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Attendees include key senior travel purchasing professionals such as tour operators and travel agents from both the local and international region, reflecting the global interest in the event. Coming mostly from Middle East and North Africa for 64% an increasing number of genuinely interested buyers are also coming from Europe (17%) and Asia (13%).
The Buyers Club is ATM's prestigious Business Club for senior travel industry buyers visiting the event, to meet, negotiate and purchase from exhibiting companies. As recognition of their importance within the industry, they are awarded membership to the "Buyers Club". 76% of these buyers are CEOs, Managing directors, owners or partners of their companies.
Speaking on the first day of the event, Mr Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, commented:
"Attending exhibitions is an important tool for us and helps us introduce Qatar to the world as a independent and open mind country, with a real warmth. While promoting Qatar abroad, we always proceed with special care regarding our traditional hospitality, greeting each visitor as our guest. We introduce our vision of offering luxury services for business travelers and visitors, blended with the unique Qatari cultural heritage. That's why we are very proud to be the Official Sponsor of the 2009 Hosted Buyers Programme of Arabian Travel Market, to confirm to highly interested professionals all the tourism and hospitality assets of Qatar."
Staged annually in Dubai, Arabian Travel Market is the industry´s leading travel and tourism exhibition dedicated to unlocking the business potential within the Middle East region. Uniting 2,000 key market players from six continents, Arabian Travel Market is four days of intensive meetings, seminars, press conferences and social networking opportunities.
Posted by Siba Sami Ammari
