In order to further push the Indian numbers to Abu Dhabi, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) recently concluded three-city roadshow in India. These roadshows witnessed the participation of stakeholders such as Etihad Airways, Yas Experiences, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi and Royal Arabian amongst others who interacted with around 350 Indian travel agents from Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru.
According to release issued by DCT Abu Dhabi, India is currently the second-largest overseas market for Abu Dhabi after China. Last year saw more than 360,000 Indians staying in Abu Dhabi’s 162 hotels and hotel apartments, an increase of more than 11 percent compared to 2016. Up until July 2018, more than 227,000 Indian travellers have already visited the Emirate.
Mubarak Al Nuaimi, Director Promotions and Overseas Offices, DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “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.”
Bejan Dinshaw, Country Manager for India at DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “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.”
