Keeping fit and working out on holiday is of huge importance to people from the UAE and Saudi Arabia according to Marriott Bonvoy

Keeping fit and working out on holiday is of huge importance to people from the UAE and Saudi Arabia according to Marriott Bonvoy

- Nine in 10 people from the Middle East make a conscious effort to exercise on holiday and half of those don’t normally workout at home, showing an increased interest in fitness while away

- Nearly half of all travellers from the UAE and Saudi Arabia feel unfit if they don’t work out and over a quarter feel guilty

- To help travellers with their workout regimes on holiday, Marriott Bonvoy has partnered with FitnessOnDemand™, providing access to a range of free virtual fitness classes from the comfort of their hotel room

UAE – Looking after their health and fitness is of huge importance to travellers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia when they go on holiday, with nine in ten (92% of people from the UAE and 91% of people from Saudi Arabia) proactively working out when they go away. The new research, from travel loyalty programme Marriott Bonvoy, found that travellers from the UAE and Saudi Arabia prioritise fitness when they go on holiday, considering half of those (58% of people from the UAE and 50% of people from Saudi Arabia) don’t even normally work out at home.

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