Arabian Travel
Market to host international press and key buyers across Emaar Hospitality
Group’s hotel portfolio
Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of Arabian Travel
Market (ATM), the leading travel and tourism event for inbound and
outbound tourism professionals in the Middle East, has renewed its host hotel
partnership with Emaar Hospitality Group.
Emaar Hospitality
Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of global developer Emaar
Properties, managing the hotel brands Address Hotels + Resorts, Vida Hotels and
Resorts, and Rove Hotels, will continue to be the Official Hotel Partner for
Arabian Travel Market’s 2019 and 2020 events.
The renowned hospitality
group will officially accommodate a select number of key media and industry
buyers attending the annual event in Dubai as well as host the Official ATM
Welcome Party.
Commenting on the
announcement, Nick Pilbeam, Divisional Director, Reed Travel
Exhibitions, said: “Arabian Travel Market is committed to the Middle East as a
leading international travel and tourism destination and our partnership with
Emaar Hospitality Group and its hotel brands represents an ideal opportunity to
align one of the region’s leading hospitality brands with our unique event
platform.”
Properties of
Address Hotels + Resorts, Vida Hotels and Resorts, and Rove Hotels, situated in
some of Dubai’s most sought-after locations, will welcome the ‘Hosted Buyers’
programme, which includes senior travel industry decision makers with direct
purchasing responsibility, as well as selected international press.
Commenting on the renewal of the
partnership, Olivier Harnisch,
Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Hospitality Group, said: “Arabian Travel
Market is a significant platform that underlines the vibrant tourism and
hospitality landscape of the UAE and the region. As Official Hotel Partner, we
are committed to showcasing the exceptional breadth of hotels and resorts we
have in Dubai as well as in other key markets across the world. We are
expanding our footprint, with over 50 hotel projects, including 13 operational
hotels. Through our partnership with ATM, we will offer guests a true
experience of our hospitality standards.”
Danielle Curtis, ME Exhibition Director, Reed
Travel Exhibitions, added: “The host hotel programme is a pivotal element in
the ongoing success of Arabian Travel Market, and the correlation between
attracting quality buyers and delivering a quality host hotel experience has
been a major factor in driving interest and guaranteeing the attendance of key
travel industry players over the last 25 years.”
ATM – considered by industry
professionals as a barometer for the Middle East and North Africa tourism
sector, welcomed over 39,000 people to its 2018 event, including 2,545
exhibiting companies, with representation from 141 countries over the four
days.
Arabian Travel
Market 2019 will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from Sunday, 28 April
to Wednesday, 1 May 2019. For more information, go to www.arabiantravelmarket.wtm.com.