Damascus – With the participation of Syria and 2800 Arab and foreign exhibitors representing travel agencies, tourism companies and series of local and international hotels, activities the Arabian Travel Market kicked off on Sunday in Dubai City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Syria participates in the Arabian Travel Market for the first time through a pavilion that extends over an area of 40 meters that includes participants from Tourism Ministry and a number of bodies from the tourism sector, in addition to a number of companies and hotels from the private sector such as Cham Wings Airlines and the Syrian Company for Transport and Tourism, in addition to a number of tourism and travel agencies.
Deputy Tourism Minister, Head of the Syrian delegation, Eng. Ghiath al-Farrah stressed that Syria’s participation in the event is very important as it reflects the recovery of tourism sector in Syria in coincidence with the reconstruction stage in the various fields, pointing out that the Syrian presence “is a kind of surprise to all the visitors of the Arabian Travel Market and the Syrian expatriates in the UAE.
Mr. Al-Farrah underlined the importance of the investment and the available investment opportunities in Syria after restoring security to different tourist destinations.
For his part, Head of the Federation of Syrian Tourism Chambers, Mohammad Khaddour, said that the event represents an opportunity for the Syrian participants to invite economic activities and businessmen and tourists to visit Syria.
Assistant Director of the Syrian Company for Transport and Tourism, Nidal Jabr, said that “participation in the exhibition paved the way to introduce the work process and the tasks of the company, as well as marketing for its activities.”
It is worth mentioning that the Arabian Travel Market is a leading global travel industry event in the Middle East and North Africa.
Amal Farhat