An Emirati minister and a Brazilian diplomat pointed out sectors in which Brazil, African countries, and the UAE could cooperate to promote development. s discussed how to promote tourism and sell value-added products.
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Mirian Aguirre (pictured), of travel agency Laila Travel, wrote an article on how the Brazilian multicultural environment, with a population made up of immigrants, is conductive to catering to Muslim tourists in the country.
Tourism Secretariats of São Paulo and Foz do Iguaçu presented projects that seek to welcome Muslim tourists following the principles and rules of their religion. The industry has the potential to grow, say experts present at the 2nd GHB Business Forum.
The ministers of Tourism of both countries met at the 25th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. They aim to increase the flow of visitors and attract investments to Brazil.
Egyptian prime minister met with investors to discuss the country’s tourism policy for the long term. The goal is to speed up the industry’s growth by making available some 50,000 new rooms a year and a partnership with the public sector to build hotels.
According to the CNC, in May this year, the tourism sector obtained its most considerable revenue since the same month of 2014 with the resumption of jobs, new businesses, and foreign investment.
International visitors to the Latin American country reached 2.97 million year to date through May, up 108% from a year earlier.
The Arab country received over 1.47 million tourists in the period, obtaining USD 1.671 billion in revenue.
Embratur president Marcelo Freixo said in an interview that the promotion of sustainable tourism is one of the agency’s priorities.
The pearls of Ras Al Khaimah were once treasures hunted by divers, but now they are cultivated. The process even involves what they call seeding to induce the formation of the gemstone.
In the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the most popular adventure options is the 2.83-km long zipline. An ANBA reporter visited the attraction, which takes only three minutes to get from one point to the other.
Over 868,000 tourists from abroad visited Brazil in the first month of the year, exceeding by more than 100,000 the amount reported in January 2019, before the pandemic, and triple the same period in 2022.
The Awake Tourism Challenge is a competition held by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Qatar-based startup Accessible Qatar was the winner of the tech for good theme.
Arab country aims to increase hotel capacity to accomodate more guests. Exchange rate decision from Russia, a country that sends out many tourists to Egypt, is expected to contribute to tourism.