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At the TravTalk ME International Women’s Day celebration, CEO Dar Alhai tourism Maitha Gobash delivered an insightful message to the audience of striving to achieve what you set your sights on.  She reiterated, ”as an avid traveller, I started my own business five years ago as I loved to travel around the world, although it was covid time, I managed to take many groups and travel to explore different destinations and provide unique experiences. There are different experiences by various ladies and families who have been travelling with me and its always a pleasure to create new and unique experiences according to the clientele.”  From her experience she shared that today travel has changed so much that the customers know what they want but yet they expect the agent to recommend unique experiences which will be memorable to them.

Speaking at the panel session of the TTME International Women’s Day celebrations, Meerah Ketait, Head of Retail and Leisure at dnata Travel shared that the visionary leadership enables the growth of the tourism sector. “GDP contribution from tourism to be 12.4 percent just proves what kind of visionary leadership we have in place to really drive the growth of this industry and the importance of this industry with regards to generating news jobs, attracting new businesses and opening doors for international collaborations as well. Its on a growth spurt I would say and I think that the UAE has bounced back first post pandemic with regards to this industry and it reflects the immense planning and strategic approach the country has in place to really lead the pack and take the industry to the next level.” Eleven leading ladies from the travel, tourism and hospitality industry shared their insightful views with likeminded personalities at the event which consisted an audience of ladies.