TAAI Management team visits Dubai

The visit of the 24-member delegation to the emirate has been orchestrated by DTCM's India representative office with support from The Atlantis - The Palm, Movenpick Hotel and Lama Group.

During the visit, the TAAI panel members explored emirate's world-class convention facilities in order to consider Dubai as a venue for the TAAI's 2009/2010 convention.

Mr. Saleh Mohammed Al Geziry, DTCM Director of Overseas Promotions, said:

"DTCM considers India as a very important market with tremendous growth potential. The Dubai-India relations have been historical and have been showing signs of strong growth. The number of Indian tourists coming to Dubai has been rising significantly over the years. DTCM has been working towards tapping more Indian tourists and businessmen to the emirate."

From 198,383 Indian guests that Dubai hotel establishments hosted in 1999, the number of Indian hotel guests increased to 410,821 in 2007. DTCM has been operating a representative office in India since the past 12 years. Since 2004, it has been holding Dubai Road Shows in Indian cities and the 2009 edition of this promotional programme concluded earlier this month. As per Dubai Visitors Survey 2006-2007 conducted by DTCM, Indian visitors are satisfied or over satisfied (91 per cent) with their overall experience in Dubai and 65 per cent of them said they will take another holiday in Dubai in the future.

Mr. Carl Vaz, Director of DTCM Representative Office in Mumbai, accompanied the delegation.

Established in 1951, TAAI is India's largest travel trade body with over 2,400 active members comprising travel agents, tour operators, hotels, airlines and other travel allied service providers. The primary purpose was to protect the interests of those engaged in the industry, to promote its orderly growth and development and to safeguard the rights of the traveling public.