Impressions

Get an impression of the RDA Group Travel Expo: We will show you the highlights of the exhibition, the great variety of exhibitors and provide exciting insights into the programme of the RDA TrendForum and the RDA Expo Night.

50 years RDA Expo

RDA Group Travel Expo runs at full speed in its 50th anniversary year

Cheerful atmosphere during the RDA Expo Night at the Rheinterrassen in Cologne

RDA Group Travel Expo

The RDA Group Travel Expo brings together trade visitors and exhibitors from the coach and group tourism industry. Our picture gallery shows a variety of impressions of the exhibition - from appealing exhibition stands to constructive discussions and encounters.

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH

Visitors in front of the stand of Via Mea Travel

Group photo of the speakers at the opening: Andreas Wolter, Mayor of the City of Cologne, Renata Vincek, Head of Project Management of the Kvarner Tourist Board, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Romeo Draghiccio, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt, and Ralf Nüsser, Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH

Renata Vincek, Head of Project Management at the Kvarner Tourist Board

Audience at the opening ceremony in the RDA TrendForum

Ralf Nüsser, Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH

Anniversary celebration of Touren Service Schweda

Andreas Wolter, Mayor of the City of Cologne

Anniversary celebration of Omnibusvermittlungszentrale Heidelberg: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH with Thomas Ratje and Andreas Behring

Exhibition stand of the Slovenian Tourist Board

Hall view with the RDA PowerStation in the background

Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer and Managing Director of Kirschbaum Verlag GmbH

Group photo of exhibitors from Switzerland: Corinna Seiter, Pfänderbahn, Ralph Böse, Appenzeller Schaukäserei, and Caroline Senger, Insel Mainau

Beverage selection at the RDA PowerStation

Romeo Draghicchio, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt

Natalie Heinrichs and Bartl Gamper from Südtirol Concerts in front of the ‘RDA Group Travel Expo’ lettering

‘Stammtisch’ at the Bremen + Bremerhaven stand with wine tasting from Bremer Ratskeller Weinhandel by Claudia Staffeldt

Exhibition stand of Bremen + Bremerhaven

View of the hall with a coach on display in the foreground

Anniversary celebration of H.I.T.S: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH with Claudia Schürmann and Marion Peters

Anniversary celebration of Touren Service Schweda: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH with Anne Lecat-Schweda and Joachim Schweda, both Managing Partners

Hall view, in the background the RDA PowerStation

Renata Vincek, Head of Project Management at the Kvarner Tourist Board, in the audience

Exhibition stand of Omnibushandel Mario Röttgen

RDA TrendForum

The RDA TrendForum focusses on knowledge, exchange and inspiration. With exciting presentations on relevant industry topics and contributions from the partner region, the forum offers a valuable platform for trade visitors and exhibitors - right in the centre of the exhibition action.

Julia Bauer, Team Leader International Marketing & Events Tourismus NRW e.V.

Roman Müller-Böhm, Managing Director of Unter den Linden Capitol Consulting GmbH and political advisor to the RDA

David Danijel, Travel guide from the Kvarner region

Marie Vandersanden, LL.M., lawyer, lecturer in business and tourism law, owner of TourismLawyers

Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer, as moderator in the RDA TrendForum

Alexander Mirschel, Tourism consultant and partner at Realising Progress

Patrick Krian, Head of Marketing, Sponsoring and Ticketing at the International Garden Exhibition 2027 in the Ruhr Metropolis

Rainer Suhr, Authorised signatory, Head of Tourism and Marketing at OWT Oberhausener Wirtschafts- und Tourismusförderung GmbH

Sören Münch, RDA tax consultant and partner of eureos gmbh steuerberatungsgesellschaft rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

RDA Expo Night

The RDA Expo Night in Cologne's Rheinterrassen on the first evening of the exhibition offers the perfect opportunity to round off the day in a relaxed atmosphere. In a stylish setting, trade visitors and exhibitors can make contacts, deepen existing business relationships and exchange ideas in a convivial atmosphere. An evening that combines networking and good conversation.

Cool drinks in the outdoor area of the Rheinterrassen

Bernhard Conin, former Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH, and Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Anna Marx, Managing Director of Marx Reisen, Karin Hafermann and Meinhold Hafermann, Managing Director of Hafermann Reisen

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Bernd Petelkau, CDU politician and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koelncongress GmbH

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Achim Wehrmann, DRV Managing Director and Reinhard Meyer, DTV President

Several guests also immortalise the final picture on their own mobile phones

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Achim Wehrmann, DRV Managing Director, Brigitte Goertz-Meissner, DHV President and Friedrich-Wilhelm Meissner

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Anke Budde, President of the ASR, and Winfried Schulze, Vice President of the ASR

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Heinrich Marti, Vice President of the RDA and member of the Board of Directors of Ernst Marti AG, on stage

Bernd Petelkau, CDU politician and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koelncongress GmbH, tells anecdotes about the RDA Expo

The Expo Night is a great place to continue the day's discussions

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Meinhold Hafermann, Managing Director of Hafermann Reisen, on stage

Meinhold Hafermann, Managing Director of Hafermann Reisen, spills the beans - a funny story in connection with the RDA Expo

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, on stage

A toast to a successful day with colleagues at the table

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Bernhard Conin, former Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Hermann Meyering, gbk President, and Martin Becker, gbk Managing Director

Bernhard Conin, former Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH and Bernd Petelkau, CDU politician and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koelncongress GmbH

Group photo: Jan-Philipp Schön, Project Officer at Koelnmesse, Ralf Nüsser, Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH, Julia-Marleene Meurer, Project Officer at Koelnmesse, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Gaby Nüsser and Laura Hüllbüsch, Project Officer at RDA Expo GmbH

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Manfred Schürmann, former Chairman of the Advisory Board of RDA Expo GmbH and Managing Partner of HVB Wiest + Schürmann Hechinger Verkehrsbetriebsgesellschaft mbH

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Ralf Nüsser, Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH on the stage in the theatre

Bernd Petelkau, CDU politician and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koelncongress GmbH, on his way to the stage

Group photo of exhibitors at the joint ferry stand: Christopher Angsten, DFDS, Marie-Christine Hoffmann, Tallink Silja, Ralf Seher, Stena Line, Marco Reiter, DFDS, Jens Meyer-Bosse, Color Line and Patrick Brandt, FerryKnowHow

View over the audience to the stage and the singer David Danijel, tour guide from the Kvarner region

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Dieter Gauf, former Managing Director of the former ‘RDA Workshop GmbH’

Guests against the backdrop of Cologne Cathedral

VIPs at the table at the anniversary celebration

Final photo: Hannes Staggl, RDA Board Member, Anna Marx, RDA Board Member, Dr Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President, Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer, Kristiane Heyne-Strauch, Service-Reisen, Ulrika Stålberg, Haman Travel, Romeo Draghiccio Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President, Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer, Kristiane Heyne-Strauch, Service-Reisen, Ulrika Stålberg, Haman Travel, Romeo Draghiccio, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt, Tina Behringer, Behringer Reisen, Renata Vincek, Tourist Board of the Kvarner Region, Petr Soukup, Representative of South Bohemia, Meinhold Hafermann, Hafermann Reisen, Manfred Schürmann, HVB Wiest + Schürmann, Kerstin Wolff, Wolff-Ost Reisen, Ralf Nüsser, Koelncongress, Vilijam Kvalic, Kompas, Iris Nebbe, Ergo Reiseversicherung, Ralf Seher, Stena Line, Bernd Petelkau, Koelncongress, Benedikt Esser, RDA and RDA Expo GmbH, Heinrich Marti, RDA Vice President, Bernhard Conin, formerly Koelncongress, Dr. Uwe Lorenz, Chairman of the Advisory Board of RDA Expo GmbH

‘Handover’ of this year's partner region Kvarner to the next partner region South Bohemia: Renata Vincek, Head of Project Management of the Kvarner Tourist Board, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Romeo Draghiccio, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt and Petr Soukup, representative of South Bohemia

Visitors have also made themselves comfortable inside on the first floor

Renata Vincek, Head of Project Management of the Kvarner Tourist Board, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Romeo Draghiccio, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt and Petr Soukup, Representative of South Bohemia

David Danijel, singer and tour guide from the Kvarner region, animates the dance-loving guests

Many guests are drawn to the dance floor by the music

Expo Night guests in front of the press wall: Corinna Seiter, Pfänderbahn, Torsten Commotio, W&L Multimedia Solutions, Caroline Senger, Insel Mainau, Daniel Wolf, W&L Multimedia Solutions, Patrick Zimmer, Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschifffahrt, Daniel Letocha, Touristikverband Siegen-Wittgenstein e.V.

David Danijel, singer and tour guide from the Kvarner region, performs live on stage

Oliver Graf and Maximilian Graf, H.I.N.-Touristik

The audience in the theatre at the anniversary celebration

Guests follow the programme of the anniversary celebration with excitement

Presentation of the certificates for the ‘exhibitors of the first hour’: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH and Kristiane Heyne-Strauch, Managing Director of Service-Reisen Heyne

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Expo Night guests

Cutting the anniversary cake: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Meinhold Hafermann, Managing Director of Hafermann Reisen, Anna Marx, Managing Director of Marx Reisen, and Dr Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President

Karin and Meinhold Hafermann, both Managing Directors of Hafermann Reisen, in front of the RDA Expo History

Conversation between RDA Expo companions: Ralf Nüsser, Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH, Kathrin Aufderheide, RDA Marketing Officer and Bernhard Conin, former Managing Director of Koelncongress GmbH

Rosmarie Marx, former Managing Director of Marx Reisen, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Anna Marx, Managing Director of Marx Reisen

Koelncongress-sponsored anniversary cake: Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Meinhold Hafermann, Managing Director of Hafermann Reisen, and Dr Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President

Closing photo with ‘50’, for the anniversary years: Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer, Hannes Staggl, RDA Board Member, Kristiane Heyne-Strauch, Service-Reisen, Dr. Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President, Tina Behringer, Behringer Reisen, Anna Marx, RDA Board Member, Benedikt Esser, RDA and RDA Expo, Manfred Schürmann, HVB Wiest + Schürmann, Kerstin Wolff, Wolff-Ost Reisen, Ralf Nüsser, Koelncongress, Vilijam Kvalic, Kompas, Iris Nebbe, Ergo Reiseversicherung, Ralf Seher, Stena Line, Bernd Petelkau, Koelncongress, Heinrich Marti, RDA Vice President, Bernhard Conin, former Koelncongress, Dr. Uwe Lorenz, Chairman of the Advisory Board of RDA Expo GmbH

At a later hour, the DJ heats up the atmosphere

Our DJ inspires with a good mix of all music genres

Handover of gifts by the VPR on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of RDA Expo: Maurice Masternak, VPR Managing Director, Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, and Adriano Matera, VPR President

Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, with Dr Heike Döll-König, Managing Director of Tourismus NRW e.V.

Photo of the anniversary celebration with ‘50’, in the foreground: Bernhard Kirschbaum, RDA Treasurer, Kristiane Heyne-Strauch, Service-Reisen, Dr Ulrich Basteck, RDA Vice President, Anna Marx, RDA Board Member and Benedikt Esser, RDA President and Managing Director of RDA Expo GmbH, Kerstin Wolff, Managing director of Wolff-Ost Reisen