EDITOR’S LETTER
Letter from the editor As a show magazine, it is important that the content of Inside ATM magazine is closely allied with the issues being debated at this year’s Arabian Travel Market. With this in mind, we are highlighting key sectors such as luxury tourism (page 28), air travel (page 47) and travel technology (page 79), which will form a major part of both the seminar programme and the exhibition itself. The ATM seminars taking place this week, across three theatres – the main Seminar Theatre, Sabre Travel Technology Theatre and Exhibitor Showcase Theatre – are the most comprehensive and wide-ranging to date, covering not just industry sectors, but also a number of geographic regions. Again, Inside ATM is following suit, carrying destination focus articles (page 83), and offering national, regional and global statistics on tourism (page 32), plus the latest developments in the hospitality industry (page 42). ATM is a major travel industry show, with a global reach, but visitor interest in the nations of the MENA region, and in particular our host destination Dubai, cannot be overstated. For this reason, Inside ATM takes a close look at the performance of hotels in the region and at the progress of Dubai’s Vision 2020 project (page 23). With an event programme (page 12), and an exhibition floorplan (page 96), the magazine is designed as an essential editorial companion for ATM. I hope you enjoy your time at the show, you are successful in your business dealings, and you find some useful industry insight in the pages of Inside ATM. Have a great show Mike Hayes
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