B-FOR International

DISCOVER AMERICA PAVILIONS

Often the first contact an international traveler or travel professional has with America is at an international travel show, where the U.S. must compete with national pavilions organized by well-funded NTOs. Therefore, it is critical that the U.S. industry unites and uses its limited resources wisely at international travel & tourism events to present the United States as the world’s premier travel destination.

Participation in branded U.S. Pavilions provides U.S. travel & tourism destinations and organizations with an in-country opportunity to interact face-to-face with their primary buyers through cost-effective participation alternatives. The Discover America brand serves as a unifying element for the whole industry; it positions and promotes the United States, and serves as a quality standard for representing U.S. travel & tourism interests abroad.

B-FOR promotes international travel & tourism events as efficient media for promoting inbound U.S. travel, and - in cooperation with the U.S. Travel Association, the U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service, and Visit USA/Discover America organizations around the world - has developed Discover America Pavilions tuned to the industry’s and the international markets’ needs.

Discover America Pavilions organized by B-FOR International aim to:

•	Brand, position, and promote the United States in high priority inbound markets as the world’s premier travel destination
•	Integrate U.S. participation at international travel & tourism events in the global, regional, and national marketing of the United States
•	Improve America’s image around the world and reverse the decline in U.S. share of world tourism
•	Manage the U.S. image as it is presented at international travel & tourism events
•	Manage the use and positioning of the Discover America brand and establish Discover America Pavilion quality standards at international travel & tourism events
•	Create customer- and user-friendly U.S. environments at international travel & tourism events, for the trade and public alike
•	Encourage industry cooperation and leverage support from the U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service and Visit USA/Discover America organizations
•	Provide the U.S. travel & tourism industry with cost-effective means to reach targeted international audiences through all-inclusive Booth Packages with exhibit space, carpeting, furnishings, lighting, exhibitor signage, and access to the Discover America Pavilion Hospitality Lounge and Business Services for one low price

B-FOR International Discover America Pavilion WORLD TOUR 2010-2011
Fitur 2011	MADRID • 19-23 January
BIT 2011	MILAN • 17-20 February
ITB Berlin 2011	BERLIN • 9-13 March
Mitt 2011	MOSCOW • 16-19 March
TUR 2011	GOTHENBURG • 24-27 March
ATM 2011	DUBAI • 3-6 May
Fita 2010	MEXICO CITY • 23-26 September
TTG INCONTRI 2010	RIMINI • 22-24 October
ABAV 2010	RIO DE JANEIRO • 20-22 October
ITB Asia 2010	SINGAPORE • 20-22 October
WTM 2010	LONDON • 8-11 November
CITM 2010	SHANGHAI • 18-21 November
eibtm 2010	BARCELONA • 30 Nov - 2 Dec

Discover America Pavilion Participation includes:

Discover America branding

Prime show location

State-of-the-art quality and design

Individual booth as described

Exhibitor Passes

Listing in Official Show Catalog

and Pavilion Directories

Hospitality and business services

Internet access

Bilingual Pavilion staff

Daily cleaning and waste disposal

Press & media services (where applicable)

Discover America Pavilion offers:

Sponsorship and promotional opportunities

Optional rental furniture, plants, equipment

Custom signage and graphics

Custom booths

In- booth Wi-Fi Internet

On site labor

Booth staff and interpreters

Consolidated shipments

Hotel accommodations

VAT refund service

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