Sunday March 13th, 2016
Sharjah, UAE – March 9, 2016: Sharjah International Airport participates in ITB Berlin 2016 taking place from 9 to 13 March in Berlin.The Sharjah delegation is led by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority along with representatives of the government, travel and tourism industry.H.E. Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority said: ”ITB Berlin is an important promotional platform for various international destinations and major travel and tourism companies, and discuss the new issues related to all sectors which are affected by the global challenges. In addition, to provide visitors with all information they needed on the airport’s services and facilities”.H.E. Sheikh Faisal Bin Saoud Al Qassimi, Director of Sharjah Airport Authority, said: “Sharjah International Airport participation in ITB Berlin is part of its commitments towards the European markets especially the Germany market. Sharjah has been keen to boost its presence in the European market to attract more tourists. It is also an excellent opportunity to showcase the airport’s developments and the state-of-the-art services and facilities. In addition, to cooperate with companies from aviation and tourism sectors to take advantage of the enormous potential of Sharjah, and enhance its position as a leading tourism and trade destination in the region”.ITB Berlin is the excellent B2B platform to meet business partners and to do business respectively. ITB Berlin also offers trade visitors an opportunity to discover the world within few hours.ITB Berlin is the global travel industry’s leading trade show. In 2015 a total of 10,096 companies and organisations from 186 countries exhibited their products and services to 175,000 visitors, who included 115,000 trade visitors.