Arabian Travel Market opened at the Dubai World Trade Centre on May 1, Monday. This is the 30th annual conference and the focus this year is on sustainability in tourism. As the event focuses on efforts to cut carbon emissions, people attending this event can listen to experts from the industry about how this sector is working towards this goal. Here’s all you need to know about the ongoing conference.
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The tourism conference, Arabian Travel Market, is back in Dubai for its 30th edition. As it opened on Monday, the conference was attended by his highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. As it happens, for this conference, he was also accompanied by his highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance and his highness, Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council. Moreover, this year 2000 exhibitors from 150 countries are participating in the event that will go on till May 4, Thursday. According to a news report by the National News, about 34,000 visitors are expected during the course of four days.
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A Glimpse Of Some Highlights From The Tourism Conference
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Talking about the event itself, there have been several important highlights that have created headlines over the internet. Here are a few highlights from the ongoing event so far that you need to check out.
- New seats were unveiled by Etihad Airways for its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. These are elements from Collins for its business class, which makes it the first airline to select this seat for the Dreamliner.
- Live animals like canines and a hornsnake amazed the visitors on the first day!
- Air Arabia has also participated in the ongoing Arabian Travel Market by showcasing its latest joint ventures, partnerships, routes, and fleet expansion strategy to visitors.
Since these were just some of the many highlights from the first day, you can already expect many more such exciting developments from the ongoing tourism conference. So stay tuned to the space for more updates from the ongoing conclave.
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