EVENTS

TRAVTALK Digital Conclave concluded with six experts sharing their valuable insights on some of the current travel trends and behaviours. Shehara Rizly Change has been a constant factor over the past almost 13 months, with the environment changing every single day. In order to obtain a customer’s confidence it is …

Corporate travel is an integral part in every sector and is a major contributor to the aviation sector. The past few months seemed bleak for the progress of this segment of travellers. Gerald Lawless, Ambassador WTTC – Former CEO – Jumeirah Group, converses with three industry professionals to know more …

Tourism Ireland is gearing up for their first-ever virtual roadshow with the Middle East travel trade on March 8 and 9, 2021 between 14:00 – 17:00 GST. Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive, Tourism Ireland and Siobhan Naughton, Trade Executive Middle East & Asia, Tourism Ireland share more details on the event. …

After a successful virtual roadshow in Aug 2020, the STB will conduct its second virtual roadshow on February 3, 2021 with 15 partners from 10am to 4pm UAE time. Shehara Rizly Beverly Au Yong, Area Director – Middle East, Singapore Tourism Board, shared, “Through the virtual trade roadshow, Singapore Tourism …

Among the sessions conducted by leaders of the industry, Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA, had a very interesting conversation with Kashif Khalid, Regional Director – Africa and Middle East, IATA at the Gulf Travel Show. We share excerpts from the conversation. Q Nearly all international associations and organisations are …

Countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are already setting examples for other Middle Eastern countries where KSA is planning to invest $810 billion to transform the tourism industry, says Dr. Sanjay Batheja, Co-Founder & Director of Capital College. While industries like Big Data, healthcare and pharmaceutical …

TravelRevive, powered by ITB Asia and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), took place on November 25-26, 2020 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Leading the way with rigorous protocols and innovative solutions for the end-to-end visitor journey, TravelRevive was the first pilot tradeshow to trial the newly developed ‘hybrid event’ …

Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) has announced details of its comprehensive 2021 Retail Calendar, with citywide events, activations and experiences set to fully support the emirate’s economic and tourist development goals. The calendar is packed with 15 festival campaigns spread throughout 2021. With this year’s Dubai Fitness Challenge and …

One of the most proactive tourism boards in the region, Malaysia Tourism once again showed their prowess by presenting their most valuable offerings at the first-ever virtual event in the region, Gulf Travel Show. The partners share their experience. Shahrin Mokhtar, Director, Tourism Malaysia, Dubai GTS 2020 proved to be …

It was two days of non-stop meetings, extensive networking and understanding industry trends at the first-ever virtual Gulf Travel Show 2020. The event concluded with 6,000 one-on-one business meetings and 2,000 buyers from across the globe. Exhibitors, buyers and industry leaders share their views. HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, …