Ireland ‘meets’ the Middle East

Tourism Ireland and partners attend Arabian Travel Market 

Six tourism companies from the island of Ireland travelled to Dubai this week, to join Tourism Ireland at Arabian Travel Market (ATM), in a bid to grow tourist numbers from the Middle East in 2023 and beyond. 

Tourism Ireland has arranged meetings for the tourism operators from Ireland with key Middle Eastern travel professionals who are attending ATM. 

ATM is the biggest travel trade event in the UAE, attracting more than 34,000 visitors – including leading tour operators, travel agents, business tourism buyers, airlines, travel media and bloggers – and not just from the UAE, but from all over the world. 

Aisling McDermott, Tourism Ireland’s Manager Asia and Middle East, said:“Tourism Ireland is delighted that so many key travel professionals from the Middle East are taking the time to join us at Arabian Travel Market this week. It gives our tourism partners from Ireland an excellent platform to inform and influence the Middle Eastern travel professionals they meet about what the island of Ireland has to offer and, importantly, to encourage them to include the destination in their future programmes.” 

Mathew Zachariah and Prem Sagar, both Al Rais Travel; Niamh O'Neill, O'Donoghue Ring Collection; Chandan Pratihast, China Southern Airlines; Mohamed Al Rais, Al Rais Travel; Judith Abraham, Visit Belfast; Albert Dawson, Luxurious Ireland; Marie-Charles Houston, Hillsborough Castle and Gardens; and Aisling McDermott, Tourism Ireland, at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.