ATM 2015: facts,
figures & highlights:
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22st
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 International
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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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 – Landslide, July 30th
2014
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Nepal – Landslide, August 4th
2014
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Japan – Volcanic Eruption,
September 27th 2014
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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 map
s, Useful information about the venue and opening hours.
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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 – 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 & Resorts LLC - United
Arab Emirates
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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 Tourist Board
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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 Tourism Sector, Ministry of Culture
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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
Seminar programme –
please refer to website for full programme
Press conference
programme – please refer to website for full programme
