EVENTS

After Expo 2020, football World Cup will be the next big attraction that brings the world to the ME region opening a plethora of opportunities. Shehara Rizly Football has been a much loved sport in the Middle East region, hence the enthusiasm for the event started fairly early much before …

Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME – Arabian Travel Market, shares facts about the international exhibition with TRAVTALK. Shehara Rizly What will be the focus or theme of ATM this year? The theme of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 is ‘The future of international travel and tourism’. This year’s show will …

At the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) global summit in Philippines, they  launched its ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’, a globally recognised and coordinated set of criteria that all hotels should implement as a minimum to drive responsible Travel & Tourism. The initiative was launched today at its prestigious Global Summit …

It was revealed at the end of the 21st WTTC Global Summit in Manila, Philippines that the 22nd Global Summit will take place in Riyadh, the capital of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 29th November to 2nd December 2022. WTTC’s global summit was attended in Manila with over thousand delegates, …

At the opening of the global summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson, President and CEO WTTC in her welcome address shared the agenda for the summit and the new initiatives to be launched. “Ma-bu-hi. It’s incredible to think of what we have been through since we …

World tourism executives and  delegates from across the global travel and tourism sector gather in iconic Manila for the 21st World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit under the theme, “Rediscovering Travel”. In her speech during the opening ceremonies of the summit, dubbed as the most influential event in …

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, forecast a major increase in global international flights bookings as international travel takes off. The booking bounce back was revealed at WTTC’s prestigious 21st Global Summit, taking place this year in Manila, as the world continues to reopen …

Expo became the greatest event in the wake of COVID, bringing hope and positivity, say industry experts. Shehara Rizly Could you share the impact Expo had on MICE and events sector over the last few months? Expo 2020 has given a great boost to the events industry and truly brought …

It was two great days of networking with the travel trade in the Middle East at the Gulf Travel Show 2022, organised with Tourism Malaysia as platinum partner. Shehara Rizly We are very happy to announce that we will be opening our borders from 1st April 2022 this year to …

As the countdown begins for the biggest Arabian Travel Market, to be held from 9-12 May this year, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be a key focus with the specialized forum. Shehara Rizly The first, ‘From strategy to reality: Saudi Arabia’s tourism vision comes of age’, part of the ATM …