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2009
Venue: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre occupied 20,228 square metres
Exhibitors:
• Visitors were able to meet with 6,980 exhibiting personnel
• There were 8 new exhibiting countries this year.
Visitors:
15,026 visitors (6.5% increase) attended the show with Buyers Club up by 1.9%
All 146 Hosted Buyers were new visitors to Arabian Travel Market. They were made up of buyers
from the premium leisure industry, the golf sector and from the meetings industry.
There was an increase of 5.14% of Travel Trade Professionals
2211 members of the public visited the exhibition on Consumer and Careers Day. |
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2008
Venue: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre occupied 25,658 square metres - a 4.3% increase. Crystal anniversary edition set out to increase the amount of products and services that appeared on the show floor and provide exhibitors with a greater number of quality buyers.
Exhibitors:There were 7 new exhibiting countries this year.
Products and services showcased on the exhibition floor increased by 9%
Visitors:14,046 (2.2% increase) attended the show
With VIP Buyers - Meridian Club (18.6% increase)
Visitors representing 114 countries (6% increase)
All 119 Hosted Buyers were new visitors to Arabian Travel Market. They were made up of buyers from the premium leisure industry, the golf sector and from Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions
2225 members of the public visited on the exhibition on the consumer day – Friday 9 May |
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2007
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre - The biggest in the series, the show’s 14th edition occupied 24,600 square metres - up 11 per cent on 2006.
Exhibitors: Nearly 2,600 exhibitors – a 24 per cent increase over the previous year - from 64 countries, participated
115 exhibitors were new to the show from 34 countries with first-time representation from China, Croatia, Macau, Palestine, Peru, Ras Al Khaimah, Swaziland, Taiwan and Zimbabwe
Visitors: More than 12,850 trade professionals from 108 countries attended - up 5.1 per cent on 2006 – with an eight per cent increase in overseas visitors
The show recorded a seven per cent increase in media, attracting more than 1,000 local, regional and international journalists
Arabian Travel Market 2007 featured a host of initiatives, including an expanded seminar programme, an upgraded media centre and a new dedicated area for travel and technology |
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2006
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: Arabian Travel Market 2006 had 38 per cent more allocated floor space – spanning 22,229 square metres to accommodate 1,750 exhibitors from 59 countries - including 114 first time participants
Visitors:11,674 trade buyers attended from 99 countries
974 media – up 29 per cent - attended the show with nearly a third travelling from overseas |
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2005
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 102 companies and tourism organisations were first time exhibitors at the event
More than 1,664 exhibitors from 64 countries, including 57 national and regional tourism bodies took part, including South Africa, which had a national pavilion for the first time
Visitors: Nearly 11,000 trade visitors from 94 countries attended the show with almost 7,000 coming from the Middle East demonstrating the show’s growing regional popularity |
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2004
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: More than 1,400 exhibitors from 55 nations
Visitors: 8,606 trade professionals from 96 countries attending, which was a 25 per cent increase on the 2003 event
Overseas visitors 8,224
773 registered journalists – a 13.6 per cent increase on 2003 |
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2003
Venue: Airport Expo Dubai
Exhibitors: 783 exhibitors from 55 countries took part
Visitors: 12,111 visitors from 73 countries attended the 10th anniversary edition of Arabian Travel Market in 2003
Travel trade turnout – 6,883 – was up 20 per cent on 2002 while overall attendance rose by six per cent
A total of 695 journalists covered the show
982 VIP guests were received on site
4,441 consumers visited during the two public day sessions towards the close of the show |
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2002
Venue: Airport Expo Dubai
Exhibitors: 700 exhibitors representing 56 countries
4,592 exhibiting personnel took part
Visitors: 11,418 visitors from 69 countries attended the show –
5,643 were trade visitors or Meridian Club members, 600 media representatives and 5,175 consumers. Some 70.6 per cent of trade visitors were of managerial status
International trade visitor attendance was 2,035 |
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2001
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
The biggest ever in the series, took up 8,000 square metres
Exhibitors: 782 companies from 59 countries participated –
Visitors: Trade visitors reached 6,366 – an increase of almost seven per cent on Arabian Travel Market 2000
Consumer attendance soared to 4,420 |
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2000
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: Over 700 exhibitors from 55 countries occupied 7,100 square metres in floor space
Visitors: The show attracted some 5,961 trade visitors from 86 countries
Trade visitors from Saudi Arabia registered an 11 per cent increase while those from Kuwait were up 13 per cent on 1999 |
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1999
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 619 exhibitors from 42 nations in a 6,000 square metre show
Visitors: A total of 6,406 trade visitors – a 15.3 per cent increase on 1998
Almost two-thirds of trade visitors were of managerial status or above |
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1998
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 530 exhibitors from 41 nations took up 5,400 square metres
Visitors: 7,200 visitors from 63 countries
More than 80 per cent of visitors had direct purchasing power
Hosted Gold Buyers Programme introduced |
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1997
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 450 exhibitors from 47 countries taking part
Visitors: 726 visitors - up 14 per cent on 1996
Daily average of trade visitors was up 20.6 per cent
International visitor attendance shot up 41 per cent |
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1996
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 400 companies from 49 nations and a new feature added - the Arabian Travel Market conference
Visitors: A total of 5,785 visitors |
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1995
Venue: Bahrain International Exhibition Centre
Exhibitors: The event featured more than 300 companies from 35 nations
Visitors: Over 4,000 visitors, including in excess of 3,000 trade visitors attended |
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1994
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Exhibitors: 300 companies from 52 nations participated
Almost 50 per cent of exhibitors hailed from outside the Middle East.
Visitors: More than 7,000 visited the show - including 2,500 consumers |
