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 Amtrak will take to the world stage as
tourism partners from countries around the globe arrive in Germany by
plane, train, ferry and automobile. This week will features meetings,
greetings and new partnerships. Amtrak core competencies will be
emphasize: relative easy of travel, traveling the green way, city-to-city
service, room to roam, a dining delight and the "Amtrak Adventure.
Amtrak will be in the midst of a world wind of opportunity as more
than 180,000 visitors, among these 108,000 trade visitors, and over 10,000
exhibitors from 180 countries descend upon ITB Berlin. Amtrak
presence at ITB provides a platform for passenger rail to be featured
amongst the partners that influence the purchasing decisions of the
traveling public.
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U.S.
Travel Association’s International Pow Wow is the travel industry's
premier international marketplace and the largest generator of Visit
USA travel - it is NOT a typical trade show. In just three days of
intensive pre-scheduled business appointments, more than 1,000 U.S.
travel organizations from every region of the USA (representing all
industry category components), and close to 1,500 International and
Domestic Buyers from more than 70 countries, conduct business
negotiations that result in the generation of over $3.5 billion in
future Visit USA travel. At International Pow Wow, buyers and sellers
are able to conduct business that would otherwise be generated only
through an exhaustive number of around-the-world trips. To learn more,
visit the International Pow Wow 2009 highlights page.