UAE records ‘most amazing’ travel season as Expo 2020, New Year’s celebrations attract tourists

UAE records ‘most amazing’ travel season as Expo 2020, New Year’s celebrations attract tourists

Led by Dubai with mega events such as Expo 2020, Dubai Shopping Festival, New Year celebrations, #DubaiDestinations campaign and the World's Coolest Winter programme, travel to the UAE is nearly peaking and visitors are staying longer now to fully explore the global events taking place in the country. Executives in the travel and hospitality sectors told Khaleej Times that a good number of inbound travellers are flying down from Russia, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the European countries and the US. “Travel is at its peak now because of the New Year. People are coming from India, Russia, European countries and the US. With UAE being one of the safest countries to travel to, tourists are very confident to come to the UAE and enjoy their holidays. A large number of people are coming from India and Europe only to attend Expo,” said Mir Wasim Raja, manager, MICE and holidays, Galadari International Travel Services. Sachin Gadoya, CEO and co-founder, Musafir.com, said that the UAE is viewed as a safe and fun destination this time of year. “With Expo 2020, DSF and the New Year’s celebrations, our sales growth for UAE inbound operations is 170 per cent higher in December 2021 when