Gulf states are all set to fasten their seatbelts

Gulf states are all set to fasten their seatbelts

The Arabian Travel Market got under way in Dubai on Sunday, marking the world's first in-person global travel and tourism event since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The four-day conference provides a platform for the tourism industry in the Middle East and beyond. Given the breath-taking pace at which the nature of travel has changed in the past year, the fact that ATM is taking place at all, and involves guests from more than 60 countries, is extraordinary.

According to a World Economic Forum report, nearly 90 per cent of the global population lived in countries with travel restrictions last year. An estimated