unique offers of clinics, resort and treatment centres from Russia and abroad. Starting from 15 September the Association for Assistance to Tourist Technologies will hold open seminars on information technology during three exhibition days. LightSoft will host several seminars on brand promotion in social networks with Top Hotels portal. On the same day the Organizing Committee of the International Festival “The World of Active Longevity” will host a presentation of the All-Russian project “Tourism for seniors”. Vologda, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov, Samara regions and Moscow have prepared interesting entertainment programmes, as well as master classes, shows, contests, performances representing Russia’s tourism opportunities. The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts will host a round table dedicated to cooperation development between museums and travel companies. On 15 September at 14.00 the Government of Samara region will make a presentation on “100 best scenarios for a weekend on the Volga” in the Conference Hall #3. The opening of photo exhibition within the All-Russian Festival “Travel at home”, as well as the awarding winner regions of the 2nd All-Russian Festival and Contest of tourism video presentations “The Miracle of Russia” will take place on 15 September. The events are organized by TRIP2RUS.ru portal. Travel industry professionals are welcome to attend numerous interesting events prepared by OTDYKH exhibitors. “Natali Tours” will host a series of master classes dedicated to Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, the Caribbean and the Canary Islands, European sightseeing tours, ski resorts in Austria, Italy and Andorra; wellness tours to Czech Republic and Hungary, and sea cruises. Space Travel jointly with Jordan Tourism Board, Havanatur jointly with the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba, Emirates Airlines jointly with Ras Al Khaimah Emirate will present their destinations. National tourism offices of Serbia, China, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) will demonstrate the travel opportunities of their countries and destinations to the exhibitors and guests of the show. CONVENIENT SERVICE FOR EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS Every year the Organizers create favourable conditions for fruitful work of exhibitors and visitors, in addition to business programme improvement of the and new projects implementation. Appointment System an online system of pre-arranging meetings and negotiations at the exhibition; Special rates for accommodation and transfer to IEC “Crocus Expo” for exhibitors and visitors from Kassado Plaza, the Official Hotel of the show; Post service for catalogues and brochures delivery to the office (Partner: JSC “Zheldorexpeditsiya”) Free Internet Centre (Pavilion 1, Hall 4) Mobile OTDYKH guide – a special application for iPhones and Android based smart phones MeYou online business networking In the context of the geographical re-orientation of MICE events, reduction of travel and event budgets, we witness a growing demand for finding new partners, platforms and trends, as well as to exchange the experience and to familiarize with the latest trends in the meetings industry. The 11th International Exhibition OTDYKH MICE is aimed to fulfil these goals. EXPOSITION This year, as never before Russia will be represented as a business travel destination. Among the exhibitors there are MICE and DMC agencies: MICE Global, RCS Mice-Solutions, Fordewind, Albatros, and other companies, offering a full range of services for MICE events organizing. A minimal package of conference services includes a meeting