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Al Rais Travel, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023’s Official Destination Management Company (DMC) Partner, is using the 30th edition of the exhibition to promote the UAE as a sustainable tourism destination. Mohamed Al Rais, Deputy Managing Director of Al Rais Travel, said he and his team would leverage company’s 42 years of experience to increase awareness of responsible tourism offerings in Dubai and across the GCC. The company is also to showcase three of its digital platforms, which are designed to cater to business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and corporate booking requirements. Sustainable tourism Al Rais said: “We are increasing awareness of sustainable tourism, with a focus on sustainable travel, accommodation and other segments. “Our group is also demonstrating three digital platforms, which are B2B, B2C and our corporate booking tool,” he continued. “We always try to enhance our technology to keep pace with the market. As technology is growing so fast – ...

Industry experts have called upon the Middle East’s luxury travel sector to focus on long-term gains of decarbonization, waste reduction, and community initiatives, rather than costs. The panelists of the session on ‘ Sustainable Luxury: At What Cost? ’ at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023 shared a range of insights at into how luxury travel is leading the tourism industry’s sustainable charge in the Middle East. Moderated by Joe Mortimer, Editor-at-Large at Destinations of the World News, panelists included Nadia Ibrahim, Member of the Board of Directors of UN Global Compact, Amir Golbarg, Senior Vice President of Operations – Middle East & Africa at Minor Hotels, Candice D’Cruz, VP Luxury Brands at Marriott International, and William Harley-Fleming, Vice President of Operations for JA The Resort and Indian Ocean. No compromise on sustainability Commenting on the growing demand for sustainable offerings among consumers, Nida Ibrahim said: “Luxury and sustainability ...

The 30 th edition of Arabian Travel Market 2023 kicked off at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with a spotlight on climate change during the opening session of the four-day event. The tourism and economy figureheads from across the Middle East region converged to tackle climate change and ensure the implementation of sustainable policies. Tourism is responsible for approximately 8% of global carbon emissions from transport, food and beverage, accommodation, and related goods and services. https://twitter.com/ATMDubai/status/1653043653437276167 Taking place on the Global Stage at ATM, Anchor, and Correspondent CNN moderated Eleni Giokos the opening discussion. Sujit Mohanty, Regional Division for Arab States, UNDRR, Dr. Abed Al Razzaq Arabiyat, Managing Director, Jordan Tourism Board, and HE Walid Nassar, Minister of Tourism, Lebanon were the panelists. Sujit Mohanty said, “Globally, in the last 20 years, there have been $2.97 trillion in economic losses due to disaste...