ADDED PHOTO TO PREVIOUS LAUNCH (ANSA) - TOKYO, 24 SEPT - Italy among the protagonists in Tokyo, at the TEJ-Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 Fair - which for the first time in the last two years takes place in presence, trying to leave the troubled period behind of the pandemic, with a setback for the entire travel industry.
The 2022 edition will be held from 22 to 25 September 2022 in the Japanese capital, at the Tokyo Big Sight complex, with the first two days dedicated to travel trade meetings, while at the end of the week the fair will also be open to the public.
The expected number of visitors, according to the organizers, will be around 150 thousand people, including 50 thousand tour operators and press.
"We can say that all the tourist activity is ready to restart after the Covid break, and for Italy this is very important", explains the Italian Ambassador Gianluigi Benedetti, visiting the pavilion, "Our country continues to be a point of attraction for Japanese tourism in an incredible way: before the pandemic we had two and a half million overnight stays a year and we are definitely aiming for a higher number, also thanks to the resumption of direct air traffic with Ita Airways and its brand new Airbus A350 configuration 900 "ENIT Tokyo is present with the stand ITALIA, one of the largest in the event, with an extension of 162 square meters, capable of hosting Regions and public and private entities with their own spaces, including the Lazio Region, Puglia,Basilicata and the cities of Bologna and Modena.
The 2022 theme for the Travel trade is "Taking on the New Era ~ ReStart ~; instead for the public it is" Hello New Journey ", with the hope of a resumption of both international and domestic travel.
The latest edition of TEJ to which ENIT / ITALY took part in 2019 in Osaka, the city designated for World Exponel 2025. (ANSA).