Tourism promotion boards, hospitality brands, hotels, resorts, airlines, tour operators and other travel market participants invited to connect to the Gulf Countries’ leading tourism buyers and MICE specialists
AVIAREPS, the global leader and expert in developing and shaping outbound tourism, aviation and hospitality demand and spend, with a portfolio of more than 100 airlines and 250 travel and tourism clients worldwide, has announced its 2018 dates of a series of non-destination specific tourism roadshows to be conducted in the Middle East. Known as the AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravan, the roadshows are open to all travel market stakeholders: national, regional and city tourism promotion boards, hospitality brands, inbound tour operators, airlines, and even individual hotels and resorts.
Now in its third year, the AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravan was launched to provide all tourism, hospitality and aviation entities of all sizes, a platform that ensures quality individual meeting opportunities with the market’s leading outbound contractors, product developers, general managers, sales managers, and MICE specialists. A format of both pre-scheduled meetings through match making efforts, combined with free one to one meetings, allows those both new to and established in the travel market to test, enter and expand their regional footprint, networks and sales.
Says Glenn Johnston, General Manager UAE & Gulf Countries, AVIAREPS:“Outbound from the Gulf Countries continues to grow year on year. Not only do travellers from the Gulf Countries tend to travel more often than others, but they also overwhelmingly tend to stay longer and have one of the world’s highest average daily spends while travelling. The luxury travel segment is particularly strong, as too is MICE travel, providing a multitude of opportunities for entities seeking to diversify their client mix.”Johnston continues:
“Personal networks and ongoing connection remains an essential ingredient for business success within our region. A key focus for us is to ensure that through our well-established industry networks, both co-participants and our carefully selected Middle Eastern outbound partners see a return on their investment and a growth in their business. That is our commitment to these events.”
The 2018 calendar of AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravans has been expanded to three this year, with the first roadshows to visit Saudi Arabia the week immediately prior to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) being held in Dubai from April 22 – 25, 2018
The AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravans for 2018 are confirmed with the following schedules:
Countries Visited | Cities Visited | Dates |
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Caravan 1: Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh, Dammam/Al Khobar, Jeddah | April 17-19, 2018 |
Caravan 2: Qatar,Kuwait,Bahrain |
Doha, Kuwait City, Manama | October 15-17, 2018 |
Caravan 3: U.A.E |
Dubai, Abu Dhabi | November 12-13, 2018 |
Previous co-participants for the AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravans include: Visit California, Korean National Tourism Organization, TurEspaña, Slovenia Tourist Board, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Philippines Department of Tourism, Kyoto Visitors & Convention Bureau, Orange County Visitors Association, Centara Hotels and Resorts, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Union Hotels, Europcar, Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Oman Air, Cebu Pacific, and Rwandair to name a few.
Have a look at a short video of AVIAREPS past travel caravans
Would you like to attend the AVIAREPS Middle East Travel Caravans 2018? Then, simply follow the AVIAREPS Middle East Caravans link and let us know of your interest so we can send through to you more information!