{"id":386193,"date":"2025-04-15T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=386193"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:54:25","slug":"tunisia-welcomed-30-more-brazilians-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/tunisia-welcomed-30-more-brazilians-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia welcomed 30% more Brazilians in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Tunisia welcomed five thousand Brazilian tourists last year, a 30% increase compared to 2019, a benchmark year for the sector, according to the Tunisian National Tourist Office<\/a>. According to Leila Tekaia, the office\u2019s director for Spain, Portugal, and Brazil, the country aims to triple the number of Brazilian visitors and reach 15,000 travelers per year within the next ten years. The country\u2019s tourism authority is participating for the first time in WTM Latin America, a trade fair for industry professionals, which runs until Wednesday (16) in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tekaia says the number of tour operators bringing Brazilian tourists to the Arab country has been growing. Of the total visitors, about 25% arrive via cruises that sail through the Mediterranean Sea and dock at Tunisian ports. Although brief, these visits are important for introducing Tunisia as a travel destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In search of more visitors, the executive says the country plans to organize fam trips\u2014familiarization trips\u2014with Brazilian travel agents and is seeking partnerships with airlines to promote the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trips to introduce Tunisia to travel agents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the director, the main challenges are securing agreements with airlines to promote Tunisia\u2019s attractions through media campaigns targeting end customers and ensuring that travel agents know how to sell the country. \u201cIf the travel agent doesn\u2019t know the product firsthand, it\u2019s hard to convince [the tourist]. For us, it\u2019s very important to start organizing fam trips\u2014familiarization trips,\u201d says Tekaia, referring to the tourism board\u2019s strategies to be implemented right after WTM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says the tourism office decided to participate in the fair because of Brazil\u2019s potential in the sector and the growing flow of investments and exchange of people and services between the two countries. Additionally, the Arab country has been making efforts to promote more business in Brazil and S\u00e3o Paulo, including the establishment of a commercial office in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tekaia adds that it is necessary to establish partnerships with airlines from other countries because the local company, TunisAir, is undergoing restructuring. In five years, the Tunisian airline could operate long-haul flights and contribute to the increase in travelers to the country, says Tekaia. Among the destinations that Tunisia intends to explore in Brazil are the Sahara Desert in the south of the country, cultural tourism, and the island of Djerba on the East Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leila Tekaia visited the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>) on Tuesday (15), accompanied by the head of the commercial and consular office of Tunisia in S\u00e3o Paulo, Hassen Saadani, and visual artist Dorra Messelmani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on<\/em>:
Tunisia opens commercial office in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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