ABAV – The Tourism Fair of the Americas finished its 40th edition with challenges concluded. In the three days of the event, from 24th to 26th of October, Rio de Janeiro´s city was the scene of good business, training, analysis of tourism trends and networking, bringing together 26,039 participants, a historic record of all editions, and 448 exhibitors in 448 booths. “We promised and we made the biggest and the best fair held in Rio de Janeiro”, said Antonio Azevedo, president of the Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies.

This year, the event also featured a qualitative increase, particularly regarding the conclusions of commercial agreements. According to Azevedo, never at another ABAV fair, so many businesses were concluded. “I visited all the booths and received a unanimous positive feedback from exhibitors. It was a success beyond expectations”, he said.