Specifically this year,ÊFITURÊwill be showcasing as a novelty the advances made by the first digital innovation lab on 5G for application in the tourism industry and in the sphere of trade fair activities. The lab was created thanks to the collaboration agreement reached byÊIFEMAÊwithÊ5TONIC, an organisation founded byÊTELEFîNICAÊandÊIMDEA Networks Institute, of whichÊERICSSONÊis also a member.
FITUR 2018 will organize the usual sections and at this stagingÊFITUR FESTIVALSÊwill join them as a novelty.
FITUR 2018 will be the global meeting point for tourism professionals and will again this year become the leading trade fair for Latin American inbound and outbound markets. At the 2017 staging the Trade Show boasted the participation ofÊ9,900 exhibitor companies from 165 countries/regions;Ê136,000 trade participants,Êand 109,000 visitors from the general public. We should highlightÊthe 18.8% growthÊin international trade visitorsÊover the previous staging. In addition, the volume of business appointments, pre-scheduled and managed directly by FITUR at its various B2Bs, increased toÊ6,800 appointments.
