Arabian Travel Market News

Five sustainable trends to look out for in the Middle East’s travel sector
Sustainable progress within the Middle East’s travel, tourism and hospitality space is advancing rapidly, as the industry looks ahead to ATM 2023

Travel and tourism experts discuss reducing waste
Travel and tourism industry leaders from across the Middle East support Arabian Travel Market’s 2023 theme ‘Working towards net zero’ with a raft of sustainable initiatives

Arabian Travel Market 2023 launches sustainable stand award
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, the leading travel and tourism showcase in the Middle East which is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 1–4 May 2023, will feature a sustainability category at its annual exhibitor awards next year for the first time.

Arabian Travel Market partners with IHG for 2023 edition
The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has signed an agreement with IHG Hotels and Resorts for the latter to become the Official Hotel Partner for ATM 2023.

Travel leaders explore Middle East tourism trajectory as ATM 2022 wraps up
More than 23,000 visitors attended the 29th edition of ATM 2022, as industry leaders gathered at Dubai World Trade Centre to share insights into the future of international travel and tourism.

TIME Hotels announces Middle East expansion
UAE-based TIME Hotels has outlined ambitious expansion plans to increase its portfolio by 40% to 21 properties throughout the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Sudan.

Emirates opens gateway to Jamaica and Caribbean
Emirates Airlines is now selling seats to Jamaica, in a historic first for the country and for the Caribbean. The announcement follows a meeting between Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline, at ATM 2022.

Grant Budde, resort manager, TH8 PALM (Part 1 of 3)
One of the newest hotels on Palm Jumeriah is Th8 Palm managed Accor. In this three part video interview Phil Blizzard visits the hotel to meet Resort Manager Grant Budde. In the first part we have a overview of the hotel and its stunning location.

ATM 2022: Haitham Mattar, managing director MEA & South West Asia, IHG
Haitham Mattar, MD - IHG Hotels & Resorts, MEA & SW Asia talks about their development pipeline and their sustainability actions.

ATM 2022: Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports
Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports talks to Phil Blizzard about the way air traffic is steadily increasing and what they are doing in terms of sustainability and the reduction of carbon emissions.

ATM 2022: Tracy Wirth Lanza, gm, Global Brand Development, The Red Sea Development Company
Breaking Travel News visit the Red Sea at ATM for a colourful overview. Tracy Wirth Lanza, GM, Global Brand Development, The Red Sea Development Company talks to Phil Blizzard, along with enthusiastic visitor Marina!

ATM 2022: Jaki Ellenby, executive director marketing, Global Village
Global Village 2021/22 season has just closed with record breaking attendance numbers. Jaki Ellenby, Executive Director- Marketing talks to BTN about the success of this premeir atteaction. She talks about future plans and announces the opening date for the new season