Arabian Travel Market 2014 Arabian Travel Market 2014

Arabian Travel Market 2015 is scheduled for May 4 — 7, at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. If you are planning to attend, here’s what you need to know:

Arabian Travel News 2015 will open on May 4 2015 at 11AM at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Here are the numbers you need to know:

  • More than 400 main stand holders
  • Over 2,700 exhibiting companies expected
  • Representatives from 86 countries are expected to exhibit.
  • Over 23,000 visitors expected
  • 152 countries represented - and that's just the pre-registered visitors!
  • 113 new exhibitors
  • 70 national and regional pavilions
  • 7% overall show growth in meterage
  • 3 new frontiers recovery awards shortlisted – namely India, Nepal and Japan
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Other highlights:

  • Over 40 seminar and tech theatre sessions - topics covering include family travel, luxury tourism trends, aviation, mobile technology trends, wellness tourism, business, adventure, budget etc.
  • UNWTO will bring together Ministers of Tourism and industry leaders in the MENA region to discuss how to advance intra-regional tourism and seize the growing opportunities emerging for increased cooperation.
  • Exhibition trails to help visitors to navigate the show floor.
  • The official ATM app for the WTM Portfolio has been launched. It features access to the complete exhibitor listings, full events, conference and seminar schedule, agenda and appointments management, useful information about the venue and opening hours, etc.
  • The ATM Captains of Industry lunch will welcome 80 senior industry executives of commercial travel organisations to this invitation-only event.
  • Travel technology is being brought together into a single event as The Travel Tech Show at ATM, introduced in response to visitor interest. The show will feature up to 50 exhibitors across the travel technology sector plus the RateGain Travel Technology Theatre and Visa Exhibitor Showcase Theatre will host almost 30 sessions (a 40% increase on 2014).