The Hotel Show Dubai 2021, the largest event of its kind in the region, returned live and in-person on Monday at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The show welcomed thousands of enthusiastic visitors and exhibitors
Dubai has hosted one of the first in-person travel industry events since the pandemic began. The Arabian Travel Market had over 11 000 attendees who were keen to highlight that the industry is ready to recover from the impact of COVID-19 as soon as borders reopen.
In 2020, the size of the global travel and tourism market declined to 1.27 trillion euros. However, it is forecast to rise in 2021 to 1.4 trillion euros.
Claude Blanc, World Travel Market Portfolio Director, told Euronews that there was an appetite in the industry for the event. The essence of tourism is face to face, is the connection, personal and professional , he adds.