The UAE will certainly be taking part in this year's Outbound Travel Market (OTM), India's biggest traveling trade convention taking place from February 21 to 23, 2017 in Mumbai. The Ministry of Economic situation will certainly organize a nationwide pavilion under the theme 'Visit UAE' which will certainly feature exhibitors from more than 18 government entities and private sector reps from the hospitality, tourism and aeronautics markets.

Abdullah Saleh Al Hammadi, Director of the Ministry's Tourist Department, will certainly be part of the delegation that will certainly make up senior representatives from local divisions and authorities, most significantly the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority; Dubai Department of Tourist and Commerce Marketing (DTCM); Sharjah Tourism and Business Advancement Authority; Ajman Tourism Development Division; Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Growth Authority; and Fujairah Tourist and Antiquities Authority. Emirates airline, an elite group of hotels and hospitality and tourism companies, along with Miral Asset Monitoring's Yas Island, Dubai Parks, and Cleveland Clinics, which will promote clinical tourist in the UAE, will certainly be represented too.

H.E Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economic climate, claimed that the UAE's engagement in OTM 2017 is of excellent relevance offered the enhancement of Indian tourism at the global level. He described India as one of the UAE's most important traveler markets due to their countries' deep historical ties whatsoever levels - politically, economically and culturally.

The Minister included that the event is a unique worldwide platform for advertising joint collaboration in tourism. He mentioned that Indian visitors represented regarding 8.5 per cent of the overall number of inbound tourist to the UAE in 2016 which saw the variety of visitors expand by around 9 per cent from the previous year to greater than 2.3 million. This growth is being sustained by joint efforts to establish various vital markets which boost bilateral economic, trade and tourism ties.

H.E. added that the outstanding cooperation in the areas of aeronautics, air transportation, and the promotion of straight flights between the two countries has actually significantly progressed their countries' level of tourism exchange.

For his part, H.E. Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic situation, said that the Ministry aspires to advertise the nation's pavilion within the exhibition. He anticipates the active engagement of different government and private sectors involved in tourism services, hospitality and aviation which will help derive the most effective feasible benefits from the UAE's visibility in the upcoming worldwide exhibit.

H.E. Al Muhairi added that India is just one of one of the most essential vacationer markets of the UAE, stating that higher growth rates will certainly be gone after during the following phase to more breakthrough the UAE's promotion and diversity of its tourist markets. He kept in mind that the participation in OTM provides a perfect platform for the exchange of info on developments in international tourism, chances for attracting much more encouraging vacationer markets, and showcasing the different elements of the UAE's diverse tourist industry.

According to information and figures from the exhibit, the current version will collect greater than a thousand exhibitors and participants from 50 countries to share and evaluate the best tourism services and products worldwide. The show will certainly additionally disclose famous tourist trends in India, among the largest tourism markets worldwide. Indian vacationers numbered more than 20 million in 2015; the city of Mumbai, the host of the program, is just one of the nation's significant tourism hubs accounting for 33 per cent of the total variety of Indian visitors.