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The
Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East’s premier travel and tourism event,
is returning to the recently expanded Dubai World Trade Centre this year
from May 4-7. The event is receiving tremendous interest and with three months to go projections indicate a 20 percent larger
show than last year.
“Many of our regular destination pavilions have increased the size of their
stands to meet the demands of the private sector. Substantial increases have
been booked by India, Malaysia, Austria and Sri Lanka,” said Matt Thompson,
Group Exhibition Director, Overseas Events, RTE. “Furthermore, we are pleased
to welcome back important participants such as France, Hong Kong, Bulgaria,
Greece and Korea after their brief absence from the show. Regional presence is
the strongest to-date with new pavilions from Abu Dhabi, Iran, Libya and
development projects within Dubai such as Dubailand.”
Visitor registration for this year’s event have been impressive “Figures so far
indicate a very positive feel from the industry” said Vicky Redwood, Marketing
Manager, Overseas Events, RTE. “Already figures have substantially over-taken
our position compared with this time last year and we hope to sustain this
increase over the fourth coming months”.
“Arabian Travel Market is in a very strong position. The event has recorded
annual growth since its inaugural event in 1994,” explains Thompson. “Overall
early response from both buyers and sellers indicates that this year’s event
should be our biggest and best yet”. |
