London, United Kingdom, 16 May, 2021: High-end publishing house GT Media ME Ltd. has launched the ATM Yearbook 2021 at leading Middle East travel industry event, Arabian Travel Market, today (16 May).
Marking the eighth ATM Yearbook, the respected UK-based publisher of business
intelligence annuals has created in partnership with ATM organiser, Reed
Exhibitions, the high-end publication documents the achievements of the
region’s travel and tourism industry during its most challenging period in
modern history.
Entitled ‘A new dawn for travel and tourism’-
Arabian Travel Market’s official show
theme - the ATM Yearbook 2021 profiles the figureheads and
entities that have successfully navigated the pandemic and continue to drive
the fast-paced development of the sector in the face of adversity.
Now in its 28th
year, ATM 2021 is the largest in-person travel and tourism event staged since
the onset of the pandemic and will throw the spotlight on the current state of
the industry and what the future holds.
The ATM Yearbook 2021, also available in digital
format featuring multi-media
content and high-profile video interviews, will encapsulate all this and more as the only publication
that provides an in-depth review of the
sector.
Highlights of the 2021 publication, which is
distributed to key industry decisionmakers across the region and worldwide,
include major tourism-related infrastructure projects putting the Middle East
on the map as a global travel and tourism hub, as well as a new section on Responsible
Tourism, a global movement accelerated by the pandemic.
Interviews with influential leaders in the
tourism, aviation, hospitality and development sectors also take centre stage,
with a focus on identities shaping the future of travel.
“The ATM
Yearbook 2021 recognises the
remarkable achievements of the Middle East region’s travel and tourism sector
over the past 18 months, a period of unparalleled disruption and uncertainty,”
said Khaled Algaay, Publisher, GT Media ME Ltd.
“It celebrates the achievements of the
industry’s pioneers, innovators and capable leaders who have continued to set
global industry benchmarks despite the pandemic and are building back even
better.”
He added: “The
yearbook also carries the title ‘A new dawn for travel and tourism’,
emphasising the pivotal role this year’s Arabian Travel Market will play in
accelerating industry recovery through business facilitation and knowledge
exchange.”
The ATM
Yearbook series was launched in 2013 when Arabian Travel Market celebrated
its 20th anniversary. Today it is distributed to more than 40,000
industry professionals and decision-makers around the world.
It is one of several bespoke publications
produced by GT Media ME Ltd. on behalf of the most powerful and
influential stakeholders in key regional growth markets including the Middle
East, Europe and North Africa.
Arabian Travel Market is being run as a hybrid
event for the first time in 2021. It takes place live at Dubai World Trade
Centre this week (16-19 May) and online next week (24-26 May) following the
success of the inaugural ATM Virtual event last year.
Download your free copy of the ATM
Yearbook 2021 here