Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) will participate in World Travel Market (WTA) exhibition for the fifteenth consecutive year, which will commence on Monday in London and will certainly continue until November 9, to emphasize Sharjah's tourist setting in global tourist map.

World Travel Market is one of world's most substantial tourism occasions, which brings together pioneers of tourist and travel, tourist makers and those curious about the tourism industry from worldwide, along with international media.

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Advancement Authority Goings Emirate of Sharjah delegation, that includes 12 entities from tourist and heritage industry: Sharjah Investment and Growth Authority-Shurooq, Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), Sharjah Airport Travel Agency (SATA), Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah Museums Authority, Sharjah Women Sport Foundation, Al Bait Hotel, Al Shaab Village, Royal Tulip, Sheraton Beach Resort and Spa and Ramada Hotel and suites, and Travtalk.

SCTDA Chairman, HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa', mentioned that the involvement in the exhibition comes within the goal of HH Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. Our target to advertise ideal presence of Sharjah, transfer its outstanding tourism experiences, in addition to improve international tourist teamwork within the rate of interest of Sharjah.

Al Midfa' draw attention to the programs of SCTDA targeted at offering Sharjah's unique tourism setting, which is rich in its diversity and various tourist growths it is witnessing, explaining the value of international events in suggesting international community about Sharjah's eye-catching vacationer setting, and inviting tourist and investment markets to the emirate.

Al Midfa' stressed the keenness of SCTDA to achieve the emirate's visibility in the world's significant events and to highlight its achievements and activities to the world and strengthen its setting as a premium location for family tourism.

Al Midfa' indicated the results of SCTDA's participation in previous sessions of World Traveling Market in London, which ended positive outcomes, which added in specifying the tourist item of Sharjah, enhancing global tourist convergence, extending bridges of communication, bring in more tourists, and taking into consideration tourist financial investment opportunities.

"The diversified participation of Sharjah delegation, which stands for tourism market in its various fields, social, sporting activities and heritage, thus adding to provide an incorporated picture of Sharjah". Al Midfa' said.

SCTDA has a comprehensive program at World Traveling Market includes a number of activities and occasions that draw in visitors and conferences, which will link SCTDA with senior authorities from the World Tourism Organization. Sharjah's delegation will certainly check out collaboration chances with the leaders of global tourist field along with systems of coordination and constant communication.

SCTDA will enlighten thousands site visitors to the World Travel Market, through its sizable and prominent cubicle, on the emirate's tourist and heritage projects, the first of its kind at local and international levels, and growths in tourist sector in the emirate, which is witnessing a great development.

SCTDA's publications which are prepared particularly for the exhibition will notify European community, festival's leaders from all over the world, and traveling and tourist agents about Sharjah's tourist field as a house of diverse and eye-catching tourist environment.

The World Travel Market (WTC), which celebrates its 37th anniversary this year, is among the leading travel industry occasions, combining a large group of travel and tourism representatives from worldwide. Greater than 50,000 people a year, Traveling and media representatives visit the exhibit. The value of contracts and transaction with the exhibit is more than 2.5 billion annually.