An official delegation from the UAE is participating in OTM – India’s largest travel trade show – running from Tuesday, February 21, 2017 until February 23, 2017, in Mumbai, India – under the umbrella of the Ministry of Economy. Members include representatives of various tourism departments and agencies in the UAE
I-UAE ibamba iqhaza embukisweni waminyaka yonke unyaka wesibili ulandelana. Inkundla yayo enwetshiwe ihlelwa ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi 'Vakashela i-UAE' futhi ikhombisa izindawo zokuvakasha ezidume kakhulu kuwo wonke ama-emirates. Iphinde ithuthukise izinsiza nezinsiza zezokuvakasha, isikhanyisela ngezinketho ezingcono kakhulu zezokuvakasha nezamabhizinisi, ukuthenga, ukwelapha kanye nezimpawu zezindawo zokuvakasha kwamasiko, phakathi kokunye, futhi inikeza ulwazi olwanele lwezokuvakasha ukuze kube lula ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezikhangayo eziphezulu.
I-OTM umcimbi omkhulu wesifunda nowomhlaba wonke ohlanganisa ababukisi abangaphezu kwe-1,000 abavela emazweni angaphezu kuka-60. Ikhuthaza ukubambisana kwezokuvakasha kanye nokwandisa ukufinyelela kumathuba ezimakethe zezivakashi ezintsha nezithembisayo, ezivela e-India nakwamanye amazwe ahlukahlukene abambe iqhaza embukisweni.
U-Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, onguNobhala woMnyango Wezomnotho kanye Nomeluleki kaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uthe ngemuva kokubamba iqhaza ngempumelelo kwangonyaka odlule, i-UAE ikhulise ubukhona bayo ukuze ifake izinhlaka zikahulumeni ezahlukahlukene ezibhekele ezokuvakasha kuwo wonke ama-emirates kanye nezizimele. abamele umkhakha ababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha.
U-Al Muhairi wengeze ngokuthi i-UAE Pavilion ikwelinye lamaphiko amakhulu alo mbukiso, waphinde waphawula ukuthi njengangonyaka odlule, i-UAE yakhethwa 'njengezwe Eligxilile' ngenxa yezindawo eziheha izivakashi, izinsiza nengqalasizinda edume umhlaba wonke. Uphinde waphawula ukwehlukahlukana kwezinketho zezwe zokuvakasha kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinsiza, kanye nokuba khona kwezinsiza ezihlinzekwa izivakashi kusukela zingena ezweni kuze kube lapho zihamba ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zinesipiliyoni esicebile futhi ngenxa yalokho zisiza ukukhuthaza izivakashi zase-Emirati. izindawo okuyiwa kuzo esifundeni nasemhlabeni jikelele.
Ubuye waveza ukuthi i-India ingomunye wabaxhasi abaphambili bezokuvakasha e-UAE, wathi isibalo sabavakashi baseNdiya sikhuphuke ngamaphesenti ayi-9 ngonyaka wezi-2015 saya ezigidini ezi-2.3 ngonyaka owedlule, okubalelwa kumaphesenti angama-8.5 ezivakashi eziphelele ze-UAE. U-Al Muhairi uveze ukuthi ukukhethwa kwe-UAE 'njengezwe Okugxilwe kulo' onyakeni wesibili olandelanayo kudonse ukunaka okukhulu kwabahlanganyeli bombukiso kanye nezivakashi ngokufanayo futhi kube nesandla ekwenyukeni okukhulu kwenani lezivakashi phakathi kwe-India ne-UAE. Uthe lokhu kugqamisa ukubaluleka kokubamba iqhaza kombuso emibukisweni emikhulu yezokuvakasha, kanye nokuphokophela ekutholeni ulwazi emhlabeni wonke kweminye imibukiso maduze.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, u-Abdullah Al Hammadi, uMqondisi woMnyango wezokuVakasha eMnyangweni wezoMnotho uthe, "Izinhlangothi ezithintekayo nePavilion yoMnyango zihlanganisa i-Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezohwebo (Dubai), iSharjah. I-Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, i-Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, i-Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority, uMnyango Wokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha e-Ajman, i-Emirates Airline, nabamele amahhotela ahlukahlukene, izinkampani zokuvakasha kanye neminyango yezokuvakasha yase-UAE.
U-Al Hammadi wengeze ngokuthi inkundla ye-UAE ithatha amamitha-skwele angama-352 nokuthi indawo yayo enamasu yenza kube lula ukufinyelela kuzo zonke izindawo zokungena. Lokhu kuzosiza ukwamukela izivakashi eziningana ophikweni, ezizonikezwa ulwazi olubanzi ngezinkonzo ezinhle kakhulu zezokuvakasha zezwe, iminikelo kanye nezindawo ezihehayo.
U-HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, uSihlalo Weziphathimandla ze-Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development, ukuqinisekisile ukuzibophezela kweSigungu sokubamba iqhaza embukisweni wezokuvakasha we-OTM njengengxenye yethimba le-UAE ngaphansi kwesambulela soMnyango Wezomnotho. Ukubamba iqhaza kweSiphathimandla kulo mcimbi kukhombisa iminikelo yezokuvakasha kaSharjah, kwaqhubeka i-HE Al Midfa, futhi kuyivumela ukuthi ixhumane nababambiqhaza abanethonya embonini yezokuvakasha. Lokhu kuqinisa amasu obudlelwano beSigungu seziPhathimandla nemakethe yase-India futhi kusivumela ukuthi sizuze kumfutho omkhulu le makethe engayinikeza, njengoba i-India ithathwa njengemakethe ewumthombo oyinhloko womkhakha wezokuvakasha waseSharjah.
H.E. Saeed Al Semahi, Director General of the Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority, said, “The Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority is keen to participate in the OTM exhibition in India under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy (Tourism Sector) and under the slogan ‘Visit UAE’. India is a very important tourism market for the UAE in general and Fujairah in particular; increased by around 50 per cent from 2015. This growth is the result of promotional workshops and heightened cooperation among the UAE’s tourism authorities and departments. We appreciate the efforts of the Ministry of Economy’s Tourism Sector in supporting and energizing this vital sector.”
U-HE Faisal Al Nuaimi, iMenenja-Jikelele yoMnyango Wokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha e-Ajman, wengeze ngokuthi “Sijabule ngokubamba iqhaza ku-OTM yalo nyaka eMumbai, e-India. I-UAE inobudlelwano obuqinile bomlando nezomnotho neNdiya, futhi umcimbi unikeza labo ababambe iqhaza embonini yezokuvakasha ithuba elihle lokuhlangana nokushintshana ngemibono. Ngokubamba iqhaza kwawo ephepheni elithi 'Vakashela i-UAE', uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nokuthuthukiswa Kwase-Ajman uhlose ukukhuthaza i-emirate njengendawo ebalulekile yezivakashi nemicimbi ngokubonisa izindawo ezikhangayo zedolobha, izindawo zokungcebeleka zikanokusho, amahhotela aphambili emhlabeni wonke kanye namagugu alo omlando namasiko.”
“Ukuhlanganyela kwethu ku-OTM 2017 kuqhutshwa intshisekelo yethu enkulu ekwakheni ubukhona obuqinile emakethe yezokuvakasha enkulukazi emhlabeni. Izibalo zethu zakamuva zibonisa ukuthi isibalo sabavakashi nezivakashi ezivela e-Asia, ikakhulukazi e-India, senyuke kakhulu; lokhu kuhambisana nombono wamasu we-Ajman 2021 futhi kuhlangabezana nenhloso yethu yokwandisa inani nezinhlobonhlobo zamasiko zabavakashi. Kuyinjabulo yethu ukumema zonke izivakashi embukisweni ukuthi zifunde kabanzi mayelana nezindawo ezikhanga izivakashi ezise-Emirate of Ajman, futhi sizikhuthaza ukuba zichithe iholide eliyingqayizivele edolobheni lethu elihle. "
Haitham Mattar, CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, said, “The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority is pleased to come together with the other emirates as part of the Ministry of Economy’s delegation to OTM this year. The event is a key platform for us to network with major travel partners from India and raise awareness on the destinations we offer, particularly those serving the leisure and meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) segments.”
“Ngo-2016, sethule isu lethu leminyaka emithathu lezokuvakasha lokuheha izivakashi eziyisigidi e-Ras Al Khaimah ekupheleni kuka-2018. I-India njengamanje iyimakethe yethu yesine yomhlaba wonke ngemuva kweJalimane, i-UK ne-Russia. Ukufika kwezivakashi ezivela e-India ngo-2016 kukhule ngamaphesenti angama-28 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2015, futhi ukubambisana kwethu nohwebo lwezokuvakasha lwaseNdiya kubalulekile ekuqhubekiseleni phambili kwethu ukukhula okuphawulekayo kule makethe,” ephetha.
