ATM opens amid tourism push

dubai — The Arabian Travel Market, a veritable annual showcase of the global travel and hospitality sector that invariably puts the spotlight on Dubai’s thriving tourism industry, opened on Sunday as new data suggested that the emirate is on track to achieve its new goals of attracting 21-23 million tourists by 2022, and 23-25 million by 2025.

The 26th edition of the show, inaugurated by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, at Dubai World Trade Centre, featured 400

Photo by Neeraj Murali Sheikh Ahmed is being briefed by issam kazim at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai on Sunday. Helal Saeed Al Marri, CEo of Dubai world Trade Centre, was also present. —