Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Tourism opens up the 9th Annual MALT Congress

Dubai opens up to the 9th annual Meetings Arabia & Luxury Travel Congress (MALT) Congress on the 6th of September ‘21. With Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Tourism opening up the session, it would be interesting to know the details of how the travel market is going to look like post COVID.

This year’s host city Dubai provides the ideal backdrop for an event of this nature as the industry is looking for face-to-face interactions with carefully sifted buyers and rebound tourism plus focused B2B meetings in a safe and secured environment.

The MALT Congress 2021 will once again bring the entire realm of luxury travel buyers to connect, converse & collaborate with top suppliers through pre-arranged one to one business appointments. The MALT Congress 2021 will feature expert sessions on what the future looks like for the travel industry, lessons learnt in 2020 & how we can be better prepared, revenue models, out of the box ideas, cost optimization techniques & how technology can empower travelers and many more.

A steller speaker line-up including His Excellency Ahmed Elmetwally, CEO, The Private office of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin Hamadan Al Nahayan, Dr. James Morgan, Dean of International Tourism & Hospitality College, Steen Jakobsen, Assistant Vice President, Dubai Business Events, Sulaiman Ali Al Romi, Director of Protocol, Capital Market Authority, Damian Goryszewski, Managing Director at The Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi, UAE, Andrew Brown, Regional Director, World Travel and Tourism Council and more!

Few Participating destination include Dubai Business Events, Discover Moscow, Visit Czech Republic, Eastern Europe Tours, Kompas, Korea Tourism Organization, Palazzo Versace, Zaya Nurai Island, Diamond hotel & Resorts, & more!

The industry has undergone a huge transformation to provide more memorable experiences to the travelers and accommodate changing preferences given the new appetite for travel. Few companies managed to tackle all the odds and we want to honor them for their efforts. Through ‘Top 25 GCC Travel Agencies,’ we aim to put a spotlight on few exemplary initiatives in the field of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events (MICE), Business and Luxury Travel from the GCC.