Abu Dhabi gears up for tourism roadshow to India
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is planning a three-city roadshow in India, along with partners and stakeholders, to help promote the emirate and encourage more Indian visitors to explore Abu Dhabi.
The delegation includes UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways, Jet Airways, Yas Experiences, Dusit Thani, Royal Arabian, Air Travel Enterprise, Sofitel and Rotana. The delegation will be visiting India from September 17–21. The roadshow will commence in New Delhi, and then proceed to Chennai and concludes in Bengaluru.
“India is a vital tier one source market for us, which is providing more and more hotel guests for us each year. In 2017, we recorded spectacular double-digit growth from India and we are already recording further progress from the Indian market since the turn of the year,” said Mubarak Al Nuaimi, director Promotions and Overseas Offices at DCT Abu Dhabi.
“Our persistent efforts have managed to reinforce India as one of the leading overseas source markets for Abu Dhabi. Our year-on-year performance has witnessed stupendous growth and this has been possible because of the impressive work done by our trade partners. These roadshows have helped our stakeholders to connect with the regional trade partners, further boosting tourism to the emirate,” Bejan Dinshaw, country manager for India at DCT Abu Dhabi.
India is currently the second-largest overseas market for Abu Dhabi after China. Last year 360,000 Indians visited Abu Dhabi, registering an increase of more than 11 per cent compared to 2016. Up until July 2018, more than 227,000 Indian travellers have already visited the emirate. With the opening of Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, it is expected that there will be a dramatic surge in the growth of Indian visitors travelling to the UAE capital, said a release issued by the department.
