Plans to set up a hospitality school next year have been unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority as part of its effort to become the Middle East's regional centre for tourism education and training, The National has reported. The tourism authority has 'met and held exploratory talks with seven of the world's largest and most prominent hospitality institutions', Nasser al Reyami, ADTA tourism standards director said. Abu Dhabi wants to welcome 2.3 million hotel guests a year by 2012, compared with about 1.5 million this year.