Posts by: ATM Team

ATM Team

May 14, 2020November 18, 2020

Aviation Tops the Agenda at ATM Virtual

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline to outline the company’s response to COVID-19 and its impact on their future strategy Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, to discuss ... Read more

May 11, 2020November 18, 2020

Organisers of Arabian Travel Market announce the launch of ATM Virtual

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Organisers of Arabian Travel Market announce the launch of ATM Virtual ATM Virtual to feature a host of webinars, conference sessions, roundtables, speed networking, and one-to-one meetings Topics include ... Read more

May 8, 2020November 18, 2020

Short leisure breaks to drive 38% increase in visitors to KSA by 2024, says new ATM research

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

GCC residents to push demand for short leisure breaks in Riyadh & Jeddah 21.3 million visitors expected by 2024 – ME&A top source market ATM witnesses 45% growth in Saudi ... Read more

February 26, 2020November 18, 2020

Five key source markets to drive additional 1.4 million arrivals to UAE during Expo 2020, says ATM research

Arabian Travel Market, Industry Report, Press Releases, Trends and Forecasts, WTM Portfolio

Additional three million international visitors expected to visit UAE over the Expo period of 2020 to 2021 Arrivals from India, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, UK and Pakistan dominating increase in ... Read more

February 19, 2020November 18, 2020

Low-Cost Carriers to boost Middle East aviation market

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Industry Report, Press Releases, Reports, Trends, Trends and Forecasts

Low-cost carriers share of total seat capacity across Middle East increased from 14.9% in 2018 to 16.5% in 2019 Aviation to feature heavily in Arabian Travel Market programme, including ... Read more

February 13, 2020November 18, 2020

Short leisure breaks to drive 38% increase in visitors to KSA by 2024, says new ATM research

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

GCC residents to push demand for short leisure breaks in Riyadh & Jeddah 3 million visitors expected by 2024 – ME&A top source market ATM witnesses 45% growth in Saudi ... Read more

February 7, 2020November 18, 2020

Travel trends for Boomers, Gen X, Y & Z in focus at ATM

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Trends, Trends and Forecasts

Activities and experiences tie all generations together, but preferences disrupt broad-based offerings for a global market worth $183 billion up 35% over last 5 years Travellers from across the globe ... Read more

January 29, 2020November 18, 2020

GCC tourism spend in Egypt will increase 11% in 2020 generating $2.36 billion, says new ATM report

Arabian Travel Market, Industry Report, Press Releases, Trends and Forecasts

Saudi Arabian visitor spend to grow 11% to $1.13 billion by 2024 Total tourism spend in Egypt reached $16.4 billion in 2019 and is expected to jump to $29.7 ... Read more

January 16, 2020November 18, 2020

ATM to launch inaugural in-destination forum: Arival Dubai @ ATM

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Attractions are currently the third largest and fastest growing sector within the travel and tourism industry, representing approximately US$180 billion in global travel spend annually Arival Dubai @ ATM to ... Read more

December 20, 2019November 18, 2020

Chinese visitors to GCC will increase 54% by 2023, says latest ATM report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

2 million Chinese tourists will travel to GCC in 2023 with CAGR growth of 4.8% Total Chinese tourism spend in GCC estimated to reach US$3.48 billion by 2023 The number ... Read more

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

US$4.5 billion Mid-East destination wedding tourism, a key trend defining region’s hospitality industry, says new ATM report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

5% of destination weddings take place in the Middle East with the UAE the most favoured location EWAA tourism as well as solo and female-led travel also set to define ... Read more

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

Indian visitors to GCC to increase 81% by 2024, says new ATM report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

GCC to welcome 9.8 million Indian visitors by 2024 with CAGR growth of 10% UAE to experience highest proportionate increase in arrivals from India The number of Indian tourists travelling ... Read more

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

Russian tourism to GCC worth $1.22 billion by 2023, says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

UAE will witness highest growth with total Russian tourism spend estimated to reach US$1.153 billion by 2023, followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman New buyer forums and networking events at ... Read more

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Mid-East travel and tourism industry to increase spending on IoT technology by 22% by 2022, says Arabian Travel Market report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Travel Forward

E. online travel and hospitality sales to exceed US$100 billion by 2022 ATM to launch ‘Travel Forward’ conference to examine next-gen’ industry innovation The Middle East’s travel and tourism ... Read more

October 28, 2019November 18, 2020

ATM to unlock full tourism potential of Saudi, India, Russia & China

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

New forums and events to place spotlight on tourism opportunities from leading source markets for Middle East destinations Arabian Travel Market 2020 (ATM) has launched a new series of buyer ... Read more

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Middle East’s tourism growth potential in focus at WTM London 2019

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Press Releases

With Expo 2020 on the horizon and the Middle East continuing to represent high growth potential for the travel industry, delegates from the region are heading to WTM London 2019 ... Read more

September 16, 2019October 17, 2019

Events crucial for the Middle East to realise tourism market value of US$133.6 billion by 2028, says Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market

Direct contribution of travel and tourism to the Middle East’s GDP to rise by 4.2%, driven in part by an increase of events in the region Expo 2020, the ultimate ... Read more

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Events crucial for the Middle East to realize tourism market value of US$133.6 billion by 2028, says Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market

Direct contribution of travel and tourism to the Middle East’s GDP to rise by 4.2%, driven in part by an increase of events in the region Expo 2020, the ultimate ... Read more

June 11, 2019July 15, 2019

China, Saudi, travel tech and innovation, dominate ATM 2019 agenda

Arabian Travel Market

Chinese visitors up over 100% & international visitors up 20% Massive potential of Saudi Arabia’s new ‘White Oil’ recognised Travel & tourism technology now beyond disruption, say experts This year’s ... Read more

Machine learning and artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way you do business, GCC tourism firms told at ATM 2019

Arabian Travel Market

Companies that embrace innovation will be best placed to ‘sell travel’ to Gulf customers, according to panellists at ATM 2019 Striking the right balance between high-tech and high-touch will be ... Read more

Diversify and digitise to attract younger Muslim travellers, GCC destinations told at ATM 2019

Arabian Travel Market

Hospitality firms should offer tailored, halal-friendly products to appeal to younger Muslim travellers, experts tell attendees at ATM 2019 Halal tourism expected to create 1.2 million jobs in the Middle ... Read more

ATM to launch inaugural M.E. edition of Travel Forward in 2020

Arabian Travel Market

Event to showcase next-gen industry innovations as part of Middle East’s largest gathering of hospitality professionals Conference will connect buyers and suppliers from around the world, enabling delegates to take ... Read more

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Morocco wins Best Stand Design at Arabian Travel Market 2019

Arabian Travel Market

Morocco wins Best Stand Design at Arabian Travel Market 2019 Popular ‘Best Stand Awards’ recognises North African tourism board’s representation of a traditional townhouse Other stands awarded for their ... Read more

Emirates President “satisfied” with performance amid numerable industry headwinds

Arabian Travel Market

Emirates will post a “positive” annual result shortly despite variable fuel prices, currency volatility and geopolitical headwinds, President Sir Tim Clark told ATM delegates today. Speaking in a discussion with ... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s USD 25 billion ‘White Oil’ market is the key to economic diversification, say tourism experts at ATM

Arabian Travel Market

Tourism related sectors expected to generate 3.3 per cent of KSA GDP in 2019 Hospitality, leisure and entertainment will play a major role in realising Saudi Vision 2030, according to ... Read more

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opens 2019 edition of Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, inaugurates ATM 2019 Middle East’s largest travel and tourism event ... Read more

ATM 2019’s Global Stage gears up for in-depth industry discussions on key travel and tourism trends

Arabian Travel Market

Saudi Arabia’s hospitality market, hotel industry and halal tourism among key topics to be discussed on ATM Global Stage Several high-profile speakers confirmed include Emirates Airline’s Sir Tim Clark and ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Marketing to the modern Muslim traveller

Halal Tourism, Trends

While some Halal tourism networks showcase outstanding promotional services to their audiences, many travel professionals still struggle to address their Muslim travellers’ needs. A panel of thought leaders in the ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Saudi tourism sector worth over $70 billion in 2019

Arabian Travel Market

New leisure and tourism facilities forecast to fuel domestic tourism at 8% per year until 2023, says new Arabian Travel Market report 33% of delegates, exhibitors and visitors to Arabian ... Read more

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Halal Tourism Becomes Mainstream

Halal Tourism, Trends

Halal tourism is amongst the fastest developing sectors in the travel industry, gradually becoming more conventional. Global travel companies are thus implementing business models to be included into this growing ... Read more

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Shaping the Luxury Travel Experience for a New Generation

Halal Tourism, Trends

As current children under the age of 18 are capable of booking holidays on their own, the access to digital technology has made children sharper and more advanced than ever ... Read more

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019

63% of Dubai Airport passengers were in transit during 2018, says new ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

Only 8% of Dubai airport’s transit passengers left the airport to explore the emirate during 2018 New transit visas and dedicated tourism packages to drive stopover tourism across the UAE ... Read more

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Bots, A.I, wearables and VR to create billion-dollar savings in the tourism industry says latest ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

The global airline industry expected to make savings of up to US$30 billion in the next 15 years due to Internet of Things (IoT) implementation 42 million domestic service robotics ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019

European visitors to GCC to increase 29% by 2023, says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

8.3 million EU residents will travel to the GCC in 2023, an additional 1.9 million travellers when compared with 2018 The number of ATM delegates, exhibitors and attendees interested in ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Muslim travellers of the future

Halal Tourism, Trends

Gemma Greenwood, Director of Content Inc. panelled a discussion to gain insight into pivotal market trends and how the industry is going to evolve and move on from the Muslim ... Read more

Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5% annually to 2023, says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

Arrivals to Oman to increase at a CAGR of 5% fuelled by visitors from India who accounted for 21% of total arrivals in 2018 The number of ATM visitors interested ... Read more

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The Middle East Travel Landscape of the Future

Business Travel, Halal Tourism, Trends

Raymond Vrijenhoek, Vice President of the Sabre Travel Network caught up with Antono Fellino, Vice President of Retail and E-commerce for Dnata, to hear about his observations of the future ... Read more

January 30, 2019

Reed Travel Exhibitions launches inaugural Arabian Travel Week

Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Week will comprise four co-located events: ATM 2019, CONNECT Middle East, India and Africa; ILTM Arabia and ATM Holiday Shopper Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of the annual ... Read more

January 21, 2019

Arabian Travel Market launches inaugural consumer event ‘ATM Holiday Shopper’

Arabian Travel Market

ATM to debut consumer event which will offer attractive travel and tourism discounts and deals exclusively for visitors on the day Travellers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are ... Read more

January 16, 2019

Artificial Intelligence and automation to increase hotel revenues by 10% and cut costs by 15%, says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

Technology and innovation to headline Arabian Travel Market 2019 Voice and facial recognition, virtual reality (VR) and biometrics to be mainstream in hospitality industry by 2025 Cutting edge technology and ... Read more

January 16, 2019

Chinese visitors to GCC will increase 81% by 2022 says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

9 million Chinese tourists will travel to GCC in 2022 Saudi Arabia to experience highest proportionate increase in arrivals from China, with a projected CAGR of 33% between 2018 and ... Read more

January 15, 2019

Arabian Travel Market signs partnership with Emaar Hospitality Group to be ATM’s Official Hotel Partner

Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market to host international press and key buyers across Emaar Hospitality Group’s hotel portfolio Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading travel and tourism ... Read more

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

Indian visitors will add 10.8 million hotel room nights to GCC by 2022

Arabian Travel Market

37% of India’s total outbound market will travel to GCC by 2022 UAE and Saudi Arabia to lead comparative growth, witnessing a 6% increase in Indian arrivals by 2022 The ... Read more

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Russian visitors to GCC to increase 125% by 2023

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Increase in Russian tourists to GCC to create an extra 2.9 million room nights overcoming five years Relaxed visa regulations and additional airline routes continue to drive growth The number ... Read more

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

MENA region in focus at WTM London

Arabian Travel Market

New Inspiration Zone to provide key regional speakers with platform to address evolving travel trends in the Middle East & North Africa as well as an update about Expo 2020’s ... Read more

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018

Reed Travel Exhibitions appoints new regional director for Middle East

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Danielle Curtis takes on the overall responsibility for Arabian Travel Market, IBTM Arabia and all associated regional projects Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organiser of the annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM) ... Read more

ATM 25th anniversary show draws 39,000 travel trade professionals

Arabian Travel Market

International visitors up 7%, African visitors up 11% Largest hotel section ever covering 20% of show floor 100 new exhibitors make debut in 2018 This year’s Arabian Travel Market, the ... Read more

Muslim travelers will spend $157 billion by 2020

Arabian Travel Market

Global Halal tourism sector driven by millennials US & EU take 53% of inbound Muslim market share worth $64.8 billion KSA biggest outbound Muslim market worth $23.3 billion Muslim ... Read more

Dubai Tourism wins ATM Stand Award

Arabian Travel Market

Popular ‘Best Stand Awards’ recognises Dubai Tourism as best stand for doing business Other stands awarded for their creativity include Lebanon, SAUDIA, Turkey and Travelport Dubai Tourism claimed the ... Read more

Travel tech professionals need to collaborate to provide holistic customer experience experts agree

Arabian Travel Market

Future trends in travel technology discussed at Arabian Travel Market Shifting customer behaviour, distribution evolution and the changing dynamics within direct and indirect sales channels and the digital transformation come ... Read more

April 23, 2018May 22, 2018

Travel tech professionals need to collaborate to provide holistic customer experience experts agree

Arabian Travel Market

Future trends in travel technology discussed at Arabian Travel Market Shifting customer behaviour, distribution evolution and the changing dynamics within direct and indirect sales channels and the digital transformation come ... Read more

April 23, 2018May 22, 2018

Frequent travellers browse Instagram 28 days each month, says expert

Arabian Travel Market

More than 500 million Instagram users share an average of 95 million photos and videos per day The impact Instagram has on travellers, from inspiration through to booking, was explored ... Read more

April 22, 2018May 22, 2018

Deputy Ruler of Dubai opens 25th edition of Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, inaugurates ATM 2018 The Middle East’s largest travel and tourism event celebrates 25 years of industry ... Read more

April 21, 2018May 22, 2018

Arabian Travel Market 2018 opens tomorrow in Dubai

Arabian Travel Market

Over 2,500 exhibitors and 40,000 industry professionals from 150 countries to celebrate 25th edition of the largest travel and tourism event in the Middle East Travel trade professionals from across ... Read more

UKinbound releases GCC market Business Barometer Results

Arabian Travel Market

Wednesday 18 April 2018 – In association with Qa Research and in light of its inaugural exhibition at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) next week, UKinbound has released its latest Business ... Read more

Four question with VILA VITA

Blog

1. What are you looking to promote at ATM this year? After extensive refurbishment of all 194 rooms in our luxurious hotel in Marburg, Germany we are hoping to encourage ... Read more

Arabian Travel Market celebrates 25th year with largest ever hotel exhibition space

Arabian Travel Market

Middle East’s largest travel trade event will celebrate its 25th year, with over 2,500 exhibiting companies and an expected 40,000 visitors, showcasing the largest ever hotel exhibition space in the ... Read more

April 16, 2018May 22, 2018

Social Earth – 35,000 Muslim travellers take part in new survey

Arabian Travel Market

Variety of halal food in the hotel, list of nearby mosques and nearby halal restaurants score heavily 35,000 Muslim travellers participate in Sociable Earth’s survey on Halal Tourism Key results ... Read more

Wellness at The Begnas Lake Resort & Villas

Destinations, Wellness

According to ancient Hindu beliefs, Ayurveda was gifted to mankind by Lord Brahma (Creator of the Universe) to help us lead a healthy and fruitful life free from mortal ailments. ... Read more

Wellness and Medical Haven in India

Destinations, Wellness

SOUKYA International Holistic Health Centre, is the first healing centre of its kind in the world where it judiciously combines different traditional systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga ... Read more

Investments in tourism infrastructure to reach US$56 billion by 2022 driven by innovative Hyperloop connections

Arabian Travel Market

Innovative Hyperloop connections to transform tourism infrastructure development in GCC Future travel experiences to kick start proceedings on ATM’s Global Stage with Sir Tim Clark, Emirates Airline; Issam Kazim, Dubai ... Read more

Arabian Travel Market launches inaugural ‘Career in Travel’ student conference

Arabian Travel Market

ATM to debut exclusive student programme to promote opportunities for ‘tomorrow’s’ travel professionals and hoteliers Tourism employment in the UAE expected to grow to 394,000 by 2026 and 781,000 by ... Read more

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

A vigorous future for tourism in Dubai

Hospitality

As the tourism and hospitality sectors in the GCC mature, Dubai’s hotel supply continues to grow from 105,000 keys to 130,000 keys in the next year or so. As supply ... Read more

April 4, 2018May 10, 2018

Comparing the Middle East travel market to other regions

Technology, Trends

Phocuswright has been tracking the size and growth of total and online travel markets for over two decades. In 2017, we sized the total market globally at US$1.6T. While online ... Read more

European visitors to GCC to increase 17% by 2020

Arabian Travel Market

6 million EU residents will travel to the GCC over next three years Additional routes, low airfares and increasing mid-market hotels driving growth ATM participants interested in doing business with ... Read more

Hotels to spend AED2.45 million by 2022 to broaden bandwidth and retain techy traveller loyalty

Arabian Travel Market

Travel tech tops the bill at Arabian Travel Market this year, following 12% annual growth Average 300-room hotel in Dubai faces AED2.45 million bill to upgrade Internet connectivity over coming ... Read more

March 21, 2018May 10, 2018

Millennials, mobile fuel soaring online bookings in Middle East

Destinations, Technology, Trends

The Middle East’s relatively young population (38% below 20 years old and 27% millennials) and high Internet penetration (74%) are helping to driving double-digit growth in the region’s online travel ... Read more

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

Oman tourism arrivals to increase CAGR 13% to 2021

Arabian Travel Market

Arrivals to Oman to increase at a CAGR of 13% fuelled by visitors from GCC who accounted for 48% of guests in 2017. The number of ATM visitors interested in ... Read more

GCC visitors contribute over 30% to hotel occupancy levels across Northern Emirates in 2017

Arabian Travel Market

GCC visitors lead check-ins across Fujairah (39%), Ras Al Khaimah (34%) and Sharjah (34%) The number of ATM visitors interested in doing business with the UAE increased 54% between 2016 ... Read more

February 26, 2018

UAE and KSA continue to lead GCC luxury hospitality market

Arabian Travel Market

The UAE has 73% of the region’s luxury properties, 61% of its luxury pipeline Saudi Arabia to witness the sharpest rise in luxury hotel supply to 2022 Global luxury tourism ... Read more

February 12, 2018May 10, 2018

Grow your market worldwide – achieve competitive advantage as a Travel Agency

Technology

The Travel Industry has come a long way and is continuously developing. This includes both supply and demand. Latest trends shown in The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 indicate many ... Read more

February 8, 2018May 10, 2018

Digital travel is travel and how the Middle East stacks up

Technology, Trends

Phocuswright has been tracking the shift of global travel bookings from offline to digital for over 20 years. Today, while only about half of travel is booked online in the ... Read more

February 6, 2018

Saudi hospitality sector to grow 13.5% per annum to 2022

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Reforms and investment to drive hotel, travel and tourism sectors in KSA over the next five years according to new report commissioned by Arabian Travel Market According to a ... Read more

February 1, 2018

Why there’s never been a better time to sell cruise

Trends

This year will see a record 27.2 million passengers take a cruise and more than 27 new ocean, river and specialty ships make their debut, the latest statistics from Cruise ... Read more

January 31, 2018

Guest loyalty, smart hotels and data mining to trend until 2022, says new ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

Live debate with expert panellists during ATM 2018 to examine, reinvented hotel loyalty programmes, technology and data mining over the next five years A new approach to loyalty programmes, smart ... Read more

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

GCC to welcome 2.5 million Chinese visitors by 2021

Arabian Travel Market

New visas, leisure attractions and business opportunities drive demand, as 154 million Chinese tourists are expected to go abroad in 2018 Religious tourism in Saudi Arabia to receive a boost ... Read more

January 22, 2018January 23, 2018

5 minutes with Vincent Miccolis, Regional General Manager of The Ascott Limited

Hospitality

What are you looking to promote at ATM this year? This is an exciting year for The Ascott Limited as we expand our global footprint and set to surpass the ... Read more

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018

Russian visitors to GCC to increase 38% by 2020

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Recovery of Russian rouble, UAE visa on arrival, drive growth. Russia remains a top 10 source market for Dubai, arrivals up 98% in 2017 The number of Russian tourists travelling ... Read more

December 20, 2017

Middle East airline passenger numbers projected to climb 7% in 2018

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Arab air transport market grew by 9.9% in the past year Middle East airlines forecasted net profits to hit $600 million in 2018 Aviation industry to form key discussion topic ... Read more

December 18, 2017

GCC hotels to attract Indian millennials

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Recent survey reveals 66% of Indian travelers are aiming to travel more frequently but staying for less than seven days Exhibitors at ATM 2018 will try to capitalise on multi-million ... Read more

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

KSA, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain visitors to UK up 6.6% in 2016

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

London top destination recording almost 3.5 million room nights Average spend of GCC travellers between $1,150 to $3,153 per trip 80% of stand space allocated for UK exhibitors at ATM ... Read more

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017

Indian outbound market to GCC expected to increase 50% by 2021

Arabian Travel Market

Middle East to welcome nine million Indian visitors by 2021 Indian source markets to Dubai grew by 21% for year-to-date August 2017 Oman to witness 19% CAGR growth in Indian ... Read more

October 18, 2017November 20, 2017

Responsible Tourism to headline ATM 2018

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Special industry theme at Arabian Travel Market will turn its attention to how the Middle East hospitality industry is becoming more responsible Energy demand in UAE hotels is within ... Read more

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

ATM strengthens travel credentials with new marketing appointment

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Arabian Travel Market (ATM), part of the World Travel Market portfolio, has boosted its executive team with a new Portfolio Head of Marketing, who has a wealth of travel industry ... Read more

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

Increased international visitor numbers swell ATM 2017

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

GCC visitors up 7% ATM records 71% growth since 2012 Over 100 new exhibitors debut at ATM 2017 Responsible tourism to be key theme of 2018 event This year’s Arabian ... Read more

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017

ATM launches 2017 exhibitor awards

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Creative design and people skills among the five categories in the popular award programme, back for a third year running; panel of top industry and design personalities set to reprise ... Read more

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017

Travellers return to booking with traditional agents in digital twist

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

After years of tough competition with Online Travel Agents (OTAs), traditional agencies are re-gaining popularity as travellers seek out bespoke service and specialist advice over discounted deals Traditional travel agencies ... Read more

April 26, 2017May 15, 2017

#ATMDubai Day 3 – The Highlights

Blog

Day three at #ATMDubai continued the theme; quality and quantity of exhibitors, visitors and buyers, plus another packed day of education across the ATM Event Programme. If you haven’t joined ... Read more

April 25, 2017May 15, 2017

#ATMDubai Day Two – What did you miss?

Blog

Day two at #ATMDubai kicked off with an in-depth look at cruise tourism. With Dubai alone targeting one million cruise tourists by 2020, our cruise experts were on hand to ... Read more

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017

Arabian Travel Market 2017 opens

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, tours ATM, the Middle East’s leading travel and tourism event as it ... Read more

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

GCC turns to China and India to boost growth in tourism receipts

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Chinese outbound tourism market currently growing 6.7% year-on-year; India experiencing average growth of 7% Indian visitors to Abu Dhabi up 15% in 2016 Oman has seen an increase of 60% ... Read more

April 24, 2017May 15, 2017

#ATMDubai Day 1 – The best bits!

Blog

At 1pm today Arabian Travel Market opened its doors. Tourism professionals from around the world filled the halls, all here to take advantage of this unique opportunity to unlock business potential ... Read more

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

Dubai to welcome largest Arabian Travel Market yet

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Middle East’s largest travel trade event will feature 2,600 exhibitors, 65 national pavilions, over 35 seminar and technology theatre sessions and anticipates 30,000 trade visitors Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, ... Read more

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

ATM to feature cultural tourism as GCC invests in multi-billion dollar projects

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Saudi Arabia to invest US$2bn in cultural projects Oman continues to pursue plans for US$2.5bn Omagine mega-development UAE welcomes the region’s first permanent show Saudi Arabia and Oman will lead ... Read more

April 12, 2017April 23, 2017

UAE airports forecast 6.3% passenger growth in 2017 despite headwinds

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Middle East carriers reported the strongest annual traffic growth of any region globally for the fifth year running in 2016 Saudi Arabian Airlines CEO Mr. Jaan Albrecht to head aviation seminar ... Read more

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

Retail therapy pushes hotel ADR up 25%

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

UAE leads the region in retail tourism, with Mall of the Emirates alone attracting 56 new hotels into its vicinity over the last 10 years Hotels developed in and around ... Read more

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017

ATM Travel Agents’ Academy schedule revealed

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Top level training series to return with sessions covering itinerary planning for well-travelled visitors and universal sales principles The ATM Travel Agents’ Academy will return to Arabian Travel Market in ... Read more

March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

India remains top source market as GCC countries prepare to entice visitors at Arabian Travel Market 2017

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Dubai welcomed 1.8 million visitors from India last year, up 12.5% Indian visitors to Abu Dhabi up by 15% in 2016 Oman has seen a 60% increase in arrivals from ... Read more

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Kuwait to showcase multi-billion dollar tourism plan at ATM

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Kuwait Government adds $1 billion promotional campaign to its projected tourism industry investment Country prepares to welcome 440,000 visitors by 2024, up from 270,000 in 2014 With ambitions to welcome ... Read more