Ali Al Hosani, Director of Promotions at the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), said the UAE capital is currently experiencing a heavy demand for hotel accommodation, with hotels achieving 85-90% occupancy for most of the year despite the global financial meltdown. Disclosing this in a statement, Al Hosani said hoteliers in the emirate remained bullish about prospects for 2009. ADTA is to mount pavilions at 17 overseas exhibitions across 11 countries in 2009 — three more than in 2008. Promotional shows at the China Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM) in Shanghai next September, at the TTG Incontri leisure show in Rimini, Italy during October and at the China Internal Travel Marketing in Kunming, China in November are the three new additions to the list ADTA'S overseas exhibitions.