Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj has opened the 49th edition of the ITB in Berlin, the world’s biggest and most influential travel fair.<br /><br />Mongolia is this year’s partner nation and offers would-be tourists the slogan“Nomadic by Nature”.<br /><br />Astrid Zand is an ITB organiser: “Last year, we had a turnover of over €6bn. This year newly-created speed dating between buyers and sellers will hopefully help us raise this number substantially. We hope that this can boost the business of our exhibitors.”<br /><br />The event is well-attended with more than 10,000 exhibitors from 186 countries presenting the very latest trends in global tourism.<br /><br />Make no mistake this is big business, especially for a country like Malaysia.<br /><br />Dr. Ong Hong Peng, is from Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism: “Tourism is the second largest foreign exchange earner in Malaysia. Last year, we managed to attract 27.4 million tourists to Malaysia.” <br /><br />Tourism junkies are always on the lookout for fresh and exotic locations and this gi
