{"id":20522,"date":"2013-11-11T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/top-aussie-tour-operators-enjoy-exclusive-abu-dhabi-educational-2\/"},"modified":"2013-11-11T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T06:46:00","slug":"top-aussie-tour-operators-enjoy-exclusive-abu-dhabi-educational-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/11\/top-aussie-tour-operators-enjoy-exclusive-abu-dhabi-educational-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Aussie Tour Operators Enjoy Exclusive Abu Dhabi Educational"},"content":{"rendered":"

A select group of product and marketing managers from key tour operators and wholesalers around Australia have just returned from an exclusive educational to Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates and home to the country\u2019s capital \u2013 Abu Dhabi city.<\/span><\/span>

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The tailored trip was organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority\u2019s (TCA Abu Dhabi) office in Sydney.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cThe importance of these famils with the travel trade allows the operators to experience first-hand key elements of what makes Abu Dhabi a luxury, cultural and adventure destination. Abu Dhabi has always been a popular stop-over destination for many Aussies particularly those on the way to Europe. However, our latest figures indicate that the trend has changed as more Aussie travellers are choosing to stay on longer in Abu Dhabi, to enjoy the variety of attractions that the city and wider emirate has to offer,\u201d said Michael Woods, TCA Abu Dhabi\u2019s Country Manager, Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The group travelled across Abu Dhabi to experience first-hand the diverse range of attractions and experiences such as: the world\u2019s largest indoor theme park, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi; the award-winning Yas Waterworld; the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, named by TripAdvisor as one of the world\u2019s Top 20 Landmark attractions and the stunning beachfront destination of Saadiyat Island. A trip to the Date Souk was also on the itinerary, where the agents got to sample a selection of mouthwatering dates from around Arabia.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Highlights of the tour included visits and stays at some of Abu Dhabi city\u2019s top hotels including the Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal, St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr; Traders Hotel and Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri.<\/span><\/div>\n

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An overnight stay was also organised at the mountain oasis resort, Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet Hotel in Al Ain \u2013 Abu Dhabi\u2019s heritage heartland. The travellers also visited the Al Ain camel market, Al Jahili Fort and Al Ain Palace Museum.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The group then ventured deep into the desert to the magnificent Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Set in the legendary Liwa Desert, the world\u2019s largest uninterrupted sand mass, the hotel is a luxurious oasis where the guests undertook their first adventurous thrill of dune bashing \u2013 riding the towering dunes in a 4×4 vehicle. Famil guests also enjoyed the Al Falaj dinner under the stars; with Arabic style seating around a bonfire, with tents, shisha and an Emirati-themed BBQ.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The trip wrapped up with a farewell dinner at the stunning, Corniche-front Jumeirah at Etihad Towers. The group was flown to Abu Dhabi and back, courtesy of the UAE\u2019s national and award-winning carrier Etihad Airways.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\"Ferrari The group pictured at Ferrari World about to board Formula Rossa \u2013 The world\u2019s fastest rollercoaster<\/em><\/span>
L to R: Amir Klicic – Etihad Airways, Vanessa Morgan \u2013 Greece & Med Travel Centre, Michael Woods \u2013 Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Kaelei Macmillan \u2013 Infinity Holidays, Michael Zhang \u2013 Webjet, Alexandra Pisker \u2013 Australian Pacific, Alisa Feillafe \u2013 Adventureworld, Paul Polyviou \u2013 Sun Island Tours<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A select group of product and marketing managers from key tour operators and wholesalers around Australia have just returned from an exclusive educational to Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates and home to the country\u2019s capital \u2013 Abu Dhabi city. The tailored trip was organised by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}