Sharjah Tourism-hospitality nexus
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In an effort to reinvigorate the tourism sector and services in the emirate and build better communication and coordination with all tourism sector players, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority held day-long meetings with prominent representatives of hospitality sector in the emirate.
The meeting held at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry was chaired by SCTDA Chairman HE Mohamed Ali Al Noman in the presence of Director General HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa and was attended by more than 40 representatives of three, four and five star hotels and hotel apartments in the emirate. This comes close on the heels of a similar recent meeting with more than 30 representatives of one and two-star hotels and hotel apartments.
Al Noman said that the number of hotels with three, four, and five-star in the emirate has reached 26 hotels totaling 4,063 rooms while the number of hotel establishments and tourist-rated luxury facilities to 17 with a total number of 2,162 rooms. The total number of hotel and hotel apartment rooms in the three categories now stands at 6,225. The occupancy rate for these three categories during October was registered at 80%.
The SCTDA chairman also called for increasing presence of the emirate’s hotel industry in Sharjah’s participation in local and international events, exhibitions and road shows organised by the Authority in major capitals and cities in the Gulf, Europe and around the world.