The Tourism Honest opened in nice atmopsphere in Belgrade

The opening ceremony of the forty fourth Worldwide Tourism Honest and the 18th Worldwide Honest of Resort and Catering Tools HORECA-EQUIPMENT was held yesterday on the Belgrade Honest in a improbable environment.

In the future earlier than formally opening the gates for guests, a particular program that marked the opening of the biggest vacationer honest each within the nation and within the area, was organized within the presence of quite a few home and overseas friends, together with primarily the representatives of the Individuals’s Republic of China, the associate nation of this yr’s honest.

Gathered beneath the slogan “Trip isn’t arduous”, round 350 exhibitors from 33 nations, together with eight new nations from the African continent, will current themselves from twenty third to twenty sixth February 2023, in halls 1, 1A and 4.

This yr once more, the Tourism Honest will current numerous common world locations with an more and more various vacationer provide, genuine lodging amenities tailored to trendy vacationers. The most recent traits within the worldwide tourism business, in addition to progressive ideas and views within the improvement of the tourism enterprise might be central matters that can deliver collectively each enterprise guests and journey lovers.

Historically, an important journey businesses, associations and organizations, inns, vacationer facilities, transport firms and worldwide tour operators will participate within the honest. The occasion began with a efficiency by Slobodan Trkulja and the Balkanopolis band, inventive ambassadors of the nationwide platform Serbia Creates.

The video ready by the Vacationer Group of Serbia, “Expertise Serbia”, presenting the pure magnificence, a wealthy gastronomic provide, and hospitable individuals, that are all indeniable qualities within the promotion of the expertise supplied by Serbia as a vacationer vacation spot, was then exhibited to the viewers.

Mrs. Chen Bo, the ambassador of the Individuals’s Republic of China to Serbia, one of many cradles of human civilization, mentioned that there’s a nice prospect of tourism cooperation between China and Serbia, and that she is very glad that China is a associate nation of this yr’s occasion.

“China and Serbia have distinctive benefits in attaining tourism cooperation. One is the abolition of visas, and the opposite is the institution of direct flights”, mentioned Chen Bo. She additionally emphasised that she believes that the rise within the variety of visits by Serbian vacationers to China will strongly encourage tourism cooperation between China and Central and Japanese Europe, which is able to contribute to the rise of their cultural change and can promote the financial improvement of these nations.

“I hope that everybody will make the most of this chance for higher understanding and cooperation and to supply high quality vacationer packages”, mentioned the Ambassador.

The Ambassador additionally thanked the Chinese language delegation, particularly the cities of Beijing and Ninhua, which responded to the invitation of the Serbian facet for the implementation of this system inside the deadline.

“I want to level out that China and Serbia are geographically distant nations, however we solely have to take a passport and we are able to go on a visit each time we would like. Because the saying goes “Trip isn’t arduous”, mentioned Chen Bo.

She added that she want to see extra Chinese language vacationers in Serbia and within the nations of Central and Japanese Europe and invited mates from everywhere in the world to go to China. The promotional video “BEIJING & NINGBO” demonstrated how a rustic whose discoveries, innovations and philosophy formed the world might be offered on the honest.

Addressing the viewers, Shi Amping, the top of the Chinese language delegation taking part within the forty fourth Worldwide Tourism Honest in Belgrade, mentioned that he hopes that tourism will turn into the spine of strengthening friendship for all instances and strengthening cooperation between Serbia and China.

“We include an awesome need, a need that tourism on the earth turns into like spring in full bloom. Enable me, on behalf of the Chinese language delegation, to sincerely congratulate the opening of the Worldwide Honest and to precise deepest because of the President Aleksandar Vučić and the Chinese language Embassy in Serbia for the robust assist and help offered to our delegation”, mentioned Shi on the opening of the Honest.

He identified that China and Serbia are trusted mates and added that this friendship has an extended historical past. “The relations between our two nations, which have withstood the take a look at of historical past in recent times beneath the strategic management of the 2 state leaders and guided by the “Belt and Street” initiative, present a powerful momentum of improvement with concrete initiatives, fruitful cooperation and strengthened cultural change”, mentioned Shi.

He identified that the Belgrade Tourism Honest, as the biggest honest in Southeast Europe, performs an necessary position as a driver for the restoration and improvement of the world tourism business. He mentioned that China, as a associate nation of the Worldwide Honest, got here nicely ready for the occasion.

Presenting the Belgrade Honest as a possible host of the world exhibition EXPO 2027, the video – EXPO BELGRADE confirmed why the Belgrade Honest, a frontrunner in its subject of enterprise and a driver of financial occasions within the nation and within the area, is taken into account an important honest establishment on this a part of the world. In its 85-year lengthy historical past, it organized greater than 3,000 honest occasions, attracted greater than 60 million guests, and offered greater than 500,000 exhibitors from as many as 180 nations. If Serbia turns into the host of this occasion, greater than 100 nations may have the chance to current the perfect concepts and achievements of their nations on the subject “Play for humanity: Sport and music for all”.

Having ceremonially opened probably the most vital vacationer occasion within the area – the forty fourth Worldwide Tourism Honest in Belgrade and the 18 th HORECA-OPREMA Resort and Catering Tools Honest, the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić mentioned that everybody coming to Serbia might be welcome, and that in recent times nice achievements have been made, and earnings from tourism elevated to 2.5 billion euros final yr.

The President additionally introduced that Serbia will combat for Belgrade to host the specialised Expo 2027, which might imply a tourism growth for our nation.

Vučić identified that numerous funds might be invested within the improvement of the vacationer infrastructure in order that we are able to host the exhibition, but additionally in order that we may have massive revenues from the event of tourism. “It might have an enormous significance for Serbia, big revenues, an actual tourism growth for our nation. I estimate that we may be forward of the others, forward of Argentina, Minnesota in America, and our key competitor is Malaga in Spain, however I consider that we are able to beat them, since Malaga and Seville as soon as hosted the large EXPO,” mentioned Vučić.

Opening the Tourism Honest, he invited everybody to go to Serbia and prolonged his welcome to Chinese language vacationers.

He mentioned that it’s a particular honor to have China as a associate nation of this yr’s honest, and he invited Chinese language vacationers to come back in as massive a quantity as doable, telling them that they’re welcome because the closest and most honest mates.

He emphasised that it’s a particular honor to have China as a associate nation of this yr’s honest and that greater than 20 of their firms are taking part.

Vučić identified that in the previous few years Serbia has made nice developments in tourism and that in 2022 this business earned 2.5 billion greenback revenues, which is 3.5 instances greater than 10 years in the past.

As he mentioned, the variety of Chinese language vacationers has elevated 30 instances in comparison with the interval 2012-2019, however one shouldn’t be glad with that, it should be “300 and three,000 instances” increased.

Vučić said that within the first month and a half of this yr, the variety of overseas vacationers arriving in Serbia elevated by 53 p.c, and in a single day stays elevated by 69 p.c in comparison with the identical interval final yr, and that “Serbia is the primary in Europe by way of the rise within the variety of vacationers.”

At present is a crucial day for us – mentioned Vučić and quoted the assertion of Confucius – “Wherever you go, go along with all of your coronary heart”.

Because of the preciousness of the journey expertise, this yr the Tourism Honest can even current the newest traits within the worldwide tourism business, in addition to progressive ideas and views within the improvement of the tourism enterprise.

The mission of the Tourism Honest stays connecting individuals, strengthening friendship, bringing locations nearer collectively, stimulating curiosity and opening new paths.

The Tourism Honest with the HORECA-EQUIPMENT Honest is a chance to fulfill businesspeople within the tourism, resort, and hospitality enterprise, for guests it’s the risk for unique honest advantages for journeys in line with completely different affinities: household journeys, distant and unique locations, journeys for younger individuals, metropolis break, relaxation and restoration in spas, spa weekends within the mountains, eco and lively tourism, congress occasions… All-day occasions, displays, promotions, tastings of specialties and flavors from all meridians, with mates and unforgettable encounters, are the explanation why guests love and look ahead to this irreplaceable and extraordinary occasion.