Tamani Marina Hotel Dubai, a five-star business hotel, is getting ready to launch new services and offers this year with an eye on the booming family tourism market which is expected to reach $181 billion by 2018, about 12.5 per cent of the total global tourism market, said a senior official.

"UAE enjoys a solid position in family tourism industry worldwide ranking second ahead of other Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Morocco, which reflects the culture and traditions of the country that support this kind of tourism," remarked Walid Al Awa, the director of Tamani Marina Hotel.

Tourism experts have predicted that the family tourism sector will enjoy a steady annual growth rate of 4.79 per cent until 2020, which is higher than the global annual rate of tourism in general, noted Al Awa.

According to him, Dubai is now the focus of world attention given its potential in tourism that meet different needs of all its visitors with different wishes.

Al Awas said Tamani Marina offers a wide range of options that meet the requirements of families in terms of size of apartments ranging from studios to spacious apartments with four rooms with a duration ranges available on the requirements of the guests.

The hotel also includes all the facilities and amenities of the family swimming pools, gyms, meeting rooms and places for prayer, as well as care for children by providing their own entertainment venues, he noted.

Al Awa said the hotel rests on the best specifications and standards seeking to develop the existing services and providing other services during this year, he added.-TradeArabia News Service