The Association of Travel and Tourism Companies announced, today, Monday, its participation in the official Iraqi pavilion at the Arabian Travel Market ATM exhibition in Dubai.

A statement by the media office and public relations of the Association said: “Under the auspices of the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, and the President of the Tourism Authority, the Iraqi pavilion opened this morning at the ATM Arab Travel Market exhibition in Dubai, which was launched with the participation of travel and tourism companies and hotels from various Iraqi governorates.”

The head of the Association of Travel and Tourism Companies in Iraq, Haider Amer Al-Dujaili, explained that “the participation of the Association in the exhibition through the official pavilion is the second in a row,” noting that “the Arabian Travel Market exhibition is considered one of the important Arab and international exhibitions in which multiple specialized companies and organizations participate in tourism work from all countries of the world.

Al-Dujaili continued, “The aim of the participation is to highlight Iraq as an important tourist destination in the Middle East, and to promote archaeological, religious and cultural tourism due to the important sites and monuments that the land of Mesopotamia enjoys, in addition to concluding understandings and agreements that enhance the joint tourism labor market and openness to all countries of the world

Source: National Iraqi News Agency