The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) have successfully participated in the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in the Chinese city of Shanghai. This was the sixth successive year participation of DTCM in the ILTM Asia will this year took place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre (SEC) in the first week of June.
The Dubai Stand had 25 co-participants representing hotels and tourism companies in addition to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA-Dubai).
The DTCM officials said more than 40 meetings were conducted with the 470 representatives of various companies and organizations as part of the networking, marketing and promotional measures.
Mohammed Al Muhairi, head of Australia and Asia region at DTCM’s Overseas Promotion and Inward Missions Department, said a workshop was conducted for the tour operators to create awareness about Dubai and its varied tourism services for business and leisure travellers.
As many as 16 companies from Dubai participated in the workshop which was attended by representatives from 110 tourism companies from China’s various regions. A raffle draw was also conducted for a free holiday package for one of the participants.
The GDRFA-Dubai representative, Capt. Abdul Salam Al Sharif, provided information to the Dubai Stand visitors about the visa facilities for tourists and others in addition to various online services offered to the visitors of Dubai.