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Success of Ongoing Sharjah Summer Festival 2018 Prompts SCTDA to Launch Special Visitor Packages

The ongoing Sharjah Summer Festival 2018,which will pertain to an upright 31st August 2018, has actually had a substantial influence on the emirate's tourism industry, adding to the revitalization of the economic situation and increasing tourist inflow to the emirate.

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has played no bit part in promoting the emirate's existing traveler attractions, which are now a magnet for visitors from within the UAE and beyond. The Authority is eager to release a collection of certain jobs and efforts targeting visitors and residents in all the emirates to promote the tourist field and harness all the potential to attain the most effective outcomes for Sharjah. The emirate has observed development in numerous markets in the last couple of years, and its tourism industry contributed more than AED 9 billion to the overall GDP of AED 102.5 billion, accounting for 8.8 per cent of the tourist and travel market's payment to GDP.

H.E. Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, Sharjah Business and Tourism Growth Authority, said: Our plans are made in accordance with the guidelines of Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021 and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to promote Sharjah as the ideal destination for families. The Sharjah Summer Festival is an important milestone for the emirate, contributing directly to its growth and prosperity.

H.E. included: The festival supports one of our most important objectives for the emirate, which is to consolidate its position as an ideal destination for family tourism and an attractive destination for visitors and tourists from all over the country.

Sharjah has a vibrant and dynamic tourist sector, recognized by its smart management, which has aided to promote the emirate as a preferred destination for visitors from throughout the world, with its varied cultural and historical attractions, moderate climate and all-natural charm bring in a stable stream of visitors and capitalists who have actually begun to recognize the opportunities in the emirate's business field also. The authorities are making concerted initiatives to attain the objectives of 'Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021' by introducing tasks and initiatives focused on promoting tourist in the emirate via arranging cultural, recreational and sporting activities tasks and events.

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