Etihad is to host ABTA's 2016 travel convention

Etihad Airways is to host ABTA's travel convention in Abu Dhabi next year.
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The convention will take place next October at the Yas Viceroy Hotel on Yas Island, and it will be the first time the convention will be held in Abu Dhabi.
 
Mohammad Al Bulooki, Etihad Airways’ vice rresident for UAE Commercial explained why the Emirate was chosen as host: “ABTA’s decision to choose Abu Dhabi for the 2016 Travel Convention is true recognition of the enormous efforts the Emirate has placed on developing Abu Dhabi into a progressive world class hub of tourism, culture and tolerance.”
 
Etihad will fly over 500 leading travel company managers, owners and industry leaders to the convention from its three main gateways in the United Kingdom, London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.
 
The airline connects these three hubs to leisure and business destinations across Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean and Australasia, via its hub in Abu Dhabi.