Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) recently held a meeting with Hilton International Holding, in the presence of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of Emirates and the Group. During the meeting, he discussed the consolidation of Dubai as a leading tourist destination, achieving its goal of becoming the first international city of choice, as well as exploring the opportunities offered by Expo 2020 Dubai.
The meeting was attended by Hilal Saeed Al Marri, General Manager, Hilton President and CEO, Christopher G. Naceta, Simon Vincent, President of Hilton Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Rudy Hilton, Middle East, Africa and Turkey President. Jaggersbacher.
The meeting was organized within the framework of the continuous meetings held by the Department with its main partners in the tourism sector, with the aim of briefing them on the most important developments in the sector, as well as enhancing joint cooperation, in addition to benefiting from the efforts exerted to achieve the objectives of the Tourism Strategy 2022-2025.
The meeting also highlighted the key role of the hospitality sector, as well as the support of global partners such as Hilton, to contribute to Dubai's position as a leading tourist destination and its goal of becoming the first international city of choice.
The Department stressed the need to motivate partners to work in line with the efforts made within this framework, as well as to take advantage of various initiatives launched to ensure the success of the «tourism strategy» as well as hosting «Expo 2020 Dubai».
Dubai Tourism also reviewed the latest tourist destinations and attractions in the emirate and highlighted recent statistics on the number of international visitors to the city during the first nine months of this year, in addition to the main strategies and marketing campaigns implemented by the Department, and contributed to attract more international visitors In addition, he mentioned the main features of the plan to attract more visitors during Expo 2020 Dubai in collaboration with key local and international partners.
Hilton Worldwide has been in Dubai for more than four decades and is one of Dubai's most committed tourism and long-term partners. Hilton operates 18 hotels and resorts in the emirate and has expansion plans to manage 14 new hotels. .
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