The UAE capital of Abu Dhabi has recorded its most successful year ever in terms of hotel guest arrivals with India becoming its second largest international source market.
The number of Indians arriving into Abu Dhabi rose by 30 percent to 108,170 guests and is now the emirate's second largest, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), said.
Abu Dhabi has registered 2,111,611 arrivals beating its 2011 stretch target of 2 million by 6.5 per cent or over 100,000 guests.
"Asia's growth was particularly influenced by increased in arrivals from India, which rose by 30 per cent to 108,170 guests and is now the Emirate's second largest international source market, and China, which was up 15 per cent to 16,795. "We will continue to focus heavily on these emerging markets with a four-city travel trade road show in India next month culminating in our biggest pavilion yet at the...