The industry is expected to struggle before traveler confidence returns in a post-coronavirus scenario, said former World Bank official Otaviano Canuto.
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The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) issued the estimate this Wednesday (25). It also predicts that 75 million jobs are at risk as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Emirate is known for its adventure tourism and the world’s longest zip line on the Jebel Jais mountain.
GoToBEY has packages to the Arab country for June and September including visits to their family’s hometown, leisure on the beach, cooking classes, and shopping trips to Syria.
Bahrain will be launched as a tourist destination by Brazilian company Lynden over the next months. The company owned by Lebanese businessman Kháled Fayez Mahassen will work to have more packages in Qatar and Oman, too.
The emirate welcomed 104,000 Brazilian travelers last year, up 21% from 2018. Overall, it saw 16.73 million business and leisure tourists.
The emirate welcomed 16.73 million foreign visitors last year, up 5.1% from a year before.
Sector yielded USD 5.8 billion last year. The Central Bank attributed it to an increase in the number of overnight tourists.
Arab country welcome 18,600 visitors from Brazil last year. The majority was overnight tourists.
Jordanian historic city welcomed a record number of visitors last year.
Country received 9.4 million tourists in 2019. Number of Europeans climbed by 16%, to 2.8 million.
Sector expects to end the year with a revenue of USD 2 billion, minister René Trabelsi said.
Overnight stays by Brazilian travelers in the Arab country were up 105% year-on-year in November.
If achieved, this will be a record-high for the emirate, which is expected to see 200 ship calls during the 2019-2020 season.

