Abu Dhabi is poised to become the regional hub for the lucrative and growing halal travel sector, which is worth an estimated US$238 billion by 2019, delegates heard at the opening of the first
World Halal Travel Summit (WHTS2015), held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority's (TCA Abu Dhabi’s) Acting Director General HE Jasem Al Darmaki called on halal tour operators and the emirate’s tourism industry to embrace the opportunity.
Organised with the support of Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau – the dedicated business events promotion arm of TCA Abu Dhabi, the event included an exhibition with over 200 participants plus a 1,000-delegate conference. Twenty-one exhibitors participated at the Abu Dhabi destination pavilion, while a Heritage Village hosted an additional 12 Abu Dhabi-based exhibitors.
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