Al Bustan Centre & Residence attends 16th edition of EMITT in Turkey

Al Bustan Centre and Residence, the hotel apartment which offers world class services and facilities in the heart of Dubai, participated in the East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (EMITT), ranked as the fifth largest tourism exhibition in the world held from 9^th to 12^th February, 2012 at the TUYAP Exhibition Center in Beylikduzu, Istanbul, Turkey.

Yasser Moussa, Director of Business Development represented Al Bustan Centre & Residence in the event which brought together 4,500 exhibitors from 62 countries and welcomed over 128,000 visitors. Al Bustan exhibited under the umbrella of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).

Moussa El Hayek, COO Al Bustan Centre and Residence, said: “Turkey is the world’s seventh biggest tourism country so the potential is there for Al Bustan and attending EMITT gives us a good position to showcase our services and at the same time learn about the needs of the travellers from this part of the world.  EMITT is an important event for the global tourism industry and attracts tourism professionals from all around the world so this is an ideal platform to network and meet new partners.”

“EMITT has been playing an important role in creating a 100-billion-dollar tourism market in Turkey. Last year, 28.5 million tourists visited Turkey. We believe Turkey will attain its goal of hosting 30 million tourists this year thanks to EMITT which creates many opportunities for both inbound and outbound tourism. Major tour operators who participated in the exhibition are of the opinion that Turkey market has great potential for outbound tourism especially to Dubai and this trend will increase in the coming months for both leisure and business,” as concluded by El Hayek.

The East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) is organized by EKIN (part of the ITE Group). At the 16th edition of EMITT, visitors found many new and innovative products. Market leaders such as HRS, Booking.com, Expedia, Gullivers and Orbitz had reserved their places and there were more than 500 agencies at EMITT.