Press release

December 9 2009

Plans for Ukraine’s main exhibition for the tourism industry are well underway

The organisers and exhibitors of UITT, the Ukraine International Travel & Tourism show, have already started preparations for the event, which takes place on 24-26 March 2010 in Kiev, Ukraine. It is already shaping up to be one of the most successful editions to date: Egypt, Israel and Czech Republic have all increased their stands at UITT, whilst other confirmed destinations include: Dubai, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Spain, France, Cyprus, Slovakia, China, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Thailand, Malaysia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cuba, Slovenia, Tunisia, Dominican Republic, Maldives, Seychelles.

The organisers have also released details of some of the events that will be taking place during UITT:

  • An international conference entitled ‘Spa in Ukraine ‘10', organised jointly with the Ukrainian Spa Association on 24 March.
  • The 4th edition of the international business forum ‘Small Hotels & Apartments of Ukraine', organised with the Association of Small Hotels & Apartments of Ukraine on 25 March.
  • The 5th edition of the MICE Ukraine international conference entitled ‘Business Tourism — Ukraine', which will give delegates an insight into the industry, its audience, trends and prospects. It will also give participants a valuable opportunity to network with their peers.
  • A section of the show will be dedicated to the growing market for medical tourism.

Every year, the exhibition also features a wide variety of seminars and presentations, given by domestic and international tour operators.

Event Director, Maria Badakh, comments, “UITT's regular exhibitors know the event to be an effective forum for promoting destinations and services in preparation for the Spring season. So, although this may be a quiet time for many companies, the UITT team continues to work hard on the event programme. We already have a significant number of destinations that have confirmed their participation in UITT 2010, as well as many who have expressed their intention to take part in the show”.

Notes to editors

The 16th edition of UITT, the Ukraine International Travel & Tourism exhibition, will take place on 24-26 March 2010 in the International Exhibition Centre, Kiev, Ukraine. The first two days of the event are reserved for trade only visitors.  On 26 March, the event will be open to the general public.  In 2009, UITT featured 761 exhibitors and 71 destinations. The event attracted an attendance of 15,960. Official site of exhibition: www.uitt-kiev.com.

UITT is officially supported by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Family Affairs, Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism; the State Service for Tourism and Resorts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine; and the Kiev City Administration.  UITT is also a member of the International Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ITTFA), the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Central European Countries Travel Association (CECTA), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), and the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).  The exhibition also has ‘UFI Approved' status (UFI is the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry).

UITT takes place alongside Hotel & Restaurant Expo Ukraine, CleanExpo Ukraine and Brand4Rent.  This gives exhibitors an opportunity to attract a wider audience whilst also benefiting from a targeted promotional campaign.

UITT is organised by ITE Group Plc, a leading organiser of trade exhibitions and conferences, with over 180 events held annually in 11 countries.  The company specialises in organising events in fast-developing markets, in particular Russia, CIS, Eastern Europe, Turkey, China and Africa.  ITE has a large network of local offices throughout these regions. 

ITE's portfolio of travel and tourism events also includes MITT (Russia), Leisure (Russia), TourSib (Russia), KITF (Kazakhstan), AITF (Azerbaijan) and EMITT (Turkey).  For more information, please visit: www.travel-exhibitions.com.

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