Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) and and Umm Al Quwain Economic Development Department have signed a cooperation agreement on enhancing efforts and utilising available potentials to develop tourism industries in both emirates.

The agreement was signed by ATDD chairman Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and Umm Al Quwain Economic Development Department chairman Sheikh Saif Bin Rashid Al Mualla. Also attending were ATDD general manager Faisal Al Nuaimi and director-general of Umm Al Quwain Economic Development Department Mansour Sultan Al Kharji.

The agreement targets technical cooperation regarding issuing and renewing licenses for tourism establishments, conducting tourism-related surveys, holding mutual symposia and building the proper communication channels needed to render such surveys a success.

Exchanging tourism information and offering mutual support with regard to attracting tourism investments are also among the list of targets.

As part of the agreement, concerned employees at Umm Al Quwain Economic Development Department will be trained by ATDD staffers on classification systems and standards approved for tourism installations in Ajman.

ATDD is always keen on exchanging experience and applying best practices with regard to sustainable tourism investment, Humaid Al Nuaimi said, adding that both parties agreed to use all available human, technical and knowledge resources to increase tourism investments in Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. – TradeArabia News Service