Dubai holds first roadshows in India

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), in its initiative to captilize on the booming Indian market, is conducting five-day road shows for the first time, focusing especially on tourism in five key Indian cities. The event, which attracted 13 co-participants, is highlighting Dubai's tourism potential in Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai from April 6th- 10th.

The DTCM Manager Overseas Promotions, Khalifa Buamaim, said, "that though we are staging a travel roadshow for the first time in India, we already have a long history of tourism ties." 

"Dubai regards India as an important market and has established a representative office in Mumbai. India is emerging as a rapidly expanding market and is gaining popularity for the outbound travel business. It plays a dominant role in today's world tourism and trade sector", said Mr. Buamaim.

"We are expecting about 300 decision-makers from the tourism sector in Delhi and Mumbai, about 100 each in Chennai and Banglore and more than 80 in Hyderabad," said Mr. Buamaim.

He noted that the event will give the participants an idea about the wide range of services and facilities tourists can avail and enjoy in Dubai. "Staging these events will give further boost to our tourism activities and visitors can exploit the up-to-date facilities and resources the emirate offers," he said.

Mr. Buamaim said there has been an increase in the number of Indian hotel establishment guests: "The number of hotel establishment guests from India in the year 2003 recorded eight per cent per cent increase over 2002. By conducting such road shows, we are confident that the number will soar," said Mr. Buamaim.