Dear Subscriber,
After the successful launch of the first B2B Travel Workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the 2nd year of the workshop in Almaty (Kazakhstan), TMI would like to confirm the dates for the B2B in both countries on April 22nd and 24th, 2013 (see below for more details about qualifying the 2013 B2B early Bird offer). The outbound figures for the Russian market for the first quarter of 2012 are now available and show a very positive trend with an average growth rate of 23% for the Leisure market, making Russia by far the fastest growing outbound market in Europe. The ETC recently quoted Russia as being the flagship outbound travel destination for Europe, with much higher growth rates than any other country in Europe and predicted to become the 2nd largest outbound market in Europe by 2020.
Best regards,
Helene Lloyd
Director
TMI Consultancy
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