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Millions of curious minds were waiting for this exciting event, and finally Expo 2020 is ready to welcome the visitors from all around the globe. Running for half a year, from October 2021 to March 2022, this show brings together travelers, inventors, businessmen, and tourist from 190 countries.  UAE expects a tourism boost during the period, ready to welcome more than 25 millions of Expo 2020 visitors. To make the visiting experience even more exciting, the guests can purchase and Expo 2020 passport, stamping it along the way across the massive country pavilions. A series of engaging experiences for the visitors include theme weeks, art galleries, a variety of entertainment and an array of other activities, available on the event's calendar. Entry passes, daily, monthly, and seasonal, are available at the venue's website. Moreover, hoteliers have a chance to see the grand show free of charge, claiming their free ticket with a work ID. 

The yearly travel, hospitality and tourism conference will be hosted on May 8 to 11 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with a virtual event from May 17 to 18 for those unable to make it in person. The event will focus on the future of international travel and tourism, highlighting the potential challenges and opportunities facing the industry. While much of the previous ATM was centred around the recovery from Covid, the next show will talk more about looking into the future.  Show highlights in 2022 will also include destination summits focused on the key source markets of Saudi Arabia, CIS, China and India, with a global event for travel technology which puts a spotlight on the latest technology for travel and hospitality.  Even with the global travel and social distancing restrictions, the ATM 2021 event was very well received, with over 21K attendees arriving from more than a hundred countries. During the virtual event, over 30K profiles were registered on the ATM Virtual platform, and almost 20 thousands of face-to-face virtual meetings took place along with thousands of conference attendees.