Arabian Travel Market News
Qatar Tourism Authority prepares for Arabian Travel Market
Qatar Tourism Authority is leading the Qatari delegation at the annual Arabian Travel Market 2014, with a 75 per cent larger presence than in previous years. The event is set to take place between May 5th-8th 2014 in Dubai. The high-powered delegation comprising representatives of 29 hotels, operators and travel agencies will highlight Qatar’s growing status as a destination for family recreation, leisure and cultural tourism.
Ramada Downtown Dubai aims to expand source markets at ATM 2014
Exhibiting on the Wyndham Hotels stand at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) next month, the Ramada Downtown Dubai will use the region’s major travel show as a platform to expand source markets and build awareness of the hotel’s prime location adjacent to the city’s biggest attractions including Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, Dubai Fountains and Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard.
ATM 2014: Luxury brands to target GCC travelers
Arabian Travel Market launch luxury theme to 2014 line-up as GCC travellers and global HNWIs seek out new high-end experiences
ATM: Saudi to invest heavily in tourism over next decade
The Arabian Travel Market roadshow arrives in Riyadh today to deliver a presentation at the offices of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities, to Saudi participants at this year’s exhibition. Executives from Reed Travel Exhibitions, the organiser of ATM, are conducting a workshop ahead of this year’s May 5th-8th event in Dubai, bringing together key industry figures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to discuss marketing opportunities and how to showcase their proposition to ATM’s 21,000 trade visitors.
Homegrown hotel brands to make their ‘marque’ at ATM
Homegrown hotel brands from across the Middle East will have significant presence at Arabian Travel Market 2014 according to Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of the annual travel and tourism showcase. The event runs from May 5th-8th 2014, at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Arabian Travel Market: New UK visa rules to increase UAE tourists by 40 per cent
Reed Travel Exhibitions has said it is anticipating a surge of exhibition enquiries from UK based travel and hospitality companies following the recent lifting of visa requirements for UAE, Oman and Qatar nationals travelling to the UK. Reed is the organiser of the Arabian Travel Market, which will next be held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre from May 5th-8th.
Arabian Travel Market launches for 2014
The 2014 edition of Arabian Travel Market will mark significant growth for the region’s largest travel showcase. Due to increased exhibitor demand from a variety of industry sectors, an extra hall has been added to the floor plan, which now exceeds 23,500 square metres of exhibition space.
Seychelles tourism at ATM 2013 in Dubai
The Seychelles tourism trade joined the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange; their Tourism Board CEO, Elsia Grandcourt; Mohamed S. Al Geziry from Mohamed Al Geziry, the islands’ representatives in Dubai; and Aliette Esther from their Abu Dhabi Office, for the Middle East tourism trade fair, the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).
Elaf Bakkah Hotel in spotlight at Arabian Travel Market 2013
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries are setting the pace in global tourism. Tourism is rapidly growing into one of the Kingdom’s major industries and a key contributor to the national economy. As part of its efforts to support the further growth of the Saudi tourism sector, a delegation from Elaf Group headed by company President Ziyad bin Mahfouz recently joined other distinguished tourism and hospitality services organisations in Dubai to participate again in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) event.
Abu Dhabi celebrates record growth at Arabian Travel Market
Abu Dhabi’s busiest ever Arabian Travel Market participation – with the partners in the destination’s pavilion last week processing over 4,200 meetings and enquiries – reflects the huge, recent strides in the emirate’s tourism offering, according to pavilion organiser Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.
Christian Grage, vice president, operations, Arabian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide
Christian Grage, vice president, operations, Arabian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide, speaks to Breaking Travel News at Arabian Travel Market 2013.
Tareq Daoud, regional vice president, global sales, Middle East, Hyatt International
Tareq Daoud, regional vice president, global sales, Middle East, Hyatt International, speaks to Breaking Travel News at Arabian Travel Market 2013.