The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) received representatives of 11 largest tour operator companies in Russia, who arrived in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on a three-day study visit and with the aim of promoting it further as an interesting tourist destination on the Russian market. Representatives of 11 Russian tour operators who first arrived in the capital of the United Arab Emirates visited such well-known sights as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Mosque, the Presidential Palace Hotel Emirates Palace, the world's largest indoor theme park Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and the Formula 1 racing track - Yas Marina Circuit, as well as a five-star luxury resort hotel Qasr Al Sarab, where they stayed on vacation.
“Before this trip to Abu Dhabi, the information I heard about this city and the emirate was not so impressive,” said Pavel Korotkov, manager of the Russian travel company Sodis. “I was sure that the emirate has a very limited number of tourist attractions, entertainment and hotels. However, now I see that it is a very progressive city with great potential in the field of elite and business tourism.”
"I heard about Abu Dhabi, but I always thought that this is not a very attractive city with few opportunities for entertainment and recreation, which is unlikely to attract tourists," said Alfia Adigamova, a representative of the travel agency Space Travel. “This trip became informative and very productive for me. I saw such incredible places as the Yas Marina Circuit, the Yas Hotel, Qasr Al Sarab and many other interesting sights. I am sure this city will offer tourists even more opportunities in a couple of years "for entertainment and relaxation. After my return to Moscow, our company plans a large-scale campaign to popularize Abu Dhabi in Russia as a new tourist destination and one of the safest places to relax in the world."
“Russia is becoming one of the key and largest tourism markets for us, especially given the fact that Etihad operates daily flights to Moscow, bringing hundreds of Russian and Russian-speaking tourists,” said Mubarak Al Muheiri, Director General of the Abu Tourism Office -Dhabi (ADTA). - “Between January and October 2010, the number of Russian tourists staying in the capital's hotels increased by 23%. Given the increase in the flow of Russian-speaking tourists in the UAE and Abu Dhabi, we include the production of all our marketing and advertising materials and brochures for in Russian, we attract more Russian-speaking staff to hotels and furnished apartments, we are trying to increase the number of professional Russian-speaking guides in the capital of the UAE "
