Expertise Abu Dhabi scoops Finest Stand Design Award (over 150m2) on the thirty first version of ATM

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Expertise Abu Dhabi secured the Finest Stand Design Award (over 150m²) at Arabian Journey Market (ATM) 2024, which can run at Dubai World Commerce Centre (DWTC) till at this time, ninth Could. The exhibitor’s stand was praised by ATM’s impartial panel of judges for its flowing design, modern use of greenery and glorious visibility from the present ground.

Within the Finest Stand Design (50-150m²) class, ExploreTECH was chosen by the judges for its slick, two-storey idea in addition to its efforts to advertise accomplice startups. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration received the Finest Stand Design Award (underneath 50m²) because of its conventional but vibrant structure and efficient use of house.

Qiddiya Funding Firm’s stand received ATM’s inaugural Finest Use of Know-how Award. Judges recommended the interactive digital recreations developed by the organisation, which permit attendees to really feel as if they’re bodily current on the deliberate megaproject in Saudi Arabia.

ATM 2024’s Sustainable Stand Award was offered to AlUla, which paid explicit consideration to supplies reuse, together with the carpet chosen for the house. The exhibitor built-in a collection of QR codes, which allow attendees to entry details about the sustainability-related causes behind its varied design decisions. Judges had been additionally impressed by AlUla’s pledge to offset emissions from its stand, in addition to its method to customer engagement – planting a tree for everybody who engages throughout the present.

This 12 months’s Finest Stand for Doing Enterprise Award was offered to the Saudi Tourism Authority, which acquired reward for successfully showcasing a number of locations with distinct assembly areas, zones devoted to the nation’s tradition, and an abundance of data factors. The award for Finest Stand Characteristic went to flydubai for an modern design that performs with perspective, making guests really feel like they’re flying from one angle whereas resembling the wings of an aeroplane from one other.

Emirates was extremely recommended within the Finest Stand Design Award (over 150m²) class for a stand that created an open really feel for guests, with a structure that permits attendees to enter from any path.

The judges for the ATM 2024 Finest Stand Awards included; Sarah Duignan, Director of Consumer Relationships, STR; Mo Elhadi, Account Supervisor MEA, STR; Otag Fida, Senior Undertaking Supervisor, DXB Stay; Kate Harden-England, Editor, Travolution; and Nehme Shehab, Operations Director, RXME.

Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Journey Market, stated: “It proved extraordinarily difficult to resolve on the last word winner in lots of this 12 months’s Finest Stand Awards classes, which simply goes to point out the extent of high quality on show at ATM 2024. I’m immensely grateful to our impartial judges for his or her effort and time, and I want to congratulate all this 12 months’s award winners and extremely recommended exhibitors.”

Finest Stand Award winners

• Finest Stand Design underneath 50m² – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (AS7555)
• Finest Stand Design between 50-150m² – ExploreTECH (TT4250)
• Finest Stand Design over 150m² – Expertise Abu Dhabi (ME0750, ME0720)
• Finest Stand for Doing Enterprise – Saudi Tourism Authority (ME1820, ME1730)
• Finest Stand Characteristic – flydubai (ME1020)
• Finest Use of Know-how – Qiddiya Funding Firm (ME1780)
• Sustainable Stand – AlUla (ME1750)

The Finest Stand Awards winners had been introduced on day three of ATM 2024. Elsewhere, the Future Stage hosted a full programme of fascinating innovation-focused periods together with Improvements Shaping the Way forward for Accessible and Inclusive Journey and Decoding MENA Tourism Potential: Unveiling NextGen Locations in 2040.

The thrill is constructing for the ATM Begin-Up Pitch Battle tomorrow, which can happen on the Future Stage. Held in partnership with Intelak, the Begin-up Pitch Battle supplies a platform for journey start-ups to current their modern, industry-changing enterprise concepts dwell on stage. The shortlisted firms are Curated Planet, stayK, InterLnkd and ClearQuote Applied sciences ME Ltd.

The most important version of ATM to this point will shut tomorrow following 4 days of impactful {industry} discussions and unrivalled networking alternatives throughout the MICE, leisure, luxurious and company journey sectors. The ultimate day will concentrate on the following era of journey and tourism expertise with the Educating Younger Entrepreneurs: Constructing a Profession in Journey session and the Community with Future Leaders occasion.