Abu Dhabi Week opens in Mumbai.
The dedicated efforts
of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, to increase the numbers of
tourists from India, has got off to a promising start when several hundred
Mumbaikars witnessed the opening of the first “Abu Dhabi Week” in India.
The exposition, which
will run from Friday to Sunday at Mumbai’s sprawling MMRDA grounds, BKC will
feature a collection of Abu Dhabi’s cultural and tourist attractions, which the
organisers believe will encourage more Indians to consider the emirate as a
holiday destination.
A total of 223,000 guests from India stayed in hotels in Abu Dhabi for an
average of 2.8 days during this period, he added. In a
pre-event statement reflecting the increasing potential of India for the Abu
Dhabi tourism sector, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi
Department of Culture and Tourism, said, “India is a key tier-one priority for
Abu Dhabi, and it represents our second-largest international source market for
hotel guests.” “Apart from positioning the emirate as a holiday destination, we
will also underline the message that Abu Dhabi is an ideal business location
for the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions, MICE, industry, with
a superb selection of venues for delegations from India,” he added.
Celebrities like
Amardeep Singh Natt, Music director Vickey Prasad, TV Actors - Bhavesh Balchandani, Reem Shaikh, Roshni
Walia, Anushka Sen, Arishfa Khan, Ashnoor Kaur, Ekta Jain,Shree Rajput, Saloni
Daini,Ashila Bhatia, Sanchiti Sakat and Ahsaas Channa, Aditya Kumar and Imran
Shaikh of Travelegend.com who attended Friday’s inaugural ceremonies shared
their views .
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