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TRAVEL MEET ASIA 2025 WRAPS UP WITH RECORD ENGAGEMENT OF MORE THAN 1000 TRAVEL TRADE PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT AND OVER 5,215 BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS IN JAKARTA (Indonesia)
With a more focused approach on outbound travel, the event welcomed over 1000 travel trade professionals, featured 100+ sellers, and facilitated more than 5,215 pre-scheduled business appointments between top-tier buyers and travel solution providers. |
Category: - Indonesia - Industry economy
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- Tourism - Calendar
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on monday 30 june 2025
 From left to right: Budi Tirtawisata, CEO of PT. Panorama Sentrawisata; Katrina Leung, Managing Director & Vice President Asia Pacific at Messe Berlin; Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Deputy Minister for Marketing, Ministry of Tourism Indonesia and Darren Seah, Executive Director Messe Berlin Asia Pacific
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The event was officially opened by Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Deputy Minister for Marketing at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, whose presence underscored Indonesia’s growing influence in the regional travel ecosystem.
“We are proud to support Travel Meet Asia 2025 as a vital platform to connect Indonesia’s tourism industry with key partners across Asia-Pacific. It offered a valuable opportunity to showcase our diverse destinations — from Priority Tourism Destinations like Lake Toba and Borobudur to vibrant hubs such as Greater Bali and Jakarta. We also highlighted our award-winning tourism villages that reflect Indonesia’s rich culture and sustainable tourism potential. We invited all stakeholders to explore Indonesia and collaborate in shaping a more inclusive tourism future,” commented Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Deputy Minister for Marketing, Ministry of Tourism Indonesia.
Regional and International Travel Brands Drive B2B Momentum
The exhibition floor was a hub of targeted engagement, welcoming prominent regional and international companies including: The Ascott Limitet, Meliá Hotels International, Millennium Group, Business Events Sarawak, DidaTravel, Resorts World Sentosa, Miki Travel, SUNRATE, Khiri Travel, Ama Waterways, TUI Hotels & Resorts, Bintan Resorts, New World Saigon Hotel, Tokyu Hotels Asia, Heritance Aarah & Adaaran Resorts, Nippon Travel Agency, Wow India Travel & Tours, Seeru and Congress Rental Indonesia.
The event delivered quality meetings and renewed business partnerships across key travel verticals, supported by a strong mix of local and international participants.
640 Minutes of Expert-Led Insights at Travel Meet Asia 2025 Conference
This year’s conference programme was one of the event’s major highlights, with over 640 minutes of content spread across 22 sessions and featuring 40 renowned speakers. Key themes included market trends, destination marketing, business travel, accommodation, travel tech and transport.
The speaker line-up included:
- Rio Kondo, VP Development, Indonesia & Malaysia, Accor
- Budijanto Ardiansjah, Managing Director, MYDUTA TOUR and Secretary General, ASITA
- Yasa Sediya, Managing Director, Destination Asia Indonesia
- Riyanti Teresa, Industry Manager – Travel, Google Indonesia
- Raj Kumar, Managing Director, IPC Group
- Jonathan Seevaratnam, Founder and CEO, JIGGEE
- Ryan Adrian, Managing Director, NICE
- Budi Tirtawisata, Group CEO, Panorama Group
- Anasthasia Handayani, President Director, Plataran Indonesia
- Apichai Sakulsureeyadej, CEO, Radiant1
- Abd Elmohaimen Mansi, CEO & Co-founder, Seeru
- Patrick Legrand, Director of Operations Indonesia, The Ascott Limited
- Sani Gouw, VP of Product, TruTrip
- Henry Yu, Managing Director Asia, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Adam Piperdy, Founder & Chief Experience Officer, UP Group Asia
These thought leaders and C-suite speakers shared insights into the future of travel in Asia, from personalisation and digital transformation to sustainability and cross-border collaboration.
Looking Ahead
As the industry continues to evolve, Travel Meet Asia remains committed to providing a dedicated, focused, and efficient platform for building business and advancing dialogue within Asia’s travel ecosystem.
Travel Meet Asia 2026 will take place from 23 to 24 June 2026 in Indonesia.
For further updates and access to post-show highlights, please visit: www.travelmeetasia.com
About Travel Meet Asia
TMA was launched by Messe Berlin Asia Pacific in 2019 at regional locations within Asia. Originally organised as a conference and a networking event, TMA had since expanded to a B2B trade show with exhibitions, conferencing, and networking opportunities for the travel trade. TMA brings forth opportunities for Southeast Asia buyers and sellers to unlock key potentials in specific source markets or regions.
About ITB Asia
ITB Asia, Asia’s leading travel trade show, is organised by Messe Berlin Asia Pacific and supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau. The annual B2B trade show and convention will feature hundreds of exhibiting companies from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, covering not only the leisure market, but also MICE and corporate travel. Exhibitors from every sector of the industry, including destinations, airlines and airports, hotels and resorts, theme parks and attractions, inbound tour operators, inbound DMCs, cruise lines, spas, venues, other meeting facilities, and travel technology companies are expected to attend.
ITB Asia is the premier meeting place for the travel trade industry to forge new partnerships and strengthen existing business relationships with the most important players in the region.
About ITB Global Brand Family
For more than 50 years the name ITB has stood worldwide for the travel industry knowledge 365 days a year, networking and trendsetting events - in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format alike. As the travel industry resurges, the ITB brand family is among the first to come back to offering on-site in-person events. ITB India will be held in Mumbai from September 2 to 4, 2025. ITB Asia will take place in Singapore from October 15 to 17, 2025, covering the broader regional market. ITB Berlin, the world’s leading B2B trade show for the travel industry, will take place in Berlin from March 3 to 5, 2026. ITB China, the premier marketplace for China’s travel industry, is scheduled for 26 to 28 May 2026, in Shanghai. The inaugural ITB Americas will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 10 to 12 November 2026, covering the American market.
 Travel Meet Asia 2025 Conference
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