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His Highness Sheikh
Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, inaugurates ATM 2019
· Middle
East’s largest travel and tourism event to explore how innovative tech can
improve operations
His Highness
Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019
today, marking
the start of the 26th edition of the Middle East’s largest travel and
tourism exhibition.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed was joined by Helal
Saeed Al Marri, CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Director-General of
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), plus other VIPs
who embarked on a tour of the show floor as the four-day event got underway at
DWTC.
Taking place from 28 April to 1 May, this
year’s event has 400 main stand holders with representation from over 150
countries. With more than 40,000 visitors expected to attend, ATM 2019 will
showcase over 2,500 exhibiting companies – of these 100 will be making their
show debut.
The 26th
edition of ATM will form part of the inaugural Arabian Travel Week, as well
as ILTM Arabia, CONNECT Middle East, India
and Africa – a new route development forum launching this year and new
consumer-led event ATM Holiday
Shopper which kicked off proceedings yesterday (27 April).
Other highlights will include the debuts
of the Arabia China Tourism Forum and the Hotel Industry Summit, as well as the
return of the Global Halal Tourism Summit. As this year’s main theme, cutting-edge
technology and innovation will be integrated across all show verticals and planned
activities.
