“Mass tourism is very important for Egypt, for the employees working in tourism and their families, important for investors and important for the whole country,” stressed William.

WHILE TRADITIONALLY KNOWN AS A MASS TOURISM DESTINATION, FOLLOWING A CHALLENGING FEW YEARS, EGYPT IS SHIFTING ITS FOCUS TO BOTH NEW MARKETS AND NOVEL SECTORS.

HAILED AS THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF THE UAE, SHARJAH CONTINUES TO POSITION ITSELF AS A HUB OF NATIONAL TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE.

RECENT YEARS, FUJAIRAH HAS WITNESSED A RAPID GROWTH IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM AND FUJAIRAH TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY LEAVES NO STONE UNTURNED TO PROMOTE THE DESTINATION.

WITH VISITOR NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR SHOWING A 7.4 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR RISE, RAS AL KHAIMAH IS SURELY ON A GROWTH PATH.

WITH UAE NATIONALS TOPPING AJMAN’S VISITOR STATISTICS, THE EMIRATE IS LOOKING TO BOOST INBOUND TOURISM BY 20 PERCENT BY YEAR-END.