By Kimberly Ann Faith Cristobal
The 10th Riyadh Travel Fair 2018 was held at the Al Faisaliah Hotel last April 10-13, 2018. The event was open to travel professionals and the general public who were looking for travel offers and interested in different countries. The fair featured introductions to numerous destinations, products, services, promotions and marketing opportunities. Special programs and packages were made available to interested guests.
According to Bander Al Gryni, General Manager, Organizer from ASAS Exhibitions, this year’s travel fair increased both the number of exhibitors from 270 to 300 promoting 55 different countries and the number of participants from 27,329 in 2017 to 30,000 this year.
Riyadh Travel Fair 2018 was their biggest event to date, proving itself to be an industry leader in the Kingdom. Its goal was to give an opportunity for travel organizations to introduce themselves, their host country and to market their tourism activities and services. This allowed them to be recognized for their achievements in the industry.
Among the few countries that debuted at this year’s fair were Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Tanzania and Spain. Sixty percent of the exhibiting companies were from the GCC countries while exhibitors from Southeast Asia also participated with booths from the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea. Tourism authorities, travel agencies, car rentals, hotels, and airlines were also present to support budding travelers with their travel needs. It was a successful four-day event that led people to discover new destinations with great offers to tour the world.
