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The final in the tri-series webinar by the Spain tourism board was concluded successfully with participants from all over the United Arab Emirates and GCC. The session was conducted by Daniel Rosado Bayon – Director of the Spanish Tourism Office in Abu Dhabi where he provided a general update about the country, connectivity, weather, tourist arrivals to the destinations etc. The many things that you do need to know and must do if you travel to the destination. He also mentioned that they are getting ready to open for foreign tourists in July. Rosado stated, “First of all about the location Spain is located in the south western part of Europe, surrounded by France in the northeast and Portugal in the west. East by the Mediterranean sea and Atlantic ocean in the south. Many different climates throughout the country throughout the year and an ideal all year round travel destination. Summer is very popular as the weather is very mild, Canary island has good beach weather all year long. So there are many reasons to visit the Spanish landscape especially the climate and good weather, we have over 5000 kilometres of coastline, green Spain is the amazing north of Spain which we will talk about today.” He further added, “We have more than 300 heritage sites, with lively street ambience, world class cities and historical towns, indoors and outdoors as part of the culture and many vibrant festivals that you can enjoy typical Spanish culture. Lasting places for tourists shopping with a choice of international brands and Spanish designers, VAT refund from Europe and long opening hours. For fun there are theme parks, sports, night life and adventure and others …

The first webinar by the Spain tourism board was concluded successfully with participants from all over the United Arab Emirates and GCC. The next two sessions to be held on June 10 and June 17, 2020. Daniel Rosado Bayon – Director of the Spanish Tourism Office in Abu Dhabi conducted the session with a general update about the country, connectivity, weather etc. He stated that last year Spain received more than 83 million visitors. Furthermore, a poll was held on the right side of the screen for the visitors to interact; the first poll was ‘What are the barriers for coming to Spain?’ there were four criteria given first was connectivity, lack of knowledge of the destination, lack of cultural ties and last one visa issues so in this, about 46 per cent stated visa issues and 36 per cent lack of knowledge about the destination, so this webinar focused on the second aspect and provided the knowledge necessary. These polls are important as the tourism board will receive some main areas of concern which will help them to develop further products according to the requests of the clients. There were several videos shown throughout the webinar which actually gave an opportunity for the visitors to take a closer look of the destination and its offerings. In this session, Madrid and Barcelona were the key areas in focus. It was a very comprehensive presentation by Rosado about the many activities that can be done, the historical, cultural and entertainment options for families, leisure travelling individuals, honeymooners, youth, adventure and MICE visitors etc.