The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said today at the ceremonial opening of the 44th International Tourism Fair at the Belgrade Fair, under the slogan “When vacation is not difficult”, that everyone who comes to Serbia will receive a great welcome, and that great progress has been made in recent years. Income from tourism increased to 2.5 billion euros last year, he added.
Vučić also said at the fair that “we will fight for Belgrade to host the specialized Expo exhibition in 2027, which would mean a tourism boom for our country.”
He pointed out that a lot of funds will be invested in the development of the tourist infrastructure so that we can host the exhibition, but that later we would have large revenues from the development of tourism.
“It would have a huge significance for Serbia, huge revenues, a real tourism boom for our country. I estimate that we can be ahead of the others, ahead of Argentina, Minnesota in America, and the key competitor according to us is Malaga in Spain, but I believe we can beat them, since Malaga and Seville once hosted the big Expo,” said Vučić.
Opening the Tourism Fair, he invited everyone to visit Serbia and welcomed them, especially Chinese tourists.”Feel at home,” said Vučić.
The ambassador of China, Chen Bo, the partner country of this year’s fair, spoke at the opening, and the opening was also attended by the Minister of Tourism Husein Memic, Minister of Finance Siniša Mali, Minister Darija Kisić, representatives of the diplomatic corps…
About 350 exhibitors from 33 countries, including eight new countries from the African continent, will participate in the International Tourism Fair and the International Fair of Hotel and Hospitality Equipment Horeka – Oprema, which will be held until February 26. This year’s fair will be the most successful so far, the organizers announced earlier. Serbia and China, which is a partner of this year’s Tourism Fair, have excellent partnership relations in the economy, culture and other areas, the Belgrade Fair announced. Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Namibia will also be presented for the first time at the fair this year. This year’s traditional tourist exhibition of the entire region of Southeast Europe and other parts of the world will be an opportunity to improve tourist exchange. Also, for domestic tourists to become familiar with the possibilities of visiting a country rich in history and heritage, but also for Chinese tourists to return to first place when it comes to the arrival of foreign guests in Serbia. As a special event at the Tourism Fair, a B2B (business to business) meeting with representatives from China is planned in coordination with the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Fair visitors can expect a diverse tourist offer and a large number of popular world destinations in halls 1, 1A and 4 of the Belgrade Fair again this year. The most important travel agencies, associations and organizations, hotels, tourist centers, transport companies and international tour operators will participate in the fair. As a special event at the Tourism Fair, a B2B (business to business) meeting with representatives from China is planned in coordination with the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Fair visitors can expect a diverse tourist offer and a large number of popular world destinations in halls 1, 1A and 4 of the Belgrade Fair again this year. The most important travel agencies, associations and organizations, hotels, tourist centers, transport companies and international tour operators will participate in the fair. As a special event at the Tourism Fair, a B2B (business to business) meeting with representatives from China is planned in coordination with the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Fair visitors can expect a diverse tourist offer and a large number of popular world destinations in halls 1, 1A and 4 of the Belgrade Fair again this year. The most important travel agencies, associations and organizations, hotels, tourist centers, transport companies and international tour operators will participate in the fair.
The most popular destinations such as Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus and North Macedonia will be presented again this year, as well as last year’s participants – the island destinations of the Maldives, Sao Tome & Principe. Serbia will present its tourist assets in Hall 4 of the Belgrade Fair through authentic performances by the Tourist Organization of Serbia and the participation of numerous local and regional tourist organizations from all parts of Serbia.
As stated, this major fair event is intended for professionals from all sectors of the tourism and hospitality industry. As before, in parallel with the Tourism Fair, the 18th International Fair of Hotel and Hospitality Equipment Horeka – Oprema will take place at the Belgrade Fair, which will present the most modern equipment for hotels and hospitality facilities. That fair is part of a large and successful manifestation that unites and promotes all branches of the tourism and hospitality industry, and will be held in halls 2A and 2C of the Belgrade Fair, reports Tanjug.
Fair visitors can expect “city break” offers, rest and recovery in spas, spa weekends in the mountains, eco and active tourism, congress events, all-day events, presentations, promotions, tastings of specialties and flavors.
The working hours of the Tourism Fair and the Hotel and Hospitality Equipment Fair are from Thursday, February 23, to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday, February 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The price of an individual ticket is 450 dinars, a group ticket (minimum of eight people) is 300 dinars, and a business ticket with a package of benefits is 3,000 dinars. The price of parking per hour is 200 dinars.
source: politika
