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Chinese travellers on topic lately
New research highlights themes for Chinese market development07 Dec, 2015Helsingin Sanomat, Finnish biggest newspaper was in editorial last week talking about Chinese travellers motives to visit in Finland. The article was arguing that Finland is promoted with wrong ideas among Chinese outbound travellers. Maybe we Finns are having more positive idea about the Chinese market…
Hipster neighborhoods in city-break travel
This following article was published by ETOA, European Tour Operator Association, 20.11.2015. We have been commenting many times in our meetings with DMOS and other travel trade representatives there is more relevant to see how the visitors stays are prolonged rather than only bednights volume. Also there is in every destination a geography of fear…
COTTM 2016
China’s leading outbound travel exhibitions for the Chinese travel trade only. Over 3000 Chinese outbound travel specialists as buyers. Can be combined with a roadshow (see China Roadshow). Timing: 12-14 April 2016.Price: €1,800 + VAT 24 % per company (one representative).Included: Organization of the event and the stand, manuals, hosted buyers programme.Not included: Travel costs, accommodation, meals. Sales visits at…
Chinese Tourist Welcome course
The Chinese Tourist Welcome is the most profound training course concerning Chinese travel motivs for outbound travel, marketing, sales and customer service. The training course is held in English.•For Chinese International Travellers course goals are: –Providing participants with focused information based on scientific research and practical experiences about the special characteristics, needs, expectations and behaviour of…
Summer travel demand was strong in Europe – Finland vs Europe comparisons
The latest market bulletin from the European Travel Commission shows that the volume of international arrivals to Europe has increased steadily through the first half of the year, proving resistant to the economic and growing socio-political tensions that have been affecting the continent. Recently released figures from UNWTO highlight the strong contribution made by European…
Next event in India – SATTE 2016 in January
After successful sales visit trip in Mumbai and New Delhi in September 2015 we decided to add some gears in Indian market. With our destination specialist Mrs. Papori Bharati, we met also representative of SATTE event. We saw there is demand for high-end customers in Nordic countries. Also family travel where several countries around Baltic…
Strong growth in Europe for first six months of 2015 – how about Finland?
According to European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) Europe has been having an increase of 5 % in volume. The number of international tourist arrivals to Europe increased by 5% in the first half of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) Tourism Barometer. Europe’s strong performance was in line with similar levels…
ToolBox -travel marketing & consulting became new AFTA member 8.9.2015
ToolBox became a new member of the Association of Finnish Travel Agencies (AFTA) 8.9.2015. The benefits to be AFTA member are:Be part of a trust-based network together with all significant travel companies in FinlandCounseling in questions concerning law and taxation issuesVisibility in the member roster and the AFTA websiteAccess to our annual meetings and events which…
Australian market and roadshow in 2016
As long-haul travellers Australians tend to travel in Europe for long time. It is not unusual they are travelling in Europe for one month or even longer. The average lenght of stay in Nordic countries is 12 days. The average length of stay for foreign trip is 21 days. The reason for this is long…
Event Calendar for 2016
Please find current event calendar for 2016. It will be updated once a month.EVENT CALENDAR 2016January Matka2016 (FIN), MeetFinland (FIN), SATTE (IND)February TourEst (EST), BalTour (LTV)March Stockholm Travel Show (SWE)April COTTM (CHN), StockholmTravel Show (SWE), Baltic Sea Workshop (ITA)May Skärgårdsmässa (SWE), Arabian Travel Mart (UAE), HITS Seoul (KOR)June City-Fair (GBR), So! Dalian (CHN), Eurogames (FIN),…