atm-blog

March 26, 2024March 14, 2024

Coming back down to earth: the rise of flight-free travel

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends

The global aviation industry currently contributes about 3% of global carbon emissions, but this impact could triple by 2050 due to the sector’s rapid growth, with more than 10 billion ... Read more

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Have luxury hotels lost their way?

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Luxury, marketing, Travel Industry

For those of us who work in the luxury-travel industry, it’s pretty customary to be told you have ‘the best job in the world’. And in some respects that’s true. ... Read more

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

Quality over quantity: strategies for mitigating overtourism

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Overtourism, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends

The global tourism sector has bounced back vigorously with the UNWTO anticipating the sector’s full recovery by the end of 2024 as remaining pent-up demand is unleashed. While this is ... Read more

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

From experiential to transformational: capitalising on travel’s new chapter

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Medical Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Wellness

Experiential travel, once a niche, has now surged into the mainstream, reflecting a profound demand for immersive and authentic travel encounters. From culinary delights to cultural immersions, adventurous escapades to ... Read more

February 1, 2024February 20, 2024

How are We Shaping the Future of Travel?

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Halal Tourism, Trends

By Hafsa Gaher, Founding Partner and Director at Archer & Gaher Adventures Travel has always been about discovery. From the out-of-the-box package holiday to the seasoned backpacker, there is always ... Read more

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

The rise and impact of women entrepreneurs in travel and tourism

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Women in Travel

Globally, the surge in the number of women spearheading start-up roles in travel and tourism is not just noteworthy; it’s revolutionary. Over the past few years, there’s been an unmistakable ... Read more

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Lessons from a travel start-up journey; top tips from a first-time entrepreneur

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, marketing, Professional Development

Many would like to think of themselves as born leaders, but most don’t really know if they can truly lead until they are put in a position of leadership. Can ... Read more

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

The COP28 opportunity for Middle East travel and tourism

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Responsible Tourism

All eyes are on the UAE and the wider Middle East region this month as world leaders head to Dubai for COP28. The 28th session of the Conference of the ... Read more

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

Nurturing travel start-ups makes economic sense

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Economy, Hospitality

Start-ups play a pivotal role in generating economic expansion. Leaders in innovation, they create a more well-rounded and better-functioning economy, benefitting consumers, businesses and industries. They contribute to lowering unemployment, ... Read more

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

The power of entrepreneurs and start-ups to transform the travel landscape

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Travel Industry

Entrepreneurs and start-ups have long been at the forefront of disrupting traditional industries, and the travel sector is no exception. Through innovation, technology, and a fresh perspective, these dynamic individuals ... Read more

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023

Why NFTs will boost brand loyalty among travellers

Aviation, Blog, Trends

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender This spring, Argentinian low-cost airline Flybondi announced that it would be issuing tickets as NFTs (“non-fungible tokens” – or “digital vouchers”), allowing customers ... Read more

April 21, 2023April 13, 2023

Sustainable aviation plans and initiatives by the ME3 carriers: Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism

Here’s the good news: air travel is back, and the global airline industry is seen to return to profitability in 2023 after a three-year slump due to the pandemic. The ... Read more

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts opens its first hotel on Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Hospitality

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, is making waves with the opening of voco Dubai The Palm, a brand-new beachfront hotel ... Read more

April 18, 2023April 11, 2023

ATM – fueling growth of the regional tourism boom

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Events, Hospitality, Travel Industry, Trends

Following a second showing in Bahrain in 1995, Arabian Travel Market moved back to Dubai the following year and set out to burnish its credentials as an essential element on ... Read more

April 14, 2023April 6, 2023

The new face of loyalty: what members really want

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Economy, Hospitality, Incentive Travel, Luxury, marketing

We have seen a swathe of loyalty programme revamps in recent years, which encouragingly, have ditched old and tired one-dimensional models in favour of more flexible concepts. In general, rewards ... Read more

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

Why the world has opened its arms to digital nomad visas

Blog, Social Media, Travel Industry, Trends

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective DARREN Cronian is currently in Kuala Lumpur. He’s been a digital nomad since 2015 and Malaysia is his favourite of the 25 countries this Yorkshire ... Read more

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

Innovating in the Clouds: Why data-driven approaches are critical for airline retailing in 2023

Blog, Technology

By Brian Staunton, Chief Commercial Officer at Atlas Last year, I moderated a panel on travel technology at the Arabian Travel Market. It was a fascinating discussion about how far ... Read more

March 28, 2023March 24, 2023

SAFs and the Middle East: opportunity or threat?

Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism

By Mark Frary, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective In January this year, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER took off from Dubai International Airport and, just over an hour later, it landed back in ... Read more

March 26, 2023March 20, 2023

Zero Mile Hospitality: The rise of self-sufficient hotels

Blog, Development, Responsible Tourism

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender In our globalised world, consumers can eat strawberries in winter or lamb from New Zealand regardless of the fact that they may live ... Read more

March 22, 2023March 20, 2023

The future of travel and tourism in the metaverse

Adventure, Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, marketing, Technology, Travel Industry, Trends

It’s fair to say the metaverse has generated a lot of hype, although in 2023, it’s certainly been superseded by AI chatbot ChatGPT. While it’s not currently the talk of ... Read more

March 15, 2023March 10, 2023

Top food and beverage trends shaping the Middle East in 2023

Blog, Food Tourism

If your food preference and choices changed during the pandemic, you’re not alone. A 2021 study done by the American Society for Nutrition found that how people ate, shopped and ... Read more

March 11, 2023March 1, 2023

The Best Way to Use AI Copywriting Tools for Travel Marketing

Blog, marketing

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel AI copywriting technology isn’t exactly a new development. Humans have been creating programs and software that use machine learning to answer questions and respond to ... Read more

March 8, 2023March 3, 2023

Blimps and Balloons: a new era of silent aviation

Aviation, Blog, Development, Responsible Tourism

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender There has been a lot of talk in the press recently about UFOs and Chinese spy balloons, but in the coming years, ... Read more

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Growth with a sustainable mindset in the travel & tourism sector over 46 years

Blog

Al Rais Travel is responsible when planning your trip, looking for accommodation and activities that have sustainability certifications, use renewable energy sources or support local communities. Their packages have the ... Read more

March 1, 2023February 27, 2023

Back of the net! Qatar tourism scores post World Cup

Blog, Destinations, Economy, Travel Industry

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective IN retrospect, the World Cup was just the beginning. When, in 2010, Qatar was named as the venue for the 2022 tournament, it gave ... Read more

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Leading from the heart, in travel, and beyond

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Professional Development, Travel Industry

By Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. In my last ATM blog I promoted the virtues of ‘giving back with positive impact in the travel industry’ and how I hoped it ... Read more

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Giving Back With Positive Impact In The Travel Industry

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Trends, Wellness

As we start a new year, full of good intent, the travel industry is looking at what it can ‘do better’ in 2023. The trends of 2022 that continue to ... Read more

January 9, 2023December 6, 2023

The rise and impact of women entrepreneurs in travel and tourism

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Professional Development, Technology, Travel Industry, Women in Travel

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022

Responsible Tourism at WTM London

Blog, Responsible Tourism

As Juliette Losardo, WTM London’s exhibition director, said back in September: “Building a robust and responsible future for travel and tourism is a priority, and World Travel Market London aims ... Read more

October 14, 2022October 17, 2022

The Return of Business Travel: trends, changes and recovery for 2022 and beyond

Blog, Business Travel, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

The summer season has paved the way for the return of leisure air travel. The US Travel Association’s latest travel data for September 2022 showed that after four straight months ... Read more

October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Airlines move from a torrid summer to an uncertain winter

Aviation, Blog, Economy, Resilience and Recovery

The Covid pandemic has taken the airline business through the worst nightmare imaginable over the last three years and whilst things looked up for the summer, circumstances conspired to make ... Read more

September 9, 2022September 5, 2022

From famine to feast

Aviation, Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

With agents and operators back in business in a big way, the challenge is to keep pace with demand, says Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. The travel trade has risen ... Read more

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Japan reopens its borders…slowly

Blog, Resilience, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, WTM Team

By Mark Frary, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective There are a lot of countries around the world where the Covid pandemic has largely been forgotten with life returning to (almost) normal. However, ... Read more

September 2, 2022August 30, 2022

6 Ways to Use Virtual Tourism in Your Marketing Strategy

Blog, marketing, Technology, Travel Industry, Travel Technology, Trends

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel Virtual reality is a topic generating a lot of hype at the moment, with the majority of industries considering the ways that this technology ... Read more

August 25, 2022August 23, 2022

How should the travel sector deal with the aviation industry crisis? A Q & A with aviation recruitment leaders

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

Let’s throw back to a year ago when the prospect of travel returning to pre-pandemic days seemed to be an elusive possibility on the horizon. Plenty of fearless predictions foresaw ... Read more

August 19, 2022August 22, 2022

Scotland aims to be Europe’s leading travel tech hub

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Technology, Travel Industry, Trends, WTM London

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective Scotland is making a bold bid to become Europe’s leading travel technology laboratory and boost the country’s tourism industry. Travel Tech for Scotland (TTfS) ... Read more

August 3, 2022August 15, 2022

Why more of us are travelling solo

Adventure, Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Trends, World Travel Market London

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective There are more people travelling solo than ever before, with the pandemic accelerating a thirst for adventure after lockdown. Google searches for solo travel ... Read more

May 5, 2022May 6, 2022

Air Arabia and Etihad Moving Ahead In Partnership

Aviation, Blog, Business Travel

At this year’s live on stage aviation session at ATM we’ll explore the business strategies of two of the Gulf’s leading airlines. The airlines in question are Air Arabia and ... Read more

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022

Aviation industry: turning crisis to new opportunities

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Resilience, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

After more than two years there are finally encouraging signs that the coronavirus pandemic may be on the wane. The airline and travel business has taken a beating. Nothing can ... Read more

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Destinations must look to our oceans for regenerative tourism opportunities

Adventure, Blog, Destinations, Responsible Tourism

By Nick Cambden, Co-Founder, DeepBlueSee Numerous trends reports have identified sustainable tourism as a top trend for 2022. But sustainability – which aims to counterbalance social and environmental impacts associated ... Read more

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

Is off-peak season the new peak season to travel?

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends, Uncategorised

The past couple of years certainly has not been short of drastic changes: major lows, eventual, and in some cases, short-lived highs. But one thing remains true: life goes on. ... Read more

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Why targeting the ‘bleisure’ market has never been easier

Blog, Business Travel, Hospitality, marketing, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

By Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. 2022 is the officially the year of ‘bleisure’. Why? Because never before have the lines between business and leisure travel been so wonderfully blurred. ... Read more

July 13, 2021July 20, 2021

Responsibility matters for businesses communities and destinations

Blog, Responsible Tourism

The Responsible Tourism movement is broad, it encompasses all those who are actively making tourism more sustainable. The taking of responsibility is demonstrated by action. It is about making better ... Read more

July 6, 2021

What can I do to travel sustainably?

Blog, Responsible Tourism

Research shows that travellers and holidaymakers want to travel sustainably and look for businesses and destinations that take responsibility for providing them with those opportunities. 48% say they find it ... Read more

June 22, 2021

Why Sustainable Tourism Failed

Blog, Responsible Tourism

This is a guest post written by John Swarbrooke. Way back in 1998, John published the seminal text on Sustainable Tourism Management, and it is still in print. It has, for ... Read more

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Why we need a renaissance of travel and tourism worldwide

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Travel Industry

Everybody is looking forward to leaving the pandemic behind. We all wish for the devastating consequences of the virus to become ancient history so we can all start living the ... Read more

May 5, 2021May 4, 2021

Airline Leadership in Challenging Times: Emirates and IATA

Aviation, Blog

Two of the most experienced and respected leaders of the airline industry will be amongst our guests for this year’s ATM Virtual event.

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

The fundamental role of buyers in the recovery of the travel industry

Blog, Events, Travel Industry

Buyers and senior travel industry decision makers with direct purchasing responsibility, have always been an integral element of Arabian Travel Market. They have always been a fundamental part of the ... Read more

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

How has Gulf aviation been impacted by the pandemic?

Aviation, Blog

As the COVID-19 crisis enters a second year airlines are still struggling to return to even a modest amount of flying activity. The Gulf has been affected as much ... Read more

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

The expansion of travel and tourism in the Middle East

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

The Middle East represents the present and the future of global travel and tourism thanks to its approach in developing the industry throughout the years and during the COVID-19 era.

March 29, 2021March 26, 2021

Eight ways the pandemic has re-shaped the Middle East hospitality landscape

Blog, Hospitality

In the Middle East, and in particular, the Gulf, pandemic-led consumer behaviours have forced the hospitality industry to re-imagine hotel concepts and offerings to meet revised guest expectations.

July 1, 2020November 18, 2020

ATM Virtual draws almost 12,000 online attendees

Arabian Travel Market, ATM Virtual, Press Releases

Debut Arabian Travel Market Virtual event registers 11,977 attendees Participants represented 140 countries Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 June 2020: Travel trade professionals from across the world gathered ... Read more

June 26, 2020November 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia will be ready to welcome the world

Arabian Travel Market, Destinations, Press Releases

Tourism may be on hold, but Saudi Arabia is working hard to ensure we are ready to receive visitors again when international travel resumes.

June 24, 2020November 18, 2020

World Tourism Cities Federation: Case Experience Sharing on Restarting Urban Tourism after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Resilience and Recovery

The global COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit the healthy and sustainable development of world tourism. How to support the recovery of tourism market after the pandemic is under control has ... Read more

June 22, 2020November 18, 2020

Ultra high net worth individual travel post-COVID-19

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Luxury, Travel Industry

While commercial aviation giants are facing unprecedented times as a result of the COVID-19, the private aviation industry is anticipating a boom.

June 20, 2020November 18, 2020

Future Travel Booking Habits

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

ForwardKeys, the world’s leading travel analytics company, latest air bookings data shows the road to recovery is plausible for the Middle East to kick-start this year, despite the imminent drop ... Read more

June 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Italy, the closest to heaven experience: Travel safely to the core of Italian authenticity

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

The unique experience in the Italian lifestyle drives the strategies of the Italian Tourist Board for recovery.

June 17, 2020October 13, 2020

Collaborative Tourism Practices to Advance Tourism Marketing

ATM Virtual

June 16, 2020November 18, 2020

Welcome to ATM 2020 – Danielle Curtis

Arabian Travel Market, ATM Virtual

June 15, 2020October 13, 2020

Domestic tourism to the rescue

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, Travel Industry

As international travel comes to a standstill with closed borders and struggling airlines, experts around the world are looking up to domestic travel as a means to kickstart the recovery ... Read more

June 11, 2020June 22, 2021

Responsible Tourism and COVID Impacts

ATM Virtual

June 11, 2020October 13, 2020

Do you love adventure? Does African wildlife inspire and amaze you? Do you want your children’s children to be able to see wild elephants? Yes? You sound a lot like ... Read more

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

Should Tourism Declare a Climate Emergency?

Responsible Tourism

On 5 December 2016, the Australian city of Darebin, a municipality in the suburbs of northern Melbourne, was the first place in the world to declare a climate emergency. Since ... Read more