Dubai is ‘ready and prepared’ for post-coronavirus, post-Ramadan tourism jump

Dubai is ‘ready and prepared’ for post-coronavirus, post-Ramadan tourism jump

Dubai is leading the global post-coronavirus tourism recovery and is well-prepared for the expected travel pickup in the second half of the year, said the executive of Dubai's famed Atlantis hotel.

Executive vice president and managing director at Atlantis Dubai Tim Kelly said he is “very optimistic” about Dubai's tourism standing in wake of the pandemic, given that a large portion of the population, and the hospitality industry, is already vaccinated against Covid-19.

“I believe from that standpoint, and as elements of travel restrictions ease with the global rollout of the vaccines, we are ready and prepared. We are so far ahead of so many other destinations globally that we have a head start,” said Kelly.

Tim Kelly, Executive vice president and managing director at Atlantis Dubai.

“When you come out of the pandemic, most of the destinations will be promoting how they are open and back in business but here we can say that we've been open and we are already ready, and I think that this will be a great advantage for us by the second half of the year,” he continued.

December and January were “exceptional” months for Dubai's hospitality industry, said Kelly, and while February started off well, the UK and