ATM 2015: facts,
figures & highlights:
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22nd
edition of ATM
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Dates: Monday 4 May – Thursday 7 May 2015
The show will be open to
visitors:
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Mon 4th May: 12:00 –
18:00 Grand opening is scheduled at 11am
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Tue 5th May: 10:00 – 18:00
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Wed 6th May: 10:00 –
18:00
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Thu 7th May: 10:00 – 17:00
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Venue: Dubai
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Floor
Space m2 - One
additional hall this year
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Exhibitor
information:
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Main
stand holders: over 400
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Exhibiting
companies expected: over 2,700 expected
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Number
of countries represented (booked exhibitors only): 86
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Visitors
expected: over 23,000
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Number
of countries represented (pre-registered visitors only): 152
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New
exhibitors: 113
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Country
pavilions: 64 (please see list below)
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Areas of Floor Space Growth:
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Overall Show Growth in Meterage: 7%
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Europe : 12.5%
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Travel Tech Show at ATM: 24%
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UAE: 6%
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Hotels: 4.5%
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Hosted buyers: 80
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New Frontiers
Recovery Award shortlist:
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India
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Nepal
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Japan
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Highlights include
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Over 40 wide-ranging seminar and tech theatre sessions - topics covering family travel, luxury tourism trends, aviation,
mobile technology trends, wellness tourism, business, adventure, budget etc.
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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.
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Exhibition Trails – helping visitors to
navigate the show floor, trails include: family travel, budget travel, business travel, health &
wellbeing, shopping, transportation, sports travel, cultural and heritage and
adventure travel.
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ATM app – The official app for the WTM Portfolio.
With the app you can arrange your visit to each WTM Portfolio event with all
relevant information at your fingertips. App features include: Access to the
complete exhibitor listings, Full events, conference and seminar schedule, Manage
your agenda and diary of meeting appointments, Lists of seminar speakers, Interactive floor plan and maps, Useful
information about the venue and opening hours.
See QR Code:
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Data Scanner - Exhibitors can rent an iPod
loaded with an app which can scan exhibitor and visitor badges to make contact details
more accurate and follow-ups more convenient.
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Back this year
– ILTM@ATM (Luxury travel buyers meet
luxury suppliers in exclusive pre-scheduled appointments 5-6 May). Also the UNWTO Ministerial Forum, where
ministers of Tourism will be joined by industry leaders representing the
different travel and hospitality sub-sectors with an agenda to discuss how to
advance intra-regional tourism and seize the growing opportunities emerging for
increased co-operation.
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Captains of
Industry Lunch - The prestigious ATM Captains of Industry Lunch
will welcome 80 leading senior industry executives of commercial travel
organisations to this exclusive by invitation only
event.
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New Launch - As ATM’s fastest growing sector, 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).
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New to the show:
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Extra Hall
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Spotlight on Family Travel - annual theme for 2015
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Travel Tech Show at ATM
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Captains of Industry Lunch (Wed 6 May)
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Best Stand Awards
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Buyers Club Speed Networking (Thurs 7 May in Buyers Club
Lounge)
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Research to be presented at ATM:
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Monday 4th May – YouGov, Family travel trends,
VISA Seminar Theatre,
15:40 – 16:40
15:40 – 16:40
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Wednesday 6th May – Euromonitor, Travel technology,
VISA Seminar Theatre,
11:00 – 12:00
11:00 – 12:00
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Wednesday 6th May – PhocusWright, Middle Eastern
travel industry, VISA Seminar Theatre, 15:30 – 16:30
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About World Travel Market Portfolio
ATM is part of the WTM
Portfolio, the world’s leading portfolio of leisure travel events, which
facilitates US$7 bn in industry deals. WTM Portfolio events include:
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WTM South Africa
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WTM Latin America
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WTM London
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Arabian Travel Market
In total, in 2014 the WTM Portfolio
hosted;
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1,512 Main Stand Holder exhibitors
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7,914 Stand Sharer exhibitors
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15,263 Buyers (including 479 Hosted Buyers)
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46,766 Visitors
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Featured new exhibitors include:
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Consejo de
Promoción Turística de México – Spain
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The Empire
Hotel & Country Club – Brunei
Darussalam
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Al Wasl
Passenger Yachts and Boat Rental L.L.C. – United Arab Emirates
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Imperial
Premium Rent A Car L.L.C - United
Arab Emirates
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Slovak
Tourist Board – Slovakia
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TURISTICKA
ZAJEDNICA ISTARSKE ZUPANIJE – Croatia
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Województwo
Lubelskie - Poland
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TRAVEL PLAN-
EUROSTAR A.T.E.B.E – United
States
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Lamir Turizm
org. ve danismanlik hizmetleri LTD sirketi – Turkey
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Umbrella
Travel – Turkey
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Muftuler
Tur.otel.tas.ins.tic.as – Turkey
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Muderris
Turizm Seyahat Insaat Tekstil Emlak Gida San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. – Turkey
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Izmir
Development Agency – Turkey
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Vanilla Tours – Turkey
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StartBooking.com
- United Arab Emirates
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Al Sahhab
Tourism Agency – Turkey
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Mercan Turizm
Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti. - Turkey
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ZEHRA Turizm
Seyahat Acentasi – Turkey
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Vanilla
Travel – Turkey
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National
Tourism Organisation of Serbia
- Serbia
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Al Rayyan
Hospitality – Qatar
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Al Ghunaim
Hospitality – Saudi Arabia
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Small Luxury
Hotels of the World – United
Kingdom
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Signature
Hotel Management & Hospitality - United Arab Emirates
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First Central
Hotel Apartments, FZ-LLC - United Arab Emirates
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L.E. Hotels –
Spain
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Armani Hotel Dubai - United Arab
Emirates
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Gromaxx Hotel
Management LLC - United Arab Emirates
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Four Seasons
Hotels & Resorts - United Arab Emirates
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R Hotels
Group - United Arab Emirates
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Hard Rock
International – United
States
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Iran Private Tourism Sectors - United Arab
Emirates
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Kuwait
Concierge Company-Call center WLL - Kuwait
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Associazione
Italiana Turismo Medicale – Italy
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Sonata
Software – United States
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DHISCO Inc. –
United States
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Holiday Store Travel
- United Arab Emirates
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even Global –
Malaysia
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LeGate – Saudi Arabia
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Setur Servis
Turistik A S - Turkey
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Saltours International
Ltd UK – United Kingdom
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Farhat
International Tours & Travels W.L.L - Bahrain
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Asfartrip -
United Arab Emirates
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Emaar Malls
Group PJSC - United Arab Emirates
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Dubai Parks
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Dubai Link Tours - United Arab
Emirates
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Dubai Leisure
Holidays LLC - United Arab
Emirates
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70 National and
regional pavilions at ATM this year:
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Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture
Authority
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Ajman Tourism Development Department
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Argentina - National Institute for Tourism Promotion
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Austrian National Tourist Office
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Azerbaijan , Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Bulgaria , Ministry of Tourism
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Bursa Eskisehir Bilecik Development Agency
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Cambodia , Ministry of Tourism
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Caribbean Tourism Organization
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Cyprus Tourism Organisation
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Czech Tourism
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East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA)
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Eastern Blacksea Development Agency (DOKA)
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Egyptian Tourist Authority
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ENIT - Italian State
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Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority
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General Board of Tourism in Kurdistan
Region – Iraq
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German National Tourist Office
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Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd
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Government of Dubai
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Hungarian Tourism Ltd.
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India Tourism
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Instituto Nacional do Turismo
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Iran Private Tourism Sectors
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Istria Tourist Board
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Izmir Development Agency
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Jordan Tourism Board
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KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
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Korea National Tourism
Organization
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Kyoto Convention &
Visitors Bureau
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Lebanon Ministry of Tourism
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Macau Government Tourist Office
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Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board
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Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
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Mexico Tourism Board
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry Tourism
Sector – KUWAIT
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Monaco Government Tourist
Bureau
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Moroccan National Tourist Office
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Munich Tourist Office
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Namibia Tourism Board
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National Tourism Organisation of Serbia
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Nepal Tourism Board
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Oman Ministry of Tourism
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Philippines Department of Tourism
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Qatar Tourism Authority
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Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development
Authority
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Saudi Commission for Tourism &
Antiquities
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Seychelles Tourism Board
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Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development
Authority
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Sharjah Investment and Development
Authority (SHUROOQ)
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Slovak Tourist Board
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Slovenian Tourist Board
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South Africa Tourism Promotion
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Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.
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Switzerland Tourism
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Taiwan Tourism Bureau
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The Ministry of Tourism Indonesia
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Tourism Authority of Thailand
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TRADE & INVESTMENT OFFICE OF PERU
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Tunisian National Tourist Office
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Spanish Tourism Board
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Turisticka Zajednica Istarske Zupanije
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Turkish Culture & Information Office
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United
Kingdom
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USA - Brand USA -
DiscoverAmerica.com
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Visit Brussels
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VISITPORTUGAL
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Województwo Lubelskie
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Zagreb Tourist Board
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Zambia Tourism Board
