ADTA delegation attends ICCA Congress in Thailand this week

A delegation from Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority including Ahmed Hussein, Deputy Director General Tourism Operations, Dayne Lim Kok Chun, Director of Product Development, Gillian Taylor and Mubarak Al Nuaimi both from the ADTA MICE Division are currently attending the 46th ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) Congresses in Pattaya, Thailand.

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC) is also attending.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority is an active member of ICCA. The association offers opportunities such a promotion under the ICCA brand and an instantly recognizable quality benchmark for venues, products and services; education and networking and connection with 750 corporate members in 80 countries reaching out to some 100,000 meeting professionals worldwide.

ICCA's network of suppliers to the international meetings industry spans the globe. All companies and organisations which have a strategic commitment to provide top quality products and services for international meetings consider ICCA membership as part of their long term plans.

International meeting planners can rely on the ICCA network to find solutions for all their event objectives: venue selection; technical advice; assistance with delegate transportation; full convention planning or ad hoc services. ICCA members represent the top destinations worldwide, and the most experienced specialist suppliers.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has been a member of ICCA for a number of years and is taking a leading role in supporting the association and gathering valuable business leads on congress and conventions likely to come to Abu Dhabi - this will ultimately benefit all ADTA's stakeholders in the tourism industry.

While the delegation are there they will be signing an agreement to form an Energy Cities Alliance between three leading convention bureaux and a convention centre.

In creating the strategic marketing alliance, the partners are aiming to obtain a competitive edge in the international marketplace, particularly in the field of energy-related conferences. Details will be released after the press conference on the 30th.