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    Dubai Tourism wins ATM Stand Award

    April 26, 2018
    Personality / Awards
    Dubai Tourism wins ATM Stand Award

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    Dubai : Dubai Tourism claimed the Best Stand for Doing Business at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Best Stand Awards.

    Recognised for creating a busy B2B atmosphere, Dubai Tourism boasted a well-planned and easily navigable layout with a good presentation of their stand and its services.

    The hotly anticipated winners of this year’s awards were announced at a photo-call on the show floor on Tuesday 24th April.

    Launched in 2015, the Best Stand Awards were created to recognise the design creativity and business-friendly appeal of exhibiting companies’ physical presence at ATM.

    The judging panel comprised a line-up of top industry and design professionals: Leo Fewtrell, Managing Partner, Gulf Reps; Nicholas Hall, CEO & Founder, SE1 Media; Pippa Jacks, Group Editor, TTG Media Ltd and Matt Gibson, Travel Blogger, Writer and Photographer.

    The judging criteria for the Best Stand Design award focused on identifying an eye-catching stand with a creative design that made the best use of available space and attracted a high level of visitor traffic.

    Lebanon’s stand ticked all the boxes. The Czech Republic was recognised as Highly Commended in the Best Stand Design category.

    The Best Stand Feature accolade was awarded to the stand that created the biggest impact and most creative ways of drawing in visitors, and they didn’t come more eye-catching than Turkey.

    The Best Stand within the Travel Tech Show at ATM specifically highlights the importance of technology to the industry.

    Babylon was recognised as Best Tech Highly Commended.

    The winners will be put to the public vote on the ATM Facebook account, for the chance of walking away with the People’s Choice Award.

    Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, Arabian Travel Market, said: “The fresh, innovative stand designs and concepts never cease to amaze and this year was no exception. These awards recognise the huge effort, investment and thought that go into creating and manning quality exhibitor space.”

    The winners of the Best Stand Awards are as follows:

    1. Best Stand Design: Lebanon
    1. Best Stand for Doing Business: Dubai Tourism
    1. Best Stand Personnel: SAUDIA
    1. Best Stand Feature: Turkey
    1. Best Stand within the Travel Tech Show at ATM: Travelport

    For more information :arabiantravelmarket.wtm.com

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