DUBAI, 17 May 2021: Local and international travel professionals converged on the Dubai World Trade Centre on Sunday for the opening of the Arabian Travel Market 2021, the first major in-person international travel event since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The opening session, Tourism for a Brighter Future, featured
presentations from Helal Saeed Al Marri, director-general, Dubai Department of
Tourism and Commerce Marketing; Dr Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC & former
secretary-general United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Scott
Livermore, Chief Economist of Oxford Economics Middle East, Dubai and Thoyyib
Mohamed, managing director, Maldives Tourism Board.
“This year, more than any other, we, along with our
Tourism for a brighter future a major focus at ATM s Global Stage
DUBAI, 3 hours, 40 minutes ago The 28th edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the region’s largest travel and tourism showcase, returned to Dubai in-person on May 16 to shine the spotlight on Tourism For a Brighter Future during the opening session at ATM’s Global Stage. With 2021 ushering in a new dawn for travel and tourism, leading industry figureheads from around the world kicked off the discussion on the ATM Global Stage as they explored factors delivering the sector’s fast-paced recovery. Vaccinations, market segmentation and innovations in tech, travel corridors, marketing and product diversification were all highlighted as drivers for significant recovery by 2023.
The 28
th edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2021 returned to Dubai in-person on 16 May. The region’s largest travel and tourism showcase runs to 19 May at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, CEO and founder of the Emirates Group and chairman of Dubai World, officially inaugurated the show. He was accompanied by HE Helal Saeed Al Marri, CEO of DWTC and director-general of
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM); Claude Blanc, WTM & IBTM portfolio director; Danielle Curtis, exhibition director Middle East, ATM and other VIPs who embarked on a tour of the show floor as the four-day event got underway.
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