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DTCM SET TO WOO LARGER
NUMBER OF TOURISTS FROM EUROPE..
SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION AT
BIT 2006 IN ITALY AND HOLIDAY WORLD IN
PRAGUE
Photo Caption : The DTCM
delegation at BIT 2006
The Dubai Department of Tourism
and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) in its unfaltering
endeavour to promote Dubai as the leading leisure
tourism and trade destination in the world, led a
strong delegation to Italy for BIT 2006 and Holiday
World, Prague.
This is the 16th time that the
DTCM is participating in the 26-year-old event. The
Dubai stand at the fair was supported by 14
co-participants in the private and the public .
sector including representatives of the hotel
establishments, tour operators and the Dubai Cruise
Terminal
The exhibition boasts of the
largest pre-eminent international representation
with its success confirmed by the attendance of
5,000 exhibitors, 100,000 professional visitors and
.travellers from 120 countries 46,000
The DTCM delegation at BIT 2006
was led by Mr. Mohammed Khamis bin Hareb, DTCM
Director Operations and Marketing, Mr. Awadh
Seghayer Al Ketbi, Acting Manager of the Dubai
Cruise Terminal, Mr. Udaya Indrarathna ., DTCM
Senior Manager Operations and Marketing and
Mr.Salah Al Geziry, Deputy Manager, Overseas
Promotions
 The
DTCM also made an impressive showing at the Holiday
World 2006 at Prague in the Czech Republic from
February 23-26. The Holiday World is a significant
travel and tourism fair in Central Europe and this
is the 8th . year that the DTCM is participating at
the event
The DTCM delegation was
represented by Mr. Khalifa Ali Buamaim, Manager,
Overseas Promotions and Mr. Udaya Indrarathna .,
Senior Manager, Overseas Promotions
Mr. Mohammed Khamis bin Hareb
said :"The DTCM has started 2006 with a very strong
marketing strategy to woo larger number of
international tourists. In 2005, the total ."number
of international tourists totalled at 6
million
"The two travel and tourism
fairs where DTCM participated were among the most
important ones to attract tourists from Europe .,"
he added
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT:
MOHAMMED ABDUL MANNAN
Executive, Media
Relations
Telephone +971 4 201
0421
22 00 223 4 +971
Fax +971 4 201 0412
Email:
mmannan@dubaitourism.ae
DEBASREE S
Officer, Media
Relations
Telephone +971 4 201
0462
+971 4 223 00 22
Fax +971 4 201 0412
Email:
sdebasree@dubaitourism.ae
Debasree S
Officer, Media
Relations
Department of Tourism and
Commerce Marketing,
Government of Dubai,
P. O. Box 594, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: + 971 4 223 00 00 Fax: +971
4 223 00 22
http://www.dubaitourism.ae
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