Marhaba 2024 France and Spain concluded in Abu Dhabi last month with 79 exhibitors from these countries representing tourism boards, DMC’s, hoteliers and shopping outlets taking part.
As many as 129 hosted buyers from all over the GCC had over 3,000 meetings with suppliers over the two-day event.
Migel Sanz, General Director Spain Tourism and President of the European Travel Commission (association of 36 European Countries), spoke at a pre-event briefing and said that France and Spain are at the forefront of the European destinations.
France is the number one in terms of visitor numbers and Spain number one in tourism revenue. The two countries are always neck-and-neck, fighting to be the best in the travel and tourism sector, he said.
France and Spain receive nearly 200 million visitors a year, he said.
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