Arabian travel market set to open on May 9

Arabian travel market set to open on May 9

The 2022 edition of the event to see an 85 per cent year-on-year increase in floor space, with Middle East destinations eclipsing 2019 figures

The 2022 edition of the event to see an 85 per cent year-on-year increase in floor space, with Middle East destinations eclipsing 2019 figures. — Supplied photo

By Staff Report Published: Sun 8 May 2022, 5:51 PM

Tourism professionals from around the world will return to Dubai next week when Arabian Travel Market, the leading event for the travel industry in the Middle East, returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on May 9, 2022.

The event will welcome more than 20,000 visitors and over 1,500 exhibiting companies during the four-day tourism showcase, which concludes on Thursday, May 12. Around 112 countries will be featured on the show floor ranging from Japan to Jamaica and South Africa to Italy.

Industry professionals will have the opportunity to meet and discuss the latest trends from a cross-section of travel, including technology, transport, sustainability, events and business.

Danielle Curtis, exhibition director ME – Arabian Travel Market, said Arabian Travel Market 2022 will reiterate the importance of the travel industry as “we continue to address the challenges of Covid-19 while also outlining how we drive the