Arabian Travel Market 2025 Opens New Horizons
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, scheduled from April 28 to May 1, will focus on the theme “Global Travel: Developing Future Tourism by Enhancing Connectivity”.
This year’s exhibition emphasizes sustainable tourism.
By addressing the urgent need for collective and systematic action.
In order to transform the tourism industry into a circular and regenerative model.
Arabian Travel Market 2025 Focuses on Sustainability by:
- Leveraging innovative technologies to optimize resource use.
- Aligning businesses with local communities to ensure equitable economic benefits.
- Promoting transformative initiatives, such as immersive cultural experiences.
Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) Report Insights:
As per Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) report, only 15% of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to tourism are going to be achieved by 2030.
This highlights the necessity of doing more comprehensive efforts across the sector.
Expert Perspectives:
Nicholas Hall, CEO of DTTT, notes that tourism sustainability challenges are multifaceted.
As they require solutions that are ranging from plastic waste management to responsible travel behaviors and ensuring community benefits.
Regional Strategies:
Governments in the GCC countries have launched sustainability-focused tourism strategies to support tourism SDGs, including:
- UAE Tourism Strategy 2031.
- Saudi Vision 2030.
- Qatar National Tourism Sector Strategy 2030.
- Bahrain Tourism Strategy (2022–2026).
- Oman National Tourism Strategy.
- Kuwait Vision 2035.
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Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025 Goals:
According to Danielle Curtis, Director of ATM Middle East, the exhibition offers an ideal platform to advance sustainability objectives.
It also fosters regional sustainability frameworks that integrate environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
Adding that partnerships across industries will be encouraged to promote a thriving circular economy.
This year, Arabian Travel Market will serve as a critical hub for industry professionals.
In order to discuss and implement practices that support a more sustainable and inclusive future for global tourism.
