Thailand builds Gulf travel trade ties through multi-city Amazing Journeys programme

Participants pose for a group photo at Amazing Journeys Through Thailand Trade Connect 2026 in Bangkok.

TAT connected 40 UAE and Saudi travel representatives with 80 Thai tourism businesses after product discovery across Pattaya, Hua Hin and Bangkok, while highlighting stronger Green Season demand. KEY TAKEAWAYS TAT brought together 40 travel trade representatives from the UAE and Saudi Arabia with 80 Thai tourism businesses at a Bangkok trade event on 1… Read the full news article

Maldives brings its largest 2026 tourism delegation to ATM Dubai as Middle East push widens

Maldivian tourism delegates gathered at the Visit Maldives stand during Arabian Travel Market 2026 in Dubai

The 165-person, 74-company delegation is using the four-day trade show to deepen travel-trade ties and promote family, wellness, adventure, halal and MICE tourism alongside luxury stays KEY TAKEAWAYS Visit Maldives is attending ATM 2026 with 165 representatives from 74 tourism companies, its largest international travel-trade delegation of the year. The Maldives is presenting a broader… Read the full news article

Maldives moves to formalise halal tourism segment as Visit Maldives explores standards, certification and new events

Abdulla Yasir and Sheikh Yousef Hasan Khalawi during a Visit Maldives meeting in Malé

Talks with the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development add a product-development layer to a wider government push that has already included dedicated halal-tourism sites and overseas promotion KEY TAKEAWAYS Visit Maldives is assessing certification pathways, service standards and resort participation as it works to establish halal tourism as a distinct national tourism segment. The… Read the full news article