(Jun. 12) – The Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo-Enit participated, for the very first time, in the seventh edition of the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Shanghai, the most important fair in Asia for luxury travel. Eight Italian operators were present at the ILTM, specialized in custom-made luxury tourism, and ENIT, together with the Region of Lombardy and Promos, presented Expo 2015, through B2B meetings with qualified international buyers. With an increase of 40% over the previous year, in 2012 China recorded an outlay of 102 billion dollars for outgoing travel, reaching the first place in the ranking of countries that spend more on trips abroad, according to the latest data contained in the ‘Report of the World Tourism Barometer’ of the World Tourism Organization. (Peg)