The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to host an exclusive breakfast and panel highlighting Dubai’s vibrant hospitality & tourism sector on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at the The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. Panelists include representatives from:
Dubai Department of Tourism and Marketing
Emirates Airlines
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, D.C.
Jumeirah Group
About Dubai Department of Tourism and Marketing:
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) was established in January 1997 by the government of Dubai. DTCM’s broad objectives are to increase the awareness of Dubai to global audiences and to attract tourists and inward investment into the emirate. It is empowered with the responsibility of organizing the marketing of tourism and commerce for Dubai. Today, DTCM is the principal authority for the planning, supervision and development of the tourism sector in Dubai. In addition, it is charged with the responsibility of licensing and classification of hotels, hotel apartments, tour operators, travel agents and all other tourism services. For more information please visit: www.dubaitourism.ae.
About Emirates Airlines:
Established in 1985, Emi rates’ goal is quality, not quantity, and in the years since taking their first steps onto the regional travel scene, Emirates has evolved in to a globally influential travel and tourism conglomerate known the world over for their commitment to the highest standards of quality in every aspect of their business. With a fleet of more than 190 aircraft, Emirates currently flies to over 120 destinations in more than 60 countries around the world, and their network is expanding constantly. Over 1,000 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six continents. For more information please visit: www.emirates.com.
About the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates:
The U.A.E. is a source of stability, tolerance, innovation, and growth in the Arabian Gulf and around the globe. The U.A.E. and United States are reliable allies, with shared security and economic interests including enhancing stability and security in the Arabian Gulf and the broader Middle East; ensuring reliable energy supplies to world markets, encouraging global free trade and investment; and confronting terrorism and extremism in the region and the world. Since its establishment many years ago, the Embassy in Washington has been an important resource to strengthen and deepen the already excellent relationship between the U.A.E. and the U.S. For more information please visit: www.uae-embassy.org.
About Jumeirah Group:
Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The company was founded in 1997 with the aim to become a hospitality industry leader through establishing a world class portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. Building on this success, in 2004 Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding – a collection of leading Dubai-based businesses and projects – in line with a new phase of growth and development for the Group. For more information please visit:www.jumeirah.com/Jumeirah-Group.
About the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council:
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is a progressive business advocacy organization solely committed to advancing the trade and commercial relationship between the United States and United Arab Emirates. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council provides its diverse membership unparalleled access to senior decision makers in business and government in the U.A.E. and in the U.S. The Business Council actively works to ensure that the U.S. and U.A.E. remain attractive destinations for foreign direct investment by conducting effective policy advocacy, undertaking various trade promotion initiatives, providing ongoing updates on the business climate in both countries, and helping develop strategic relationships between U.S. and U.A.E. business and government officials. For more information please visit: www.usuaebusiness.org.
