UAE – Mubasher: The 26th edition of the  Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2019) kicks off in Dubai on Sunday, 28 April.  

The largest travel industry exhibition in the Middle East (ME), which is part of Arabian Travel Week, will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

Ending on 1 May, the event will host up to 2,500 exhibiting companies and an expected 40,000 attendees, with over 150 countries represented, and 65 national pavilions.

It will also welcome more than 100 new exhibitors including Expo 2020 Dubai, flynas, Belarus National Tourism Agency, Moscow Committee for Tourism and Montenegro National Tourism Organisation, South Africa Tourism Bureau, and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority.

“Technology and innovation will also represent key focuses during this year’s show. Bots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the Internet of Things are expected to result in billion-dollar savings for our industry, so it is vital that we empower exhibitors and attendees to explore how these tools can be leveraged to benefit their customers and businesses,” Danielle Curtis, exhibition director of ME at ATM 2019, commented on the event.