Sharjah Tourism Takes Part in the SATTE Travel Trade Show in India for the First Time
The Sharjah Business and Tourism Growth Authority (SCTDA) is leading a delegation of Sharjah-based tourist and hospitality organisations to the 23 rd edition of the SATTE traveling trade show, occurring in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, on February 15-17, 2017. This notes the Authority's very first engagement in the SATTE exhibition.
SATTE is South Asia's largest travel trade convention, bring in even more 750 participants from over 35 nations and 28 Indian states, over 30 international and 25 domestic tourism boards, along with 20,000 traveling trade guests. The exhibit is sustained by India's Ministry of Tourist, Incredible India, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
The 8 co-participants from Sharjah include hotels, airline companies, and tour drivers - particularly, Ramada Sharjah, Golden Tulip Sharjah, Sheraton Sharjah Coastline Resort & Spa, Sharjah National Hotels, Air Arabia, SATA, Cozmo Travels, and Auras Tours.
His Excellency Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, said: "With over 750 participants from greater than 35 nations attending, an exhibition as large as SATTE supplies an unmissable chance to rub shoulders with key stakeholders from the Indian and South Asian travel market. We, at the Sharjah Commerce and Tourist Growth Authority, have actually always considered India to be a key source market for us, and will certainly continue to do so - with over 62 million key owners, India is undisputedly among the biggest key markets for the tourist and traveling industry around the globe."
Sharjah's flag carrier, Air Arabia, operates 112 trips a week (with a total of 18,144 seats per week) to 13 Indian cities - specifically, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Calicut, Cochin, Trivandrum, Chennai, and Coimbatore.
Inning accordance with the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the World Bank, 18.33 million Indians took a trip overseas in 2014, compared to around 16 million in 2013. The UNWTO anticipates that Indian outbound traveling has potential to grow to 50 million by 2020.
Sharjah's variety of offerings, from sandy coastlines and warm weather condition to family-friendly places, along with its image as an authentic Arabian destination, have all assured its beauty to tourists seeking to absolutely discover the region and immerse themselves in its practices, identity, and culture. The emirate also supplies lots of destinations for nature lovers and ecological enthusiasts. Sharjah flaunts a rich and varied ecological community; protected areas develop 4.6% of the location of Sharjah and are divided into 8 conservation centres - specifically, Jazirat Sir Bo Naair, Alqurm Wa Lehhfaiiah, Wasit Nature Reserve, Ed Dhelaimah, Wadil Helo, Mleiha Protected Location, Elebriddi, and Lemdynah.
