RDA Group Travel Expo is the trade and ordering show for coach and group tourism: in 2025 it drew 380 exhibitors from 27 nations and around 1,800 trade visitors, 85 percent of them with decision-making authority. There is no product to photograph here — there are destinations, hotels, shipping lines and coach operators negotiating contracts for the next season over two days. We photograph people and conversations so they become material for your sales team.
All prices plus VAT · delivered within 24 hours · max. 4 exhibitors per show day · See all packages & details
| Dates | Tuesday 20 to Wednesday 21 April 2027, daily 9:30 to 18:00 |
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| Venue | Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Köln |
| Frequency | Annual, two days, trade visitors only |
| Profile | Leading trade and ordering show for coach and group tourism: destinations, hotels and hotel groups, shipping lines, leisure parks, cultural and excursion destinations, transport companies and service providers — organised by RDA Expo GmbH |
| Audience | 2025: 380 exhibitors from 27 nations and around 1,800 trade visitors, 85 percent with decision-making authority; visitors are coach operators, group tour operators and travel agency buyers |
| Our travel time | About 60 minutes from Essen — travel included in the package price |
Nobody sells a device at RDA. A destination stand shows pictures of landscapes, a hotel shows brochures, a coach operator shows its team. What counts is the conversation between your sales staff and the tour operator planning allocations for the next season. That is exactly what we photograph: consultation at the table, catalogue in hand, handshake — without flash and without interrupting. Plus team portraits in consistent light that show your sales staff on website, in sales documents and on LinkedIn, with real colleagues instead of stock photos.
Many stands are system stands with graphic walls. We photograph them before opening from positions where logo, graphics and meeting table come together, and lift them with our own light so they do not look smaller in the picture than they are.
A destination manager explaining in 40 seconds why her region suits coach groups is the most useful material of this show. We record such statements with radio mics on the stand, in German or English, and deliver them subtitled in vertical format for LinkedIn and landscape for website and sales presentations. Statements from satisfied customers — coach operators who already run your region — are even more credible; if such a meeting is planned on the stand, we schedule around it.
Exhibitors from Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Scandinavia and other countries are briefed in English or German.
The show lasts two days, and Tuesday is the stronger one. We recommend a four-hour package on Tuesday: stand shots and team portraits before 9:30, then conversations and statements once operators are on the stand. Two hours on Wednesday are enough for late appointments. Highlight video and first images are delivered on Tuesday evening so your post is live while the show is still running.
Sales and tour operators at the table, catalogue in hand — no flash, no interruption.
Consistently lit portraits of your sales team on the stand — a year of stock-photo replacement.
Your destination manager explains the region — vertical for LinkedIn, landscape for presentations.
System stand lifted with our own light, logo and graphics before the doors open.
30-second recap of the show days, cut on Tuesday evening.
Coach operators and tour operators who already run your region, with radio mics, subtitled.
A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
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Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: 50 % deposit on booking by credit card (Stripe link sent with the quote) or bank transfer, 50 % on the show day. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Capacity: maximum 4 exhibitors per show day — please reserve early.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — within 24 hours after the event ends.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Cologne is included.
People and conversations: your sales team with operators, team portraits, the stand and short statements. That is the material destinations and hotels need for LinkedIn, sales documents and website.
Tuesday: stand shots and portraits before opening, then conversations and statements. Wednesday suits late appointments.
Yes. Two hours are enough for team portraits, stand shots and two statements. We lift the stand with our own light so it works in the picture.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your stand number, planned customer meetings and the colleagues you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
