A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry study shows tourism activity will pick up steam in years to come, reaching USD 56 billion in 2022. Last year, the country welcomed 15 million people.
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The Tunisian airline carried 440,000 passengers last month and reached an occupancy rate of 79.3%.
The sector generated USD 784 million from January to August of this year. A total of 4.6 million tourists visited the Arab country.
The sector generated USD 3.5 billion from January to July and the country attracted 4.3 million visitors. The hike was due especially to an increase in arrivals of Germans and Ukrainians.
Flyadeal, a subsidiary of state-run carrier Saudia, will have its maiden flight on September 23.
In July, 8.07 million passengers went through the aiport’s terminals, up 5.9% over the same month of 2016. The previous record, set in January this year, was 8.04 million passengers.
The tourism sector generated USD 2.5 billion in the country during this year’s first six months, against USD 2.2 billion in the same period of 2016.
Citizens from Brazil will be allowed free entry on arrival, valid for a 30-day period and extendable for an additional 30 days.
The country welcomed 4.6 million visitors in the year’s first six months. However, revenues declined 0.5% to USD 2.765 billion.
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.
