Meetings happen on the sidelines of ITB Berlin 2023.
ABU DHABI – H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, met with tourism ministers of Oman, Egypt and Jordan on the sidelines of ITB Berlin 2023, to discover the means to spice up funding exchanges with these nations within the sector. During the assembly, H.E. Bin Touq mentioned that the UAE’s tourism sector is replete with funding alternatives in its numerous sub-sectors – starting from superior infrastructure to enticing and numerous locations.
H.E. Bin Touq mentioned: “The UAE has exerted tremendous efforts in developing legislation governing the national tourism sector and launching initiatives capable of attracting investments to it, thanks to its importance as a key pillar of our new economic model.”
The conferences had been held with H.E. Salem bin Muhammad Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman; H.E. Ahmed Issa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt; and H.E. Makram Al Queisi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan.
Emphasizing the UAE’s sturdy relations with Oman, Egypt and Jordan, H.E. Bin Touq underlined the nation’s need to boost cooperation in all sectors of shared curiosity and the tourism sector specifically, thus contributing to the sustainable growth of all associate nations.
The conferences highlighted the varied capabilities of the UAE’s tourism sector, together with its main infrastructure, superior companies and facilitations, superior hospitality, numerous locations, wealthy heritage, secure and protected local weather, and the multicultural and tolerant society. Initiatives designed to drive the event of forward-looking modern mechanisms and methods making certain the sector’s sustainability, agility and regional and international competitiveness additionally shaped a part of discussions.
During his assembly with H.E. Salem bin Muhammad Al Mahrouqi, H.E. Bin Touq emphasised the necessity to create new channels for tourism motion between the UAE and Oman, thereby growing the variety of vacationers and air connectivity. Oman ranked second amongst markets that despatched vacationers to Dubai in 2022, accounting for 20 per cent of whole Omani vacationers who travelled to numerous nations because of the excellent connectivity between the 2 nations, with nationwide carriers working practically 100 weekly flights between them.”
During his assembly with the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, H.E. Bin Touq explored the means to advertise collaboration within the sector by boosting funding exchanges and leveraging the tourism capabilities of either side. H.E. said that the Egyptian market is without doubt one of the key supply markets that supplied the UAE tourism with greater than 2 million resort nights.
The Minister of Economy additionally met with Makram Al Queisi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan, throughout which, he underlined the particular relations between the 2 nations. The assembly mentioned enhanced collaboration within the tourism sector in mild of the rising demand for journey. Both sides agreed on the need of joint efforts to advertise tourism exchanges between them, particularly since Jordan is without doubt one of the main contributors to the UAE’s tourism motion.
H.E. Bin Touq excursions pavilions of assorted nations at ITB Berlin 2023
H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, additionally visited the pavilions of assorted nations collaborating in ITB Berlin 2023, one of many largest tourism commerce festivals on the earth that occurred from 7-9 March this yr. During the go to, the Minister of Economy emphasised that the UAE has a distinguished and extremely resilient tourism sector that has confirmed its mettle within the face of a number of international challenges.
He elaborated that the excellent development and high rankings achieved by the UAE tourism sector have solidified the nation’s place on the worldwide tourism panorama, highlighting it as a sustainable vacation spot for vacationers from all around the world. This success might be attributed to the nation’s superior tourism infrastructure; hospitality institutions of highest requirements; numerous and distinctive tourism and heritage locations, along with the protected and secure dwelling atmosphere that the UAE is thought for.
H.E. Bin Touq mentioned: “Thanks to the forward-looking vision of the wise leadership, the UAE tourism sector quickly bounced back from crises and continue to achieve record growth that exceeds pre-pandemic levels. By the end of 2022, hotel establishments in the country received 25 million guests who spent 91 million nights, with an 18 per cent growth compared to 2021 and 7 per cent over 2019. The number of hotel establishments in the country also reached nearly 1,200, with a 5 per cent growth from 2019, while the number of hotel rooms exceeded 200,000 with a 11 per cent growth. Additionally, the occupancy rate in the hospitality establishments reached 71 per cent in 2022, which is among the highest in the region and the world. As a result, hotel revenues also grew significantly in 2022, totaling AED 38 billion with a 23 per cent growth over 2019.”
He added: “Tourism is one of the most important sectors that support the national economy as it contributes nearly 11 per cent to the GDP annually. The launch of the ‘National Tourism Strategy 2031’ by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, confirms the importance we attach to the sector’s development. The strategy aims to continue strengthening the tourism sector in order to boost its contribution to the national economy by AED 450 billion, an annual increase of AED 27 billion. It is also set to mobilize new investments worth AED 100 billion in the UAE’s tourism sector and attract 40 million guests to our hotel establishments by 2031.”
H.E. Bin Touq continued: “The UAE government continues to launch innovative initiatives to drive the growth of this key sector and promote opportunities offered by various sub-sectors within it. The ‘World’s Coolest Winter’ campaign, launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, played a key role in the sector’s growth as well.”
The Minister of Economy toured the pavilions of all emirates collaborating within the truthful, and met with the heads of delegations and individuals, together with H.E. Mahmoud Al Hashemi, Director General of the Department of Tourism Development in Ajman; Raki Phillips, CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority; and Tariq Majdi, Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai. H.E. Bin Touq praised the efforts exerted by the groups in showcasing the event of the UAE tourism and the big selection of choices it presents to vacationers from world wide.
Underlining the significance of the UAE’s unified tourism identification, H.E. defined the way it nonetheless preserves the distinctiveness and authenticity of every emirate whereas successfully highlighting their tourism potentials, as showcased by the emirates’ pavilions on the Fair. This will assist increase tourism flows to the UAE and promote accessible funding alternatives in numerous tourism actions, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the nationwide economic system.
ITB is the most important and oldest worldwide tourism commerce truthful, which launched its first version in 1966. Every yr, greater than 180 nations with greater than 10,000 exhibitors from tourism sectors from world wide take part within the exhibition, which can also be attended by practically 160,000 professionals specialised within the sector.
The newest version of the Fair stands out because the exhibition is held in particular person for the primary time after the Covid-19 pandemic. It serves as a number one international platform for selling tourism locations and forging skilled partnerships between tour operators, corporations, motels and tourism service suppliers, along with selling information and experiences alternate and discussions on international tourism tendencies.
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