Sustainable ATM 2023 Dubai: No single-use plastic, food waste as travel sector targets net zero

Sustainable ATM 2023 Dubai: No single-use plastic, food waste as travel sector targets net zero

Over 2,000 exhibitors from more than 150 countries will participate, with 34,000 people expected to attend

From left: Haitham Mattar, managing director, IHG Hotels & Resorts; Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, part of DET; Vasyl Zhygalo, managing director, RX Middle East / Portfolio Director WTM and IBTM, RX; Danielle Curtis, exhibition director for the Middle East, Arabian Travel Market; and Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates, at the press conference in Dubai on Thursday (Supplied)

Published: Thu 27 Apr 2023, 4:41 PM

The 30th edition of the four-day Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, which will open on May 1, will focus on the theme of sustainability as the travel and tourism industry is working aggressively to achieve a net zero target by 2030.

With the participation of over 2,000 exhibitors from more than 150 countries and an anticipated 34,000 attendees, exhibitor participation in ATM 2023 has risen by 27 per cent, with all the regions seeing increased participation.

ATM 2023 will also feature a Sustainability Hub for the first time in the show’s history, which will be dedicated to the latest sustainable travel trends and innovations.

Danielle Curtis, exhibition director for Middle East, Arabian Travel Market, said this year’s focus is