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More than 500 tourism leaders from around the world will gather in Dubai tomorrow,
May 1, to discuss investment opportunities in the region and the growth of tourism
at the first ever Arabian Hotel Investment Conference.
The event, which has sold out, is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates. Sheikh Ahmed said:
“Arabia is one of the world’s fastest-growing regions for travel and tourism and tourism is driving the economies for many of these countries.
“Turning to Dubai specifically: we have been set stringent targets for tourism growth, with 15 million visitors expected by 2010. The drive to attract inward investment
into the tourism sector will continue to be key throughout the region over the next decade.”
The event, which will also feature the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding
Company, has attracted the attention of the heads of global tourism groups.
The award was the result of voting across a panel of regional tourism
leaders. Jonathan Worsley, organiser of AHIC commented, “Prince Alwaleed was the natural choice as the first recipient of our
Lifetime Achievement. He has mixed studied investment opportunities around the world with a measured expansion plan in the Middle East, and is widely recognised as
one of the most visionary leaders in Arabia.”
AHIC will run
until May 2, 2005, on the eve of the Arabian Travel
Market, at Dubai’s new Madinat Jumeirah resort.
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