Arabian Travel Market 2006 on Course for Record Turnout

Arabian Travel Market 2006 is on course to set a new visitor attendance record for the event with 11 percent more trade professionals attending in the first two days than in last year´s previous high.

Some 6,899 trade visitors attended the show at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the first two days with nearly 836 media covering the exhibition, 25 percent more than last year.

And as the show entered its third day, Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), which organizes the event, disclosed that some 61 exhibitors have already rebooked for next year´s event, which will run from May 1- 4, 2007.

Having last year notched up business generation estimated at over $1 billion, exhibitors and visitors reported a flurry of deals touching all aspects of the travel and tourism industry.

RTE said the business emanating from the show is the greatest testimonial to the power of the Arabian Travel Market brand and to its reputation as delivering genuine return on investment.