60 Years of Stories: Kash Bhattacharyas' (Budget Traveller) most unforgettable moment of ITB Berlin @ITBBerlin

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

As part of the 60th anniversary of ITB Berlin, we’re speaking with attendees from the global travel industry about some of their most memorable milestones with regard to ITB Berlin.

In this video, Kash Bhattacharya, Travel Blogger at Budget Traveller, answers the question: “What is your most unforgettable ITB Berlin moment?”

Find out how Kash got the chance to travel across Germany for almost 1,5 months and which role ITB Berlin played in it.

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60 Years of Stories: Kash Bhattacharyas (Budget Traveller) most unforgettable moment of ITB Berlin

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