Hayakum in Abu Dhabi Wins Best Pavilion Design at Arab Travel Market 2024

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Hayakum in Abu Dhabi won the Best Pavilion Design Award (over 150 square meters) at the Arab Travel Market 2024, which is being held at the Dubai World Trade Center until Thursday, May 9. The participating pavilion was praised by the jury at the Arab Travel Market for its elegant design and innovative use of sustainable, recycled materials.

In the Best Pavilion Design category (50-150 sqm), Explore Tech was chosen by the judges for its impressive two-story pavilion as well as its efforts to encourage start-up partners, and Administration won Bangkok City also won the Best Pavilion Design (under 50 sqm) due to its traditional and colorful design and efficient use of space.

The Qiddiya Investment Company pavilion also received the Best Use of Technology award from the Arab Travel Market, and the jury praised the interactive digital entertainment developed by the company, which allows attendees to feel as if they are physically present at the planned mega project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Best Sustainable Pavilion award at the Arab Travel Market 2024 was also awarded to AlUla, which paid particular attention to the reuse of materials, including the carpets chosen for the space. .. Sustainability reasons behind the different design choices The judges were also impressed by AlUla’s commitment to offset emissions from its pavilion, as well as its approach to attracting visitors by planting a tree for its everyone who participated in the show.

This year’s Best Platform for Doing Business award was given to the Saudi Tourism Authority, which was praised for effectively presenting multiple destinations with special meeting areas, areas dedicated to the country’s culture , and plenty of information points, and the Best Pavilion. the award went to Flydubai for its innovative, modern design.

Emirates Airlines was highly commended in the Best Suite Design Award category (over 150 square meters) for its prestigious suite with an innovative design that allows guests to enter from any angle.

Speaking on the occasion, Danielle Curtis, Director of Exhibitions, Middle East Arab Travel Market, said: “It was extremely difficult to determine the final winner in the many categories of this year’s Best Pavilion Awards, which show the level quality displayed at Arabian Travel. Market 2024. I am very grateful to our judges for their time and effort, and I would like to congratulate all of this year’s award winners and the much-loved exhibitors .”

List of winners of the Best Pavilion Award at the Arab Travel Market 2024:

• Best Suite Design under 50 Sqm – Bangkok City Administration (AS7555)

• Best stand design for 50-150 square meters – Search Tech (TT4250)

• Best design for a platform larger than 150 square meters – Hayakum in Abu Dhabi (ME0750, ME0720)

• Best Chamber to Do Business – Saudi Tourism Authority (ME1820, ME1730)

• Best Suite Feature – Flydubai (ME1020)

• Best use of technology – Qiddiya Investment Company (ME1780)

• Stable Platform – AlUla Company (ME1750)

The winners of the Best Pavilion Awards were announced on the third day of the Arab Travel Market 2024.

Elsewhere in the show today, the Theater of the Future held a full program of innovation-focused sessions including Innovations Shaping Accessible and Inclusive Travel in the Age of The future and unlocking the potential of tourism in the MENA Region: Unveiling the next generation destinations in 2040.

Tomorrow, the Future Theater will host the Start-up Pitch Battle competition for emerging companies, organized in partnership with Intilaaq, to to allow entrepreneurs to present their innovative ideas.

The final day of the event will focus on the next generation of promising talent in the travel and tourism sectors through a session on teaching young entrepreneurs how to achieve success and excellence in the travel sector, as well as exclusive networking event with future leaders.

Arab Travel Market 2024 is held in partnership with Dubai World Trade Center and its strategic partners such as: Dubai Tourism as Destination Partner, Emirates Airlines as Official Airline Partner, IHG Hotels & Resorts as the Official Hotel Partner, and Al Rais Travel as the Official Destination Management Company Partner.