The country welcomed 4.6 million visitors in the year’s first six months. However, revenues declined 0.5% to USD 2.765 billion.
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The Jordan-based carrier reported a negative result in the first half of this year. In June, however, it saw USD 2.1 million in net income.
Hotels in Abu Dhabi welcomed 2.25 million guests, up 7% from January to June 2016. Dubai saw over 8 million visitors, up 10.6% year-on-year.
Over 43 million passengers travelled to or from the airport in the first half of the year. South America was one of the destinations to which traffic increased the most.
Founded by a businesswoman of Syrian parents, Arab Tour is specialized in exotic trips to the Middle East. Tunisia, UAE and Oman are among the preferred Arab countries by Brazilian tourists, says the entrepreneur.
The increase in accommodations for tourists occurred during the last five years in Brazilian metro areas. It went from 373,600 in 2011 to 639,300 last year.
The Tunisian airline carried 252,356 people last months. Its European routes accounted for 73.9% of total traffic.
A poll conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism shows that the opinions of international travellers regarding the country’s tourism infrastructure have improved.
Travellers from Brazil visiting the Arab country will be able to acquire the visa in the Doha airport. It allows for a one-month stay period. New norm is already in effect.
Such was the traffic year-to-date through May. The number is up 3.8% from the comparable period in 2016.
The country’s facility at the world fair which Dubai is set to host will be built by Arabtec Construction. The design is from Santiago Calatrava, the architect who created Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Tomorrow.
The airport’s terminals of the emirate welcomed 6,850,052 passengers in the fifth month of the year. The region with the sharpest growth in passenger number was South America with 60% over 2016.
The volume of passengers that came to the emirate in luxury cruises increased 15% in the 2016/2017 season, reported the Dubai Cruise Tourism.
A Brazilian-born, Beirut-based journalist’s blog will be featured at an event beginning Wednesday in Foz do Iguaçu. One of the aims of the Arab-themed stand is to advertise Lebanon as a tourist destination.
