Achievements

Following are the achievements and prizes awarded to the Authority:

The first place for Best Exhibitor Award for Middle East at ITB Berlin2011
The Most Outstanding Booth Design Award at BITE 2011
The second Best Exhibitor Award for Middle East at ITB Berlin 2010
The Most Outstanding Booth Design Award at BITE 2010
The third Best Exhibitor Award for Middle East at ITB Berlin 2009
The Most Outstanding Booth Design Award at BITE 2009
From more than 200 participants of 55 countries, SCTDA was awarded "The Best Promotional Performance of a Participating Stand", in the East Mediterranean Travel and Tourism Exhibition, in Turkey in 2007
"The Best Participating Stand", Beijing International Tourism Exhibition, 2007
"The Best Stand Award", in the International Tourism Bourse of Berlin from all over the Middle East region according to the assessment of the College of Business, the German University of Cologne, in 2009
The launching of a training and licensing project for tour guides
“The Most Effective Attendance Award”, from the Leisure Moscow Exhibition in 2009
Launching of the new Sharjah Branding, in 2008
"The Best Promotional Brochures of a Tourist Destination" East Mediterranean Travel and Tourism Exhibition, in Turkey 2008
"The Best Participating Stand Award" in the International Tourism Bourse in Berlin at the level of Arab countries participating in the exhibition, including the Gulf Countries, in 2008
"International Prize for Best Organizer of Formula 1 Powerboat Race" in the years 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007
“The Best Promotional Brochures for a Tourist Destination", East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition, Turkey, 2007
The Emirate of Sharjah received "The Best Design of a Stand Award", Beijing International Tourism Exhibition, 2007
“Best Middle East Participating Stand Award”, Berlin International Travel and Tourism Exchange, 2007
The Best Participating Stand from the Middle East in the International Tourism Bourse in Berlin in 2007
Resolution No. 16 for the year 2007 of the Sharjah Executive Council for Standards of Hotels and Hotel Apartments Classification in the Emirate
Launching Sharjah Call Centre, "800 Sharjah"
“Best Tourist Promoting Authority Award”, East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition, Turkey, 2005
"The Best Promotional Destination", in the East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition in Turkey in 2004
"The Best Promotional Destination", in the Exhibition of Leisure Moscow in 2004
SCTDA President received "The Excellence Award of Achievement in the Tourism Sector", Arab Tourism Exhibition and Forum actualities in 2004
“Accomplishment Pioneering Award”, Arab World Travel and Tourism Exchange, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004
ISO 9001:2000 for the year 2003
"The Best Promotional Destination", Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition in 2003
Launching an Internet-based portal for tourism information in the English and Arabic language in 2002
"The Best Organizer", Formula 1 International Media Centre in 2001
Establishment of the Tourism Consultative Committee, 2001
The Emirate of Sharjah organizes and sponsors several events throughout the year supporting culture, heritage and arts, in addition to numerous exhibitions that SCTDA assists with
The Sharjah Light Festival is an SCTDA initiative that annually lights up the city and tells the story of the Emirate’s history
F1 Powerboat Race and Sharjah Water Festival organised by SCTDA is a week long extravaganza of family fun and entertainment culminating in the International World Championship Formula 1 Powerboat
Sharjah Ramadan Festival - under the supervision of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and in cooperation with government departments and the private sector, centres and other stores, the Emirate organizes this festival that involves a large number of events, activities and prizes