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Byline: Imtiaz Muqbil
Apr. 1--The world's largest travel trade show, the ITB Berlin, last month joined the growing number of industry events to be hit by a declining attendance, but it was also punctuated by a desire to change the mood and get business moving again.
A closing report issued by Messe Berlin, he organiser of the event held from March 16- 20, said that 9,875 exhibitors participated, down from 10,136 in 2001. Overall attendance was 121,300, down from 123,400 in 2001.
Mainly because of the cost and the general decline in tourism worldwide, eight countries pulled out, including Bangladesh, nearly all the South Pacific island nations and a number of African countries.
Many country stands were affected by a drop in attendance by individual companies. However, the decline was offset partly by new ...