Experience Hub, the trade and promotion arm of Yas Island Abu Dhabi, has announced the ‘Yas Expert’ competition for Indian travel professionals to win a free trip to Yas Island for two, covering flights and hotel stay for two nights, as well as access to three Yas Theme Parks including, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. The competition follows Experience Hub’s initiatives to increase Indian market visitation to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure and entertainment, through the travel trade industry, once borders re-open.
One lucky travel trade professional who completes the Yas Expert online training, will have the chance of winning the free trip to Yas Island. Fifty runners up also complete the training, will also win Amazon vouchers worth 2000 rupees.
Based in Abu Dhabi, Experience Hub is the trade and promotion arm for one of the world’s fastest growing leisure and entertainment destinations – Yas Island Abu Dhabi. Through its network of local, regional and international offices, the company works with Indian travel partners to design holiday packages with hotel stay and theme park access that provide the best entertainment value for travellers to the UAE.
Yas Expert is a specialist online training program for travel agents and industry professionals, designed to help travel trade professionals familiarize themselves with the many ‘one-of-a-kind’ experiences Yas Island has to offer. The program enables travel partners to become Yas Island Brand Ambassadors, providing expert advice to their customers on the experiences the island has to offer and its safety intiatives, to drive visitation to the destination. Travel professionals can access course content on mobile, tablet or desktop and study at their own pace to stay up to date with the island’s latest attractions and offerings to enrich their own client offerings and boost sales.
Potential winners will be required to complete the five modules and solve 70 per cent of the questions correct, for a chance to win the holiday and vouchers.
The winners will also receive a Yas Expert qualification certificate to confirm they have become a Yas Expert. Travel agents who complete all modules are certified as ‘Yas Experts,’ and qualify to join familiarization trips, during which the agents polish off their educational journey by experiencing the destination firsthand. Through the Yas Expert incentive program, partners are rewarded with familiarization trips, gift vouchers, exclusive events and Yas Expert discounts.
The innovative and interactive online training program launched in 2019, in India, GCC and the UK and more recently in China, in Mandarin. Demand for the bespoke training program for the travel trade has been strong and growing, with over 5000 agents registrations since the launch.
India is one of Yas Island’s key source markets. The unique holiday destination in Abu Dhabi is a popular choice for Indian tourists. Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, and dotted with some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is home to one-of-a-kind experiences including award-winning theme parks such as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.
In honor of its 10th anniversary, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has recently launched two new thrilling experiences, the Roof Walk and Zip Line. With the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Roof Walk experience, guests can scale the Park’s signature red roof and take in spectacular vista views of Yas Island. On the other hand, the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Zip Line allows guests to conquer a first-of-its-kind challenge on Yas Island as they zip from the heart of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi through the Flying Aces roller coaster loop. Guests seeking to bring along family and friends can even gear up for the dual racing challenge for an added thrill to the unparalleled adventure.
The two first-of-their-kind experiences on Yas Island will bring Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the World’s Leading Theme Park’s exciting offerings to include over 43 Ferrari-inspired attractions for both adults and younger guests, in line with its efforts to provide world-class, family-friendly experiences for guests of all ages.
The popular holiday destination also includes record-breaking attractions such as CLYMB™ Abu Dhabi, which recently was awarded two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles for the world’s largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel and the world’s tallest indoor artificial climbing wall, as well as Yas Marina Circuit, which hosts the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix™.
The destination like no other, also has an award-winning golf course, world-class shopping with globally renowned brands, and over 160 dining outlets, of which many offer Indian cuisine.
Every year the Island has Diwali holidays celebrations also, where varied activities, dining offers and occur across the Island attractions. With multiple concert arenas, Yas Island also hosts entertainment from Bollywood throughout the annual events calendar.
Yas Island also has a total of 2000 rooms and suites across seven hotels for Indian visitors to choose from, surrounded by a 25sqkm island that caters to their leisure and entertainment.
Proudly and responsibly open for fun Yas Island has been awarded World Travel and Tourism Council ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, marking the first destination in Abu Dhabi to receive the international honour.
