Arabian Travel Market to attract 2500 exhibitors
Dubai : Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading travel and tourism event , is set to open business potential within the Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals.
ATM 2014 will be held from May 5 to 8 at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre. More than 2,500 leading players from the travel, tourism and hospitality industry will be showcasing their key products and solutions at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which has grown almost seven times bigger than last year.
Technology, a boom in home-grown hospitality brands and the need for more mid-market tourism products, headline 2014 luxury-themed event programme, said the organisers, Reed Travel Exhibitions.More than 100 new exhibitors have signed up for 21st edition of annual travel trade showcase.
The number of Middle East and UAE exhibitors has increased by an impressive 11 per cent with Asia exhibitors rising by seven per cent on 2013 attendance.
The newly-launched ‘Spotlight on Luxury’, which holds particular relevance for the region, will feature luxury-focused seminar sessions and invited hosted buyers directly responsible for this valuable market segment.
The ATM 2014 calendar also encompasses more than 30 wide-ranging seminar and tech theatre sessions covering aviation, cruise tourism, mobile trends and the rising demand for wellness tourism.
Some of the region’s most influential business leaders including Adel Ali, CEO of Air Arabia; Simon Lynch, the director of Business Development, Abercrombie & Kent; and Mohammed Al Dhaheri, the strategy & policy director, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority will be speaking, supported by an international line-up of renowned industry experts.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, the show has grown to become the largest showcase of its kind in the region and one of the biggest in the world.
