Business & Money | Wednesday 15 April, 2015 3:37 pm |

ASAS Exhibitions – organiser of the annual Riyadh Travel Fair – has inaugurated the 2015 edition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s biggest travel and tourism exhibition last night. The Riyadh Travel Fair is held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital at the Four Season Hotel Riyadh and was inaugurated by Engineer Khaled M. Al Otaibi, Secretary General of the Council of Saudi Chambers.The annual event now in its seventh year is being held from 14th April and will continue till 17th of April, 2015 with over 200 exhibitors from 50 different countries.

Says Mr. Bander' Algryni General Manager ASAS Exhibitions: “The 2015 edition is the largest Riyadh Travel Fair to date thereby extending our prominence as the leading travel and tourism exhibition in the kingdom. 200 exhibitors from Tourism Boards, Airlines, Tour Operators and Hotels from 50 countries are currently present in the exhibition. It’s been a year of growth not only for the tourism and hospitality industry in the Kingdom, but for RTF; and with Saudi nationals increasingly travelling overseas at a greater number year on year, the opportunities that the RTF provides for domestic and overseas destinations, hospitality service providers and other tourism related businesses, to directly meet with the kingdom’s leading travel professionals and travellers has never been more significant.”

The 2014 edition of the Riyadh Travel Fair saw a total recorded number of visitors reach 13,678. Total visitor numbers for the 2015 edition are expected to further increase with a projected number of 20,000 visitors targeted.

Visitors to the 2015 edition will be able to interact directly with various tourism authorities, hotels, airlines and travel agents from around the world. The Arabian Gulf region will have a strong presence at the fair including stands by; Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority (Strategic Partner), Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority (Gold Sponsor) and Fujairah Tourism and Antiques Authority (Silver Sponsor) to name just a few. Turkey Tourism will have the biggest presence and delegation attending the show. Exhibitors from Asia, Oceania, Europe and North Africa will also be present, along with travel agency and online booking site representatives