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Atout France to organise mega B2B multi-market showcase at Dubai Expo this March

This March, a delegation of 17 key members of the travel trade fraternity pan India will represent India at Marhaba 2022 – a B2B showcase organised by Atout France at the Dubai Expo. The two-day event taking place at the Expo 2020’s Pavillon France and the Raffles Hotel Dubai, is the first of a joint collaboration between the Atout France offices of Dubai, Israel, India and Russia.

By bringing together travel professionals from these markets, the event aims to encourage business across the source markets. The attendees will have the opportunity to interact with regional French tourism boards, iconic French tourist attractions, high-end shopping options, hotels, palaces, DMCs, transportation companies and amusement parks.

Sheetal Munshaw, Director Atout France India, said, “Marhaba 2022 is indeed special for us as it is the first time after 2 years that members of the Indian trade will network and interact with the French partners in person. In the last 2 years, we have been interacting only virtually with our partners and this event will be a semblance of what we knew in pre-pandemic times. It is also special as it’s a first regional collaboration with our own counterparts. Like most organisations, the pandemic divided us geographically but united us virtually and broke many barriers. This is one such foray into bringing our network closer and proving versatile platforms and opportunities for our key stake holders to engage and enrich their business opportunities. As borders open up and travel resumes, Marhaba is the perfect occasion to revive exchanges between our key stake-holders”.

Beside 2,500 scheduled business meetings on the Marhaba platform, Atout France will host two special evenings on March 10 and 11 with industry professionals, with Ambassador of France to the UAE, Xavier Chatel and the CEO of Atout France, Caroline Leboucher slated to be in attendance.

India Pavilion at Expo Dubai records 900,000 visitors till Feb 4

The India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has registered 900,000 visits since its inauguration on October 1, 2021 by iyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. As of February 4, the pavilion registered 905,021 visitors.

In his tweet, Goyal said, “New India’s new milestone @Expo2020Dubai. Over 9 Lakh people have already visited the spellbinding India Pavilion. #IndiaAtDubaiExpo continues to capture the world’s imagination with its insight, innovation & opportunities.”

At present, India Pavilion is hosting ‘Kerala Week’, which was inaugurated on Saturday by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai.

During the Kerala week, the state will showcase its business potentials for investment in various key sectors along with its culture and tradition through a series of events. Kerala Week will witness government engagements with industry leaders, business organisations and one-to-one meetings with an intent to bring more investment to the state in key growth sectors.

The ‘Health & Wellness’ week, which concluded on Saturday at India Pavilion, helped India to showcase opportunities in “Health Delivery, MedTech, Pharma, Medical Travel and AYUSH” sectors as well as created a channel of interaction with governments of different countries, businesses, and industry leaders. (Source: Gulf News)