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Sharjah targets more tourists from Ibero-American markets during emirates participation in FITUR tourism fair

Sharjah Trade and Tourism Advancement Authority (SCTDA) will certainly feature Sharjah's varied tourist offerings to a vital section of the global traveling market as it gets involved for the 5th year in the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair, among one of the most specialised tourist sector exhibits worldwide, which will be held in the Spanish resources, Madrid, from January 20 to 24, 2016.

Led by SCTDA, the Sharjah delegation at FITUR consists of Cozmo Travel, Sharjah Airport Travel Agency (SATA), Ramada Hotel Sharjah and also Golden Tulip. The delegation will certainly identify brand-new excursion operators and discover opportunities to develop brand-new straight flight links to Sharjah. The innovative Sharjah stand at FITUR, dispersed across 70 sq mts, will certainly highlight the emirate's unique social identity.

SCTDA has actually been participating in international online forums as well as exhibits on a yearly basis as part of its initiatives to enhance the location of Sharjah in the worldwide tourism market. As an international meeting point for tourism experts and the leading profession fair for outbound and incoming Ibero American markets, FITUR provides a perfect platform to exchange experience and go over chances for collaboration with professionals, investors and also key players in the field of tourist. It additionally provides an opportunity to discover the best techniques and also the most recent developments in the international tourist market.

During its involvement in FITUR over the past 4 years, SCTDA has actually succeeded in introducing Sharjah as a real social household tourism location to site visitors from Spain as well as the Iberian Peninsula along with those from South America.

Central as well as South America type vital markets for Sharjah's tourist sector, particularly since these regions have straight flight connectivity to the UAE. Current research study has actually revealed that a large number of tourists from South American markets make a stopover in the UAE, specifically in Sharjah, on their way to Middle East visitor locations. With its broad tourist profile, varying from social tourism to retail and also clinical tourist, Sharjah continues to be a major attraction for these tourists.

Taking into consideration that cultural tourism is the main attraction for site visitors from these markets, SCTDA intends to bring in even more visitors to Sharjah and also elevate even more recognition concerning the emirate as one of their favourite travel destinations.

SCTDA will certainly make use of the Madrid fair to promote its numerous occasions, including Sharjah Light Festival, which will be held from February 4 to 13, 2016. The Authority will give visitors with info and brochures on the tourism industry in Sharjah, and organise a number of activities for visitors.

FITUR is set to attract virtually 9,500 exhibitors and over 220,000 profession individuals and also possible travellers from 165 countries, providing SCTDA a major system to advertise Sharjah's tourism items in the European as well as spanish markets.

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