This is the first time that DTCM has bagged this award beating destinations like Australia, Barbados, Spain, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK
The London-based representative office has also been presented with an 'Investors in People' Award in recognition of excellence in managing, developing, training and motivating people in an organization. DTCM is the only National Tourist Board in the UK and the only organization with in the Tourism and Leisure sector within London to be bestowed with this award.
Investors in People recognition is an international endorsement by a professional UK body that sets a level of good practice for improving an organisations progress through its people.
Mr. Eyad Ali Abdul Rahman, DTCM Executive Director Media Relations and Business Development Division, said the awards reflect the hard work and commitment of the DTCM employees and the quality and service standards that it follows in all its operation and customer services.
He said the awards were a shot in the arm for the department which has been aggressively marketing and promoting Dubai in the overseas markets, including the UK which ranks top on the list of tourist source markets. The awards is a matter of great pride for all of us in DTCM as reflects the success of our aggressive marketing and promotional drive for strengthening Dubai tourism industry and creating better image of Dubai in overseas markets, he added.
Mr. Ian Scott, Director of DTCM UK and Ireland office, received the award recently in London on behalf of the DTCM in the presence of over 1000 senior travel industry professionals in attendance.
In the UK, there are many awards ceremonies, but three of them – TTG Travel Awards, British Travel Awards and Travel Weekly Globe Awards - stand out in terms of importance and genuine industry recognition.
Late last year, Dubai was voted the "best destination for Middle East and Africa" at the Irish Travel Trade News Awards, while the second award from the Travel Weekly recognized the travel trade training programme conducted by DTCM in London.
He said: “Prior to 2009, DTCM UK and Ireland office had not won any of these accolades. This awards season, we have won all of them. This is because of the hard work of everyone at DTCM and the significant changes that we have made in the last two years to the way in which we work with the travel trade.”