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SCTDA roadshow launched yesterday
April 15- Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCDTA) is organising a roadshow to several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in a bid to promote tourism in Sharjah and attract tourists from GCC. The roadshow, which started yesterday, includes destinations like Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and will end on April 20.
The delegation particiating in the roadshow includes several institutions such as the Sharjah Millennium Hotel, Golden Tulip Hotel, Embassy Hotel Suites, Marbella Resort, the Sharjah Premiere Hotel, Lulu'a Beach and Resort, Ruby Living Courts Hotel Apartments and Ilaf Tours.
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