Abu Dhabi Hosts Roadshows In China to Promote Tourism

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, the capital and 2nd largest city in the United Arab Emirates, will attract mire tourists from China after they have visited China with their roadshows. These helped promote the the many features of Abu Dhabi to Greater China. The Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (ADTCA) held its inaugural Chinese roadshow from April 9 – 17 in five major cities in China: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Beijing According to Mubarak Rashed Al Nuaimi, international promotion manager, ADTCA, the nine-day roadshow served as a platform to drive business interactions between Chinese outbound travel consultants and hotels, airlines, attractions and destination management companies based in Abu Dhabi. A total of 11 Abu Dhabi tourism stakeholders and nearly 800 Chinese travel consultants participated in the roadshow, which will become an annual affair, said Al Nuaimi. “The Chinese market is growing and the world’s first Ferrari World theme park (in Abu Dhabi) has been a big draw. In 2011, the number of Chinese visitors to Abu Dhabi increased by 29.6 per cent compared to the same (period) in 2010. We expect similar growth for this year given new flight connections,” he said. Chengdu Last December, Etihad Airways commenced four direct weekly services between Abu Dhabi and Chengdu. In March this year, the national carrier launched a Shanghai (Pudong)-Abu Dhabi route with five-weekly flights, which has been boosted to a daily service from April 16.