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Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organisers of Arabian Travel Market, the Pan
Arab world's premier travel and tourism exhibition, has reported that 80% of
next year's show is already reserved with six months to go.
"We are extremely bullish about next year's Arabian Travel Market with
Sharjah, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France and India having stated their intention to
increase their stand sizes and enquiries constantly coming in from new-to-market companies wishing to exhibit for the first time," said Matt
Thompson, Group Exhibition Director, Overseas Events, RTE.
"We are also highly optimistic that many of the Asian countries, which
missed this year's show because of uncertainties in the region and their own
problems with SARS, will now return to the show."
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Arabian Travel Market 2004, which will be held from May 4-7, will also return to its
original home - the Dubai World Trade Centre after two years at the Airport
Expo Dubai.
"We may be going 'home' so to speak, but it is very much a renovated home.
The new Dubai World Trade Centre is not only bigger but the facilities are
second-to-none," said Thompson.
RTE says conservative estimates predict a 15% growth in floor space next
year compared to Arabian Travel Market 2003. The growth would take the show to around 10,500 square metres of contracted floor space.
"This would be an excellent result for Arabian Travel Market, which
celebrated its 10th anniversary in May this year," said Thompson.
"We anticipate we could well be facing a near 'sold-out' scenario once we
have concluded our next major sales push at the World Travel Market in London this November." |
