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Al Jaber Travel and Tours Qatar adds destination management into its portfolio

Al Jaber Travel and Tours Qatar announced its latest addition to its portfolio, Al Jaber DMC, delving into destination management as they have the capacity, experience, knowledge and facilities to cater to the inbound travellers to Qatar. Dileep Nair General Manager Al Jaber Travel and Tours shared, ” keeping in line with Qatar’s Vision 2030, we have developed this brand, Al Jaber DMC, a destination management company where we can serve inbound travellers with memorable experiences. Qatar’s Vision 2030 includes economic growth, social development and environmental management, these 3 aspects will boost Qatar’s tourism. Hence, we decided that this will be an opportunity for us to launch this brand now so that we could assist travellers coming from different parts of the world into Qatar to experience Qatar’s true hospitality and enjoy the landscapes of Qatar. Our advantage is that we have two hotels of our own Century Hotel Doha, which is Four Star and Century Marina Lusail which is a five star hotel, this  makes it easier for us to curate packages for different types of travellers coming into Qatar. We are specialists in MICE  and cruise sector and this too adds on to our plethora of offerings to our valuable customers. As we embark on the cruise season in a few weeks as winter this time there are three main cruise lines which would operate and a few others expected, which we will update very soon.”

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Regency holidays witnesses 15% growth in visitors compared to last year

Witnessing a 15% rise in visitors as compared to last year, and the thoughtful theme, ‘Empowering Innovation: Transforming Travel Through Entrepreneurship’, Regency Holidays had the opportunity to engage a larger audience of tech-driven tour operators from across the world to present existing products on offer and to tailor them per needs and requirements of the audiences. Representing Qatar and its wide range of tourism-driven products exuding luxurious experiences all around, Regency Holidays, Qatar’s foremost destination management company (DMC) participated in the recently concluded Arabian Travel Mart 2024 held in Dubai World Trade Centre. Given the scale of the event, Regency Holidays through its standalone stall, had the opportunity to showcase its comprehensive collection of luxury travel services through Qatar. During the 4 days, Regency showcased its large network of partner luxury hotels & resorts; breathtaking excursions, attractions like – Inland Sea, Katara Cultural Village, Lusail, etc.; shopping trails and city tours; premium ground transport fleet; and much more that one can experience in Qatar. With a profound design and displaying vibrant immersive experiences across Qatar, Regency Holidays attracted many eyeballs which led to rising footfall to its stall. The company is confident about massive conversions of its thoughtfully tailored travel products into realization on the back of a large number of visitors, meaningful networking, and discussions on upcoming travel trends that were witnessed at the event. Speaking about the participation in ATM 2024, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, General Manager, Regency Holidays, said, “The ATM 2024 saw a spectacular success this year with the highest-ever recorded footfall of around 46,000 travel sector professionals from across the world. We are delighted to have showcased our existing and upcoming signature products in Qatar to …

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Triple Glory for Tawfeeq Travel and Holidays at the Arabian Travel Awards

Tawfeeq Travel, Holidays and Ezytrip Qatar achieved triple crowning glory as ‘Fastest Growing DMC – Qatar,’ ‘Best TMC Qatar’ and ‘Fastest Growing B2B Online Travel Portal Qatar.’ at the sixth edition of Arabian Travel Awards. Rehan Ali – CEO – Tawfeeq Holidays shared, “The event was very well planned and organised. The overall setup was very lively and gave a good opportunity to network and connect with industry leaders across the region. These awards encourage business to continuously improvise and innovate. Travel awards can help acknowledge and promote businesses and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the travel and tourism sector. This recognition can lead to increased visibility and credibility within the industry and among travellers. Winning an Arabian Travel Award is a thrilling achievement, signifying recognition for excellence in the travel industry and a sense of pride and accomplishment. This award works as a powerful motivator to excel in 2024 and maintain or surpass the award categories. This will help us to drive and provide better travel experiences to our travellers.”  

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SITE to redevelop its Arabia Chapter Headquarters in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB) announced the redevelopment of SITE’s Arabia Chapter in Abu Dhabi. Working in partnership with the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), DCT Abu Dhabi will oversee the growth of the Incentive Travel segment in Abu Dhabi and the wider MENA region, allowing ADCEB to raise visibility of Abu Dhabi among key audiences as a premier business events destination, tap into further networking and business opportunities and provide the regional MICE professional network with education and professional development programmes. SITE is one of the most significant MICE associations, catering to industry professionals worldwide. With a mission to drive the growth of the Incentive Travel segment, SITE’s move will benefit local and regional industry stakeholders such as tourist attractions, airlines, Destination and Event Management Companies (DMCs and EMCs), hoteliers and incentive planners. It will do this by allowing members to build their business connections on a global scale through its extensive Membership Directory, gaining access to incentive travel research, trends, and data, expanding a range of skills and experience through education and certification opportunities and enhance careers through online and in-person events. Speaking last week at the Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) 2023, Mubarak AlShamsi , Director of Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau, said: “With SITE’s decision to locate and redevelop their Arabia Chapter in Abu Dhabi, our local and regional incentive travel partners and professionals will benefit from having such a valuable resource at their doorstep. The Arabia Chapter relaunch in our city is a testament that Abu Dhabi is a desirable destination for this segment. We encourage our MENA stakeholders to join the SITE Arabia Chapter, become active members of the Chapter and …

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Al Rais Travel promotes the UAE as a sustainable tourism destination at the 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market 2023

Al Rais Travel, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023’s Official Destination Management Company (DMC) Partner, is using the 30th edition of the exhibition to promote the UAE as a sustainable tourism destination. Mohamed Al Rais, Deputy Managing Director of Al Rais Travel, said he and his team would leverage his company’s 42 years of industry experience to increase awareness of responsible tourism offerings in Dubai and across the wider Emirates. The company is also using ATM 2023, which will continue to run at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday, 4 May, to showcase three of its digital platforms, which are designed to cater to business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C) and corporate booking requirements. Speaking on the sidelines of the show, Al Rais said: “We are trying to increase awareness of sustainable tourism, with a focus on sustainable travel, accommodation and other related segments within the market. “Our group is also demonstrating three digital platforms, which are B2B, B2C and our corporate booking tool,” he continued. “We are always trying to enhance our technology to keep pace with the market. As you know, technology is growing so fast – especially with [the advent of] AI. “We are now working to see how we can integrate AI into our platforms,” Al Rais added, explaining that sustained investment in advanced technology would enable his organisation to maintain its competitive edge in the market. Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Travel Market, said: “We are immensely grateful to Al Rais Travel for supporting the 30th edition of ATM as Official DMC Partner. The organisation’s focus on the UAE as a responsible tourism destination perfectly matches ATM 2023’s theme of ‘Working Towards Net Zero’, so I …

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Salih Gozcu chosen as the Face of the Future

Salih Gozcu, Chairman, BTB Tours, has been declared as the Face of the Future. He started his career in the Antalya region of Turkey in 2003 as a hotelier. In 2008, he moved to the emirate.  Between 2012-2013, he worked as a Summer Tour Country Manager. In 2016, he started his own company which by this year has reached out to 50,000 tourists from 15 different source markets. BTB Tours now aims to be the biggest DMC in UAE by 2023 as far as pax, revenue and quality are concerned.

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