ATM 2012 was opened by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, with Reed Travel Exhibitions portfolio director Mark Walsh to his left. ATM 2012 was opened by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, with Reed Travel Exhibitions portfolio director Mark Walsh to his left.

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- 20th Anniversary of ATM this year
- 22,283m² Space allocated to ATM 2013
- 1514 Exhibitors signed up
- 656 regional exhibitors
- US $10.4bn Worth of online bookings in ME IN 2012 (TRAVELPORT)
- 39% Rise in online bookings in THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2011 alone
- 1 bn GLOBAL TRAVELLERS recorded for the first time in 2012

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