Amid closed borders include that of the host city, the annual ITE, which Hong Kong’s only travel fair, held successfully its first post pandemic edition as scheduled from July 29 to August 1, 2021 with 64% exhibitors from abroad and 36% from locally! (Read ITE2021 show report for more detail) Pre-pandemic, ITE was bigger and more international with over 80% exhibitors from abroad, and nearly 40% trade visitors from mainland China and other parts of Asia. Hong Kong, which in 2018 and 2019 ranked world’s 12th largest market, spent US$26.9 billion on outbound in 2019! Post pandemic, it is a safer market with confirmed Covid-19 cases by July 2021 totaled around 12000, where pent up travel demand strong! (Read Survey & Report for more market info)
| Exhibitors – by Geography | % |
|---|---|
| Abroad | 64.1% |
| Hong Kong | 35.9% |
Hong Kong, mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, Japan prefectures of Hyogo , Tokushima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Toyama, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Chugoku Region and Nagano, Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Iran and Castilla-la Mancha –Spain.
| Business Sectors | Numbers (%) |
|---|---|
| Travel Trade (include Press) | 1620 (63.7%) |
| Corporate Visitors | 924 (36.3%) |
| ITEMS | ITE19 | ITE21 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Local trade visitors # Regional trade visitors |
7316 4297 |
2544 Border closed |
-65% N/A |
| # Local exhibitors # Mainland China + International exhibitors |
84 591 |
37 66 |
-56% -89% |
| Public visitor | 73665 | 27106 | -63% |
NEW ENTRY
| Closing Press Release [11 Aug 2021] | Read More |
