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Second edition of the virtual trade event, the Gulf Travel Show 2021 connecting Middle East with the world will kick off at 10 am today until 6 pm. The two-day event will include networking sessions between Middle East and the globe along with 50 experts from the travel, tourism and hospitality sector as they discuss the current status of the industry. Successfully concluded in 2020 with 40 plus exhibitors, 6000 one-to-one meetings, and 2,500 visitors from 59 countries which included travel agents, tour operators, tourism boards, airlines, hotels, travel management companies and international agencies encouraged the emergence of a second edition. Some of the exhibitors shared their views before the event. Olivier Ponti, VP of Insights, Forward Keys, “The Gulf Travel Show presents a great opportunity for ForwardKeys to assist the many businesses in the Gulf region to get back up on their feet. Already our travel data is showing improvement in future air bookings to Egypt, Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even the Maldives. Now is the time to seize new business opportunities by making smart business decisions driven by real time data. At the GTS 2021, ForwardKeys will show off for the very first time its latest addition to Traveller Statistics, a dataset designed for the travel industry to monitor traveller departures at airports around the world. We now can show you short-term and long-term forecasts, 10 years into the future.” Shady Dawad – General Manager – Copthorne Hotel, “Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, it is important to maintain strategic partnerships with Travel Trade in order for any hotel business to thrive amidst pandemic. Sharing of best practices, strategies, and lessons learnt is vital for maintaining the business health …

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