20%
increase in exhibitors and 30% expected increase in visitors to provide
Saudi Arabia’s preeminent platform for domestic and outbound tourism
promotion
(Riyadh, 24 February 2015)
ASAS Exhibitions – organiser of the annual Riyadh Travel Fair – has
confirmed that the 2015 edition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s biggest
travel and tourism exhibition will be the largest to date, with a
robust increase of 20% in the number of exhibitors compared to that held
in 2014. The annual event now in its seventh year will be held from April 14 – 17, 2015
and will see over 200 exhibitors from 50 different countries. The
Riyadh Travel Fair will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital
at the Four Season Hotel Riyadh and is open to travel and tourism
professionals as well as the general public keen to discover more about
exciting and exotic travel destinations.
Says Mr. Bander' Algryni General Manager ASAS Exhibitions: “2015
will be the largest Riyadh Travel Fair to date thereby extending our
prominence as the leading travel and tourism exhibition in the kingdom.
200 exhibitors from Tourism Boards, Airlines, Tour Operators and Hotels
from 50 countries will be present in the exhibition. It’s been a year of
growth not only for the tourism and hospitality industry in the
Kingdom, but for RTF; and with Saudi nationals increasingly travelling
overseas at a greater number year on year, the opportunities that the
RTF provides for domestic and overseas destinations, hospitality service
providers and other tourism related businesses, to directly meet with
the kingdom’s leading travel professionals and travellers has never been
more significant.”
The 2014 edition
of the Riyadh Travel Fair saw a total recorded number of visitors reach
13,678. Total visitor numbers for the 2015 edition are expected to
further increase with a projected number of 20,000 –visitors targeted.
Visitors to the
2015 edition will be able to interact directly with various tourism
authorities, hotels, airlines and travel agents from around the world.
The Arabian Gulf region will have a strong presence at the fair
including stands by; Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority as
strategic partner , Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority
as gold partner and Fujairah Tourism and Antiques Authority as silver
partner to name just a few. Turkey Tourism will have the biggest
presence and delegation attending the show. Exhibitors from Asia,
Oceania, Europe and North Africa will also be present, along with travel
agency and online booking site representatives.
