Posts by: ATM Team

Chinese visitors up over 100% & international visitors up 20% Massive potential of Saudi Arabia’s new ‘White Oil’ recognised Travel & tourism technology now beyond disruption, say ... Read more

May 1, 2019

Machine learning and artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way you do business, GCC tourism firms told at ATM 2019

Arabian Travel Market

Companies that embrace innovation will be best placed to ‘sell travel’ to Gulf customers, according to panellists at ATM 2019 Striking the right balance between high-tech and ... Read more

May 1, 2019

Diversify and digitise to attract younger Muslim travellers, GCC destinations told at ATM 2019

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Hospitality firms should offer tailored, halal-friendly products to appeal to younger Muslim travellers, experts tell attendees at ATM 2019 Halal tourism expected to create 1.2 million jobs ... Read more

May 1, 2019

ATM to launch inaugural M.E. edition of Travel Forward in 2020

Arabian Travel Market

Event to showcase next-gen industry innovations as part of Middle East’s largest gathering of hospitality professionals Conference will connect buyers and suppliers from around the world, enabling ... Read more

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Morocco wins Best Stand Design at Arabian Travel Market 2019

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Morocco wins Best Stand Design at Arabian Travel Market 2019 Popular ‘Best Stand Awards’ recognises North African tourism board’s representation of a traditional townhouse Other stands ... Read more

April 30, 2019

Emirates President “satisfied” with performance amid numerable industry headwinds

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Emirates will post a “positive” annual result shortly despite variable fuel prices, currency volatility and geopolitical headwinds, President Sir Tim Clark told ATM delegates today. Speaking in ... Read more

April 30, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s USD 25 billion ‘White Oil’ market is the key to economic diversification, say tourism experts at ATM

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Tourism related sectors expected to generate 3.3 per cent of KSA GDP in 2019 Hospitality, leisure and entertainment will play a major role in realising Saudi Vision ... Read more

April 29, 2019

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opens 2019 edition of Arabian Travel Market

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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 ... Read more

April 29, 2019

ATM 2019’s Global Stage gears up for in-depth industry discussions on key travel and tourism trends

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Saudi Arabia’s hospitality market, hotel industry and halal tourism among key topics to be discussed on ATM Global Stage Several high-profile speakers confirmed include Emirates Airline’s Sir ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Marketing to the modern Muslim traveller

Halal Tourism, Trends

While some Halal tourism networks showcase outstanding promotional services to their audiences, many travel professionals still struggle to address their Muslim travellers’ needs. A panel of thought ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Saudi tourism sector worth over $70 billion in 2019

Arabian Travel Market

New leisure and tourism facilities forecast to fuel domestic tourism at 8% per year until 2023, says new Arabian Travel Market report 33% of delegates, exhibitors and ... Read more

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Halal Tourism Becomes Mainstream

Halal Tourism, Trends

Halal tourism is amongst the fastest developing sectors in the travel industry, gradually becoming more conventional. Global travel companies are thus implementing business models to be included ... Read more

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Shaping the Luxury Travel Experience for a New Generation

Halal Tourism, Trends

As current children under the age of 18 are capable of booking holidays on their own, the access to digital technology has made children sharper and more ... Read more

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019

63% of Dubai Airport passengers were in transit during 2018, says new ATM report

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Only 8% of Dubai airport’s transit passengers left the airport to explore the emirate during 2018 New transit visas and dedicated tourism packages to drive stopover tourism ... Read more

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Bots, A.I, wearables and VR to create billion-dollar savings in the tourism industry says latest ATM report

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The global airline industry expected to make savings of up to US$30 billion in the next 15 years due to Internet of Things (IoT) implementation 42 million ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019

European visitors to GCC to increase 29% by 2023, says ATM report

Arabian Travel Market

8.3 million EU residents will travel to the GCC in 2023, an additional 1.9 million travellers when compared with 2018 The number of ATM delegates, exhibitors and ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Muslim travellers of the future

Halal Tourism, Trends

Gemma Greenwood, Director of Content Inc. panelled a discussion to gain insight into pivotal market trends and how the industry is going to evolve and move on ... Read more

March 6, 2019

Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5% annually to 2023, says ATM report

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Arrivals to Oman to increase at a CAGR of 5% fuelled by visitors from India who accounted for 21% of total arrivals in 2018 The number of ... Read more

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The Middle East Travel Landscape of the Future

Business Travel, Halal Tourism, Trends

Raymond Vrijenhoek, Vice President of the Sabre Travel Network caught up with Antono Fellino, Vice President of Retail and E-commerce for Dnata, to hear about his observations ... Read more

January 30, 2019

Reed Travel Exhibitions launches inaugural Arabian Travel Week

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Arabian Travel Week will comprise four co-located events: ATM 2019, CONNECT Middle East, India and Africa; ILTM Arabia and ATM Holiday Shopper Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser ... Read more

January 21, 2019

Arabian Travel Market launches inaugural consumer event ‘ATM Holiday Shopper’

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ATM to debut consumer event which will offer attractive travel and tourism discounts and deals exclusively for visitors on the day Travellers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia ... Read more

January 16, 2019

Artificial Intelligence and automation to increase hotel revenues by 10% and cut costs by 15%, says ATM report

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Technology and innovation to headline Arabian Travel Market 2019 Voice and facial recognition, virtual reality (VR) and biometrics to be mainstream in hospitality industry by 2025 Cutting ... Read more

January 16, 2019

Chinese visitors to GCC will increase 81% by 2022 says ATM report

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9 million Chinese tourists will travel to GCC in 2022 Saudi Arabia to experience highest proportionate increase in arrivals from China, with a projected CAGR of 33% ... Read more

January 15, 2019

Arabian Travel Market signs partnership with Emaar Hospitality Group to be ATM’s Official Hotel Partner

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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 ... Read more

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

Indian visitors will add 10.8 million hotel room nights to GCC by 2022

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37% of India’s total outbound market will travel to GCC by 2022 UAE and Saudi Arabia to lead comparative growth, witnessing a 6% increase in Indian arrivals ... Read more