15 Iraq
Stand: ME 2850
Iraq is making its debut at ATM this year in a bid to revive its travel and tourism sector. Iraq is seeing investment worth billions of dollars in tourism infrastructure.
Business tourism rose by 58% in 2009, and both regional and European airlines have begun new services to capitalise on this demand. Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways and Gulf Air have all added Basra to their destinations. Flydubai now travels to Gassim and Erbil, while Air Arabia has added Najaf.
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International carriers Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa are also getting in on the action. On the hotel front, Rotana has led the way, opening the first international five-star property in Erbil last year.
Range Hospitality announced the 624-suite Al Rawdatain Gardens at Karbala for religious tourists. Around 20 four- and five-star hotels are under construction in Erbil — to find out more about how Iraq is poised for tourism boom come to the stand.
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