Arabian Travel Market kicks off in Dubai

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and First Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, has opened the silver jubilee edition of Arabian Travel Market at the Dubai World Trade Centre today.

The ATM Dubai 2018 will witness more than 2,500 exhibitors and 40,000 industry professionals from 150 countries. The 4-day event features more than 100 new exhibitors from Finland, China, Hungary, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UAE, India, Kurdistan, Japan and Indonesia are set to make their ATM debut this year. ATM Dubai showcases latest trends and technologies in hospitality and aviation markets.

Over 39,000 travel professionals, government ministers and international press, visit ATM every April to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends at Arabian Travel Market.

Arabian Travel Market first opened its doors in 1994 at the Dubai World Trade Centre with 52 nations, 300 exhibitors and 7,000 trade visitors. 25 years later, ATM now facilitates $2.5 billion in industry deals and attracts 2,500 exhibitors from 153 countries and over 28,000 influential visitors.