Government of Dubai's Department and Tourism and Commerce Marketing

The Government of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has appointed The Communication Group plc as its first retained PR consultancy in the UK market.

The campaign will focus on Dubai as a world class commercial destination, with a strong diversified economy, offering excellent investment and commercial opportunities. It continues to experience unprecedented growth across a wide variety of sectors, including tourism, telecommunication, finance, real estate and construction. The country provides outstanding opportunities for British businesses large and small, and British exports to Dubai in 2005 were up 134% (with a total value of £4.76 billion). Indeed Dubai is currently the UK 's 10 th largest export market globally.

Bärbel Kirchner, director of the UK and Ireland Office of the DTCM comments on the appointment: “We are delighted to be working with The Communication Group who have extensive public relations experience in this area and feel that they will complement our own in-house team in maximising positive exposure for Dubai and driving business and visitors from this market.”