Abu Dhabi, 27 April 2014 Rotana, the leading hospitality management company in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, welcomed more than300,000 guests from the UK last year making the country its third-biggest source market to the UAE as well as Rotana.

With total traffic from the UK to Rotanaaccounting for 19% of the business, the company is further strengthening its positioning in the market, with a promotional campaign on the famed black taxis of London. Through this initiative and other marketing campaigns, Rotana aims to increase business from the UK by at least 15% in 2014 versus 2013, thereby giving an added boost to the UAEs tourism sector.

The year-long campaign launched this monthwith the city-wide deployment of a fleet of liveried taxis. Fully branded with the Rotana name and logo, the designs aim todraw increasing traffic from the UK to Rotanas excellent hotels and properties in the UAE.

Reflecting its strong position as one of the worlds top tourism destinations, the UAE is experiencing a year-on-year increase of 10% in the number of visitors from the UK. The goal of our campaign is to capitalize on this ever-growing interest by investing in one ofRotanas prime markets. With a growing number of guests from the UK already choosing Rotana for their trips in the Middle East, we believe we are well-positioned to promote UAEstourism through this full-fledged marketing campaign. The famed black taxisconstitute an integral part of Londons identity and we are proud to grow awareness of our brand through this popular British icon, said Omer Kaddouri, President & CEO of Rotana.

The campaign leverages the high impact mobile taxi advertising format, which ensures reach to key target audiences throughout London and beyond, from business people to native day-trippers. The livery will be extended to the interior with branding on tip seats and receipt pads for maximum brand exposure.

In November when World Travel Market 2014 (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, comes to Londons ExCeL centre, Rotana will reinforce the campaign. Doubling the number of cabs featuring the designs and adding taxi super-side adverts will maximize the opportunitytopromotethe UAE and Rotanato WTM visitors in the UK capital.