The 2014 Abeta Summit website is already online, gathering information about the event’s program, the speakers’ summarized resumes, and the key novelties about the event, which is a benchmark in the ecotourism and adventure tourism industry in Brazil. The seminars will take place from September 25 to 27 in the Knowledge Village of the 42nd ABAV International Tourism Expo.

With the theme “Life outdoors,” the ten panels will address preservation, destinations, and tourism awareness, based on two pillars: creativity to make the products even more competitive and appealing to consumers, and development to boost the industry in the Brazilian market. The full program can be found here.

Organized by the Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies (ABAV), the 42nd ABAV International Tourism Expo will take place from September 24 to 28, at the Anhembi Exhibition Pavillion in SĂŁo Paulo, and will gather 3,500 exhibitors and 40,000 professional visitors, and representatives of 65 countries. The event will be open to consumers on September 27 and 28 (Saturday and Sunday) when domestic and international packaged tours will be sold with discounts and promotional prices negotiated exclusively for the event.

About ABAV

The major tourism entity in Brazil, ABAV Nacional has representatives in all Brazilian states and the Distrito Federal. The entity’s goal is to defent the interests of its more than 3,500 travel agency members, and its political strength has been increasing. Together, these travel agencies represent nearly 80% of this industry’s businesses in Brazil, including domestic and international travel.

About Abeta

Abeta’s main goals are to represent, qualify and promote its members through actions and partnerships. The entity is responsible for the Aventura Segura program (Safe Adventure), a global benchmark in the outdoor life market. Operating in the market since 2004, Abeta currently has over 170 companies with headquarters in 22 states in Brazil among its members.

Institutional Profile

The 42nd ABAV International Tourism Expo is promoted by the Brazilian Travel Agencies Association (ABAV Nacional), with the support of the Tourism Ministry, the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur), the São Paulo City Government, and São Paulo Turismo (SPTuris), the city’s tourism and events company, which manages the Anhembi Exhibition Park.

An international partner of BTL (Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa) and ITB Berlin, ABAV Expo, the largest and most important international travel and tourism business fair of the Americas is sponsored by the Brazilian Support Service to Micro and Small Companies (Sebrae) and the National Confederation of Goods, Services and Tourism Trading (CNC), which manages one of the world’s largest social development systems—the Commerce Social Service (Sesc), operating in the education, health, culture and leisure fields, and the National Commercial Learning Service (Senac), which is the leading professional education agent in the goods, services and tourism trading sector.