ATM 2025 sees 55,000+ attendees, with 16% YOY growth
ATM Journey Tech has grown by over 26% this 12 months, with greater than 100 journey expertise corporations showcasing their newest improvements
Arabian Journey Market (ATM) has welcomed greater than 55,000 trade professionals from 166 nations, representing a 16% enhance on final 12 months’s version. The occasion has showcased over 2,800 exhibiting corporations, with 19% from the Center East and 81% from the remainder of the world.
Organised by RX International, ATM 2025 was primarily based on the theme of “International Journey: Growing Tomorrow’s Tourism Via Enhanced Connectivity,” exploring how the way forward for tourism will probably be formed by connectivity throughout borders, industries and communities. The theme was a central ingredient all through the occasion, which ran from 28 April to 1 Might on the Dubai World Commerce Centre (DWTC).
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, visited the exhibition and acquired an summary of this 12 months’s key themes and improvements.
All through the course of the four-day occasion, a number of outstanding dignitaries and VIPs attended ATM 2025, together with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Govt of Emirates Airline and Group, who formally inaugurated the occasion, whereas Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, explored the present ground and was introduced with highlights of the 2025 version.
Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Journey Market, mentioned: “My colleagues at RX International and I are proud to have welcomed a vibrant and engaged group of journey professionals to ATM 2025. This 12 months’s theme has resonated strongly all through the present ground, emphasising how collaboration throughout borders and sectors creates new alternatives for inclusive and resilient tourism progress. The excellent turnout and record-breaking variety of exhibitors are clear indicators of ATM’s essential function in shaping the way forward for world tourism and connectivity.”
Development has been noticed throughout all present verticals, with regional year-on-year will increase within the following areas: the Center East (19%), Asia (20%), Europe (17%), and Africa (21%). Notably, Asia is the fastest-growing area at ATM 2025, with exhibitor participation rising a powerful 20% year-on-year. This progress has been fueled by enhanced regional connectivity and strengthened relationships with worldwide markets.
Outdoors of the UAE and wider GCC markets, the highest ten registered worldwide markets for ATM 2025 are as follows: India (6%), Türkiye (3.2%), United Kingdom (3%), Egypt (3%), United States (2%), China (1.5%), Sri Lanka (1%), Spain (1%), Maldives (1%) and Pakistan (1%).
ATM Journey Tech has grown by over 26% this 12 months, reflecting the sector’s growing integration with expertise. A newly launched Begin-Up and Innovation Zone showcased 21 groundbreaking corporations redefining journey and an immersive VR expertise for guests to discover transformative options within the trade.
The resort section at ATM 2025 has skilled a 12% year-on-year progress, with all main worldwide resort chains represented, whereas the ATM Convention featured over 70 classes and showcased insights from greater than 200 esteemed audio system on the International Stage, Future Stage, and the brand new Enterprise Occasions Stage, which is a part of IBTM@ATM.
The IBTM@ATM occasion was formally launched, a devoted zone for enterprise occasion professionals. It featured insights from outstanding organisations such because the Worldwide Congress and Conference Affiliation (ICCA), the International Enterprise Journey Affiliation (GBTA), and the World Power Council, together with contributions from tourism and occasion trade leaders from across the globe.