In the past ten years, Arab culture ceased to be regarded as merely exotic by many Brazilians. Language courses, film festivals, translations and academic works have proliferated.
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The Paraná state-born, Lebanon-based Roberto Khatlab will be the sole Middle Eastern writer at the Global Meeting and Exhibition of Expatriate Brazilian Writers, in London. He will speak on immigration research.
The number of foreign travellers visiting Brazil was up 5.5% last month, a higher rate than the global average. This year, the country should receive over 6 million visitors.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber received professionals and students for a discussion of Arab countries and their idiosyncrasies. Those in attendance were given tips on how to chaperone Arab tourists well.
Figures released by the Egyptian statistics agency show, however, that the number of people who travelled to the country in the first seven months this year was up 8% from 2012.
Online tool by the Jordan Tourism Board instructs operators on key information required by tourists about the country. There is training targeting different industry segments.
Adolescents from the two Arab countries will participate in the Gymnasiade, a global school contest due in Brasília from November 27th to December 4th. Over 30 countries will be represented.
According to Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism, in the first half this year, R$ 6.1 billion were granted to companies in the industry. In the same period of 2012, loans amounted to R$ 5 billion.
Soccer federations from the two countries convened at the Fifa headquarters in Switzerland to discuss ways to facilitate the transit of players, coaches, and equipment in the occupied territories.
Over 50% of educational institutions managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are not functioning due to the ongoing conflict in the Arab country.
Holy Land Incoming Tour Operators Association wants to attract more Brazilians to the region. Delegates from the organization and from local travel companies are attending a fair in São Paulo.
Director Hanan Abdallah will participate in a debate with the audience following the screening of her film ‘In the Shadow of a Man,’ this Saturday at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, in São Paulo.
Half-yearly results released by the World Tourism Organization show that tourist inflow to the region has increased for the first time in two years.
Despite the bullish dollar, tourists from Brazil visiting other countries spent a record amount for the month of July, at US$ 2.2 billion.
