Category Events, Organisations & Operators

This summer, Elite Island Resorts invites travelers and travel professionals alike to explore Antigua through “A Love Letter To Antigua,” a campaign designed to showcase the island’s culture, history, and natural beauty beyond the resort experience. The initiative includes inspiring itineraries co-created with content creators, a 360° interactive map of Antigua, and cinematic storytelling that highlights Antigua as a premier summer travel destination.

Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport has been recognized as the Best Regional Airport in South America, consolidating its leadership in the region and strengthening its position as a benchmark for airport quality.

This recognition marks a milestone: 11 consecutive years in which Ecuador’s capital airport has remained the highest-rated among airports in its category, in a highly competitive environment.

RX has confirmed that the 2026 edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, originally scheduled to take place from 4–7 May 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, will now take place from 17-20 August 2026, with the venue remaining unchanged.
The decision to reschedule the event has been made to prioritise the safety and well-being of customers, partners and colleagues, and to give the global travel and tourism community greater confidence and flexibility to attend.

The 2026 Future Aviation Forum will return to Riyadh from 20-22 April, bringing together more than 11,000 global aviation experts and leaders, including ministers, regulators, manufacturers, airlines, and airports. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) launched the Forum whilst announcing a third consecutive year of record-breaking aviation growth for Saudi Arabia. In 2025, Saudia Arabia carried 140.9 million passengers, up 9.6%, and operated 980,000 flights, an 8.3% percent increase compared with 2024.

The Bench today announced the launch of Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Egypt, taking place 10-11 November 2026 at Sofitel Downtown Cairo Nile. FHS Egypt joins The Bench’s expanding portfolio of hospitality investment summits, including FHS World (Dubai), FHS Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), FHS Africa (Kenya) and the Branded Residences Forum series across multiple regions.
Under the theme ‘Where Heritage Inspires Investment’, FHS Egypt will convene owners, investors, operators, developers and government leaders to explore the next chapter of hospitality and real estate development in Egypt.

Busch Gardens returns in 2026 with an expanded, dual-park live music series featuring more than 25 full-length performances across both parks. With concerts included with all forms of park admission, an Annual Pass or Membership offers guests the most flexible way to access the full 2026 concert lineup all season long.

Participants in the forum, organized by FITUR together with Women Leading Tourism, say that for tourism growth to be sustainable and competitive, it must also be inclusive.

One in three new jobs created worldwide in the coming years will be linked to tourism, a sector in which women make up 54% of the workforce.

With overseas travel spend by Middle East residents expected to grow by 6% per year until the end of the decade, where it will top US$60 billion according to the latest ATM Travel Trends Report, exhibition space is in high demand among international participants at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, which will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 4-7 May.

FITUR4all, the FITUR section dedicated to accessible and inclusive tourism, organized in collaboration with IMPULSA IGUALDAD, is moving forward with preparations for its 2026 edition, with the imminent closing of applications for the FITUR4all Awards and the final definition of its strategic roundtables.

FITUR 2026 , to be held from 21 to 25 January at IFEMA MADRID , will demonstrate the growing importance of the US market for Spain and will boost business opportunities between the two countries. The United States is once again gaining weight at the International Tourism Trade Fair, reflecting the dynamism of bilateral tourism flows and the growing interest of its companies in consolidating alliances in the international sphere.