The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2023

Just like other countries in the world, Malaysia's travel industry has been navigating through COVID. To re-invigorate the tourism industry, the Government has outlined several strategies in the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP).The Government has also launched a ten-year transformation plan for the tourism industry, called the National Tourism Policy (NTP) 2020 – 2030. The NTP was formulated to position Malaysia as among the top ten tourist destinations in both arrivals and receipts. One of the key strategies to remain competitive far into the future is to embrace Smart Tourism. Among efforts to restore travel into Malaysia is the establishment of a vaccinated travel lane (VTL). According to CBRE Asia Pacific’s latest Kuala Lumpur Hotel Market Outlook & Prospects 2022 report, more than 3,000 new hotel rooms and hotel suites are slated to open in Kuala Lumpur this year. Also, between 2023 and 2025, 1,260 new hotel rooms will be available. The Hotel Development and Design Summit will discuss over the development desinations, investment landscape, brand DNA, sustainable design, contructions risks and hotel technologies throughout the fundamental process before hotel operations.

Mobile and seamless crossing with focus on standards and testing to identify risks Development of Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) pilots and programmes Increased interoperability at the border as countries look to further enhance biometric sharing with international partners Evolution to next generation biometric passports with enhanced security features Addressing any public concerns around FR technology Improving morphing detection at the border Regulation and data protection for biometrics and digital identity

Tourism Innovation Summit is aimed to help tourism and travel industry to face all those short and long-term challenges. Seville will host again three days of disruptive masterclasses where success stories of travel are going on stage. Digitalization and innovation will be main discussion and plenty of solutions will be presented to the tourism industry to address these challenges. An event to find the right partners to evolve their digital strategies and implement them. A wide variety of technologies will be showcased in order to help tourism businesses become more competitive and, more importantly, restart the new ways of travel.

GTM is an event that connects the most influential travel advisors in North America with global travel suppliers in face-to-face meetings and Boardroom sessions. This boutique-style event provides a professional platform for the best sellers in the industry, encouraging them to expand their supplier portfolio and grow their global book of business.