Business tourism
Business tourism is tourism trips whose main purpose is to attend or participate in a conference, exhibition, meeting or workshop. It is a very important type of tourism as it provides excellent and important revenues for the host country or city as well as agencies, institutions and individuals. This tourism is divided into four basic areas:
Exhibition tourism:
It is one of the most important types of business tourism that contributes to many industrial, commercial, educational, economic and many other sectors, providing an introductory and promotional environment and displaying services, products and ideas that bring very large returns to countries, cities and exhibitors, in addition to allowing practitioners of this tourism to meet and see people, destinations and multiple cultures
Among the countries famous for this type of tourism in the Arab world are the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and at the global level, Germany, America and Hong Kong. There are also various international exhibitions in the medical fields, travel and tourism fields, and various industries.
Meeting tourism:
It is a sector that is witnessing a very remarkable growth and development, and it is considered a vital sector for business leaders and representatives of economic authorities to conclude deals and establish an actual communication experience through official invitations from these sectors, and we find that this type of business tourism was and still is very promising for its various purposes.
Incentive tourism:
This type of tourism is a reflection of contemporary Western culture, which is represented in promising trips outside working hours for distinguished people according to performance measures for employees and as a kind of important incentive to improve performance as well as to develop productivity and creativity.
Conference tourism:
It is a very important type of business tourism, as this takes place in the presence of a conference that brings together entities, institutions, companies, individuals, or students from different entities and countries to discuss specific issues, works, and scientific papers.
And the United States of America sits on the throne of this tourism, followed by Germany, then Britain, and there are many countries that are active in this important field.
There are also subsections for business tourism, such as:
International events:
They are events that are attended by at least 10% from outside the country in which they are held
workshops:
It is an event in which 10-50 people who are specialists in a particular field participate
forum:
It is an event consisting of several sessions that are organized to open discussions with the audience on a general topic, where there are speakers and chairpersons
Many countries have paid great attention to the development of the business tourism sector, as they have worked to develop conference and exhibition centers, airports and hotels, organize government procedures for them, and develop workers in services for this sector.
SAR | Saudi Riyal
AED | United Arab Emirates Dirham
EUR | Euro
USD | United States Dollar
