Tourism Sector High Performance
The tourism sector in the United Arab Emirates is witnessing a wave of recovery and growth since the beginning of this year.
As evidenced by the high performance indicators in all aspects of the sector.
Which bodes well for an exceptional tourist season.
Especially with the busy agenda of international events and major events that the state is hosting in the coming period.
Best Tourism Destination
Dubai was crowned the best global destination in the 2024 Travelers’ Choice Awards from TripAdvisor.
This was for the third consecutive year.
Mentioning that it is the first time that the city has achieved this important achievement.
The winners of these awards are chosen in a unique way.
Where millions of travelers from all over the world, independently provide their evaluations and opinions about various destinations, activities and experiences they offer.
National carriers
Emirates Airlines operated more than 164.4 thousand flights to about 150 destinations during the past year.
Which formed 20% of the total number of flights operated by airlines in the Middle East and Africa, and reached 819.15 thousand flights.
The company was among the top 10 airlines in terms of adherence to flight schedules in MENA Region during the past year.
This was according to the monthly report issued by Cirium.
On the other hand, Etihad Airways is launching new destinations in 2024.
Including “Boston” to be its fourth station in the United States.
Which will operate four weekly flights starting from March 31, 2024, in addition to the Kenyan capital Nairobi on May 1, 2024.
The carrier added two new destinations in the Indian subcontinent starting from the beginning of January 2024.
They are Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in the Kerala region of India.
In order to raise the number of stations it operates flights to in India to 10 destinations.
As it also intends to increase the number of flights to destinations such as Cairo.
Where the number of its weekly flights will reach 21 flights, Colombo to 7 flights, Islamabad to 14 flights, and Maldives to 14 flights.
For its part, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Group expected to achieve a growth of 30%.
This is in the number of passengers and operational capacity for the year 2024.
By transporting about 4 million passengers.
This was after it recorded an exceptional performance last year by achieving a record growth of more than 135% in the number of passengers and operational capacity with the transport of 3 million passengers.
1.22 million visitors
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority announced that 2023 was the best year for tourism in the emirate ever.
As it recorded 1.22 million visitors.
Which is the highest number of visitors for it with an increase of 8% over 2022.
In addition to a significant annual increase of 24% in the number of international tourists.
The authority added that the increase in the number of international visitors was supported by more than 2,200 international activities.
Such as promotional offers, trade exhibitions, and media events.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid confirmed that the year 2023 was exceptional under the leadership of the President, as the UAE witnessed unprecedented economic growth, a great global political presence, scientific progress, and new educational and health developments pic.twitter.com/bwFiy8R69w
— UAE Voice (@uae_voiceeng) January 5, 2024
Accessible tourism
The fourth edition of the International Conference on Accessible Tourism kicked off in Dubai yesterday.
Which explores ways to transform cities to be more inclusive and inclusive for people with disabilities.
The UAE aims to be the most suitable tourist destination for people with disabilities.
Through the effective strategic initiatives that the leadership is taking to enhance the achievements of the state in the field of accessible tourism.
The number of travelers with disabilities is estimated to be around 1.3 billion people of the total world population.
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