Accessible tourism summit calls for following UAE model

Accessible tourism summit calls for following UAE model

DUBAI – The 3rd edition of the Dubai Accessible Travel and Tourism International Summit (DATTIS), under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman of Emirates Airline and Group, said the Arab World should collaborate with the UAE, which is a model for civilization in formulating successful strategies for people with disabilities.

This is the first major gathering of tourism industry stakeholders post-pandemic, bringing together senior decision-makers of international organisations, airports, airlines, hotels, tour operators and other stakeholders to debate the challenges, lost opportunities and future growth avenues.

Addressing the summit, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General, League of Arab States, called upon the Arab world to follow the UAE as a good model of accessible destination and prioritise overall development with inclusion of people of disabilities in the society in coordination with their respective ministries to realize the concept of Living Independently, employment of people with disabilities and offer them decent jobs.

“Governments should accept actionable recommendations to achieve employment, tourism without borders and inclusion,” he said.

DATTIS comes on the sidelines of the 4th edition of AccessAbilities Expo at Dubai World Trade Centre wherein more than 200 companies and