Desert Buggy Simulator and Interactive Stand at Arabian Travel Market 2026

A dune bashing buggy simulator, wayfinding app and iPad experiences that turned a tourism stand at ATM 2026 into a destination.

INDUSTRY
Travel, Tourism & Events
CLIENT
Exhibitor, ATM 2026
LOCATION
Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE
FORMAT
Buggy Simulator, Wayfinding App, iPad Apps
DATES
14 to 17 September 2026
TYPE
Temporary Exhibition Activation

Arabian Travel Market fills the halls of Dubai World Trade Centre with tourism brands, each competing for the same few seconds of a buyer's attention. A stand with brochures and screens rarely stops anyone walking the aisle. The client wanted visitors to feel what a desert experience is like, not just read about it, and to remember the stand long after the show closed.

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The stand also had to work as a busy meeting space. Visitors needed to find the exact booth they were looking for without queuing at a reception desk, and the cultural experiences on offer, from Oud playing to poetry making, needed to be explained in a way that felt personal rather than printed.

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People came for the buggy ride and stayed to explore the rest of the stand. It gave us a way to show our destination, not just talk about it.

Op3 Team

Three Connected Experiences, One Stand

Buggy Simulator

Visitors strapped in and took a 90-second dune bashing ride across a desert landscape. We created the ride content from scratch, paced to deliver a thrill in a short window so more guests could take a turn.

Wayfinding App

A wayfinding app ran across three screens on the stand. Visitors searched for the booth they wanted and were guided straight to it, which kept the stand moving and freed the team for real conversations.

iPad Experience Apps

Podium-style iPad apps introduced cultural experiences such as Oud playing and poetry making. We adapted the client's own material into a clean touch format that suited quick, curious visits.

On-Site Delivery

We handled installation and stayed on the stand through the show, with a technician on site for all four days so every experience was running whenever visitors arrived.

Services Delivered

Concept Development

Shaping a stand experience around a simple idea: let visitors feel the desert before they ever book a trip.

Content Creation

Producing the 90-second dune bashing ride for the buggy simulator, and adapting client material for the app and iPad experiences.

Technology That Made a Destination Feel Real

Buggy Simulator Activation

A seated motion experience that lets visitors feel the pace and drama of a desert drive, giving the stand a hands-on attraction people stop and queue for.

Dune Bashing Ride Content

A 90-second desert journey created for the simulator, built to turn tourism messaging into a ride visitors talk about afterwards.

Multi-Screen Wayfinding App

One app across three stand screens that points visitors to the booth they are looking for, reducing wandering and reception queues.

Podium iPad Apps

Touch apps that present cultural experiences in a clear, personal format, so visitors learn without waiting for a team member.

Content Adaptation

Client-supplied material reworked to fit each screen and format, keeping the stand visually consistent from the simulator to the iPads.

The buggy simulator became the stand's main draw. Footfall followed the natural rhythm of the show, with the opening and closing days quieter, and the second and third days busy with a high number of visitors taking a turn on the simulator.

The wayfinding screens and iPad apps worked alongside it, helping guests reach the right booth and understand the cultural experiences on offer without adding pressure on the team. The stand gave the client a memorable way to talk about desert tourism in a hall where most exhibitors rely on screens and brochures.

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3
Connected Activations
90s
Desert Ride Experience
3
Wayfinding Screens
4
Show Days, Fully Supported

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