DTCM Wins Best Stand Design Award at FITUR 2014

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has been awarded ‘Best Stand Design 2014’ at the 34th edition of FITUR in Madrid, Spain which closed on Sunday 26 January.

A global meeting point for tourism professionals and a key fixture on DTCM’s calendar of overseas events, FITUR takes place in Madrid each year. This year’s fair featured 9,979 exhibiting companies from 167 countries and regions and received 214, 451 visitors including 116,157 trade participants, 91,082 members of the general public and 7,212 top journalists from around the world.

Saleh Al Geziry, Overseas Promotions and Inward Missions, DTCM said: “We are honoured to have been awarded the prize for ‘Best Stand Design’ at FITUR 2014. Spain is clearly an important market for us, between January – September 2013 Dubai welcomed over 35,000 visitors from Spain, an increase of 23.4% compared to the previous year. Our commitment to overseas marketing at events such as this remains key as we continue to work with our network of overseas offices to promote Dubai as a top leisure and business travel destination.”

DTCM operates a network of 20 overseas offices which act as global ambassadors, promoting the destination’s key messages around the world.

With the ultimate vision of positioning Dubai as the world’s leading tourism destination and commercial hub, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s (DTCM) mission is to increase the awareness of Dubai to global audiences and to attract tourists and inward investment into the Emirate.

DTCM is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s tourism sector; markets and promotes the Emirate’s commerce sector; and is responsible for the licensing and classification of all tourism services, including hotels, tour operators and travel agents.

Brands and departments within the DTCM portfolio include Dubai Convention and Events Bureau, Dubai Calendar, and Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (formerly known as Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment). In addition to its headquarters in Dubai, DTCM operates 20 offices worldwide.