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Πέμπτη 27 Απριλίου 2017

Gulf nations look towards China, India to strengthen tourism

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A recent report states that Gulf countries that are under stress on account on the low oil prices have started increasing their efforts to impress the Chinese and Indian tourists with an aim to strengthen the local tourism sector.

China actually is responsible for an average of 122 million outbound tourists annually while India is known to contribute 22 million for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations.

The overseas spending was calculated to be around USD 252 billion and USD 15.4 billion respectively in the year 2015.

The outbound tourism market of China is growing on an average 6.7% year-on-year. And, India’s market posts average annual growth of nearly 7% as per the report that is published during the ongoing Arabian Travel Market trade show here. The GCC is home to several globally-recognized tourist attractions.

It continues to lure in a large number of tourists from all across the world.

The different markets in the GCC and also Europe have started feeling the pressure of the low oil prices and depreciated rates of the currency. Therefore, in this scenario of a slight degree of economic uncertainty, private sector hospitality and also tourism bodies continue to check out emerging markets, as declared by Debrah Dhugga, Managing Director, DUKES London and DUKES Dubai.

This growth can be observed from India and China.

It has been observed that it has already driven tourist arrivals in this region in the near past and this continues to be reflected in the recent guest profiles as stated by Dhugga. This trend is however triggered by the rising levels of personal wealth and therefore the demand for experiential travel.

India is home to 433,000 High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI).

This includes 59 million who are considered urban middle class and 97 million who are believed to be urban blue collar workers and so together they represent 31% of the Indian populace that is eligible for travelling, he said.

Filippo Sona, Director, Head of Hotels of MENA region, Colliers International said that the increasing middle class and cheaper flight options are altering the outbound travel landscape for these two countries: India and China with an overwhelming 146 passport holders.
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In Abu Dhabi and Dubai, India was the leading performing market in the year 2016.

In Dubai, as much as 1.8 million Indian visitors had arrived last year while Abu Dhabi had attracted a record-breaking 4.4 million tourists in 2016, out of which 323,388 had been Indians.

Oman had welcomed 299,568 Indian travellers in 2016.

This region is also working towards promoting itself as a reputable wedding destination particularly for tourists from West Bengal.