Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi, and TUI Group, a multinational travel and tourism company, recently brought a group of travel and tourism journalists from the Ukraine to the UAE capital to highlight Abu Dhabi’s leisure attractions to the Ukrainian market.

TUI Group, one of the leading tour advisors in the region, liaised with TCA Abu Dhabi in promoting Abu Dhabi as a top travel destination with the Ukrainian market having grown approximately 25 percent in the last year and visitor numbers continuing to rise.

Leading Ukrainian journalists were given a tour of the capital to showcase a variety of tourist attractions, from historical and cultural spots to the leading leisure and adventure attractions. As part of the tour, the group experienced the fastest roller-coaster in the world at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, learned about the cultural importance of falcons at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, were given a tour of the beautiful Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque which was named the world’s second favourite landmark by Trip Advisor in 2016, and visited Warehouse421, a gallery in Mina Zayed port.