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ATM 2025 sets new benchmark with over 55,000 professionals
Gulf Today
|May 02, 2025
The hotel segment at ATM 2095 has experienced a I9§ year-on-year growth, with all major international hotel chains represented,while the ATM Conference featured over 7O SESSIONS
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Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading global event for the travel and tourism sector, has welcomed more than 55,000 industry professionals from 166 countries, representing a 16% increase on last year's edition.
The event has showcased over 2,800 exhibiting companies, with 198 from the Middle East and 818 from the rest of the world.
Organised by RX Global, ATM 2025 was based on the theme of "Global Travel: Developing Tomorrow's Tourism Through Enhanced Connectivity," exploring how the future of tourism will be shaped by connectivity across borders, industries and communities. The theme was a central element throughout the event, which ran from 28 April to 1 May at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
Throughout the course of the four-day event, several prominent dignitaries and VIPs attended ATM 2025, including Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, who officially inaugurated the event, while Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, explored the show floor and was presented with highlights of the 2025 edition.
This story is from the May 02, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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