Riyadh Travel Fair (RTF) 2016, Saudi Arabia’s major travel industry showcase, will open its doors for the eighth consecutive year, with the 2016 edition to be located at the Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh from April 12-15.

The four-day event will become the focus of business networking opportunities, insightful seminar sessions, ministerial discussions and the recognition of twelve months of the tourism industry’s achievements.

The 2016 edition will be the largest on record with an increase in both the number of exhibitors and expected visitor arrivals. More than 250 exhibitors will be representing more than 55 countries.

Over 50 national and regional pavilions will have a prominent presence with the show floor space, which is also increased by 11 percent compared to the 2015 event.

“Last year, the Riyadh Travel Fair featured 219 exhibitors with visitor attendance at 17,573. That was an increase of 15 percent compared to the 2014 edition. This year will continue our year-on-year growth as exhibitors hit over 250 and expected visitors numbers over 20,000,” said Bander' Al-Gryni, GM, ASAS Exhibitions — organizer of Riyadh Travel Fair.

Al-Gryni added: “With Saudi nationals increasingly traveling both domestically and overseas, the opportunities that the Riyadh Travel Fair 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 travelers has never been more significant.”

Exhibitors from Asia, Oceania, Europe and North Africa will also be present, along with hotels, airlines, travel agencies, online booking sites, and car rental companies such as Rotana, Lufthansa, Al Riyadh Travel and Tourism, MATATO, TravZilla, Dollar Rent A Car, Fursan Travel, and Flyin.