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International Travel Week Abu Dhabi (ITW Abu Dhabi), the world’s only global platform addressing key tourism niche markets such as Halal, medical, shopping and family-friendly sector joins the world to celebrate World Tourism Day today – an annual celebration that aims to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. ITW Abu Dhabi addresses global challenges outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to highlight the contribution the tourism sector can make in reaching these goals.
Complementing the vision of UNWTO, ITW Abu Dhabi supports the right for all of the world’s citizens to experience the incredible diversity of the world and the beauty of the world we live in. On this year’s World Tourism Day, ITW Abu Dhabi helps spread the word of both the importance and immense benefits of universal accessibility has and can bring to society at large.
Speaking about the support on the annual celebration, Andy Buchanan, Executive Organizing Committee Director of ITW Abu Dhabi said, “This year’s theme of WTD is about the creation of environments that can cater for the needs of all of us and I feel that the team behind ITW Abu Dhabi share the same values in providing a global platform for tourism leaders and players to meet and create synergies.â€
Taking place from November 25 to 28, 2017, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, ITW Abu Dhabi aims to attract more than 6,000 global travel professionals from different parts of the world and deliver a comprehensive programme which will combine targeted meetings with first-class networking opportunities.