· Significant interest shown by GCC travel professionals
– GCC is Germany’s third largest non-European source market behind China and US
·
Overnight stays generated by GCC nationals grow by 130%
between 2009 – 2018
· GCC visitors to generate 3.6 million overnight stays
in Germany by 2030
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates – 8 May 2019
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB)
together with a host of leading German tourism trade partners, has wrapped up
another highly successful participation in this year’s Arabian Travel Market,
the largest gathering of travel and tourism professionals in the wider Middle
East region, which took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 28th April
to 1st May 2019.
During the four-day event, trade professionals from
across the region and beyond, met with representatives of the GNTB as well as
its partners, covering
local tourist boards, luxury hotels, hospitality, retail, spas and theme parks.
Each partner had its own unique proposition, whether spring, summer, autumn or
winter, emphasising that Germany is a diverse and unique all year-round travel
destination.
The GNTB’s partners this year included; ‘Hotel Palace
Berlin’; ‘Frankfurt Tourism and Congress Board’; ‘OUTLETCITY METZINGEN’; ‘Baden-Baden
Tourism Board’; the State Tourist
Board SouthWest-Germany
(Baden-Württemberg
Tourismus) and the Black Forest Highlands Tourism Board (Hochschwarzwald Tourismus).
VIP
visitors to the GNTO stand at ATM included H.E. Mr. Günter Rauer, Consulate
General of the German Consulate in Dubai and Mr. Felix Neugart, CEO of the German
Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK).
Sigrid de Mazieres, Director for the Gulf countries at
the German National Tourist Office (GNTO), an affiliate of the German National
Tourist Board, commented, "The GCC region is an important market for the
German tourism sector and we are delighted with the outcome of our
participation at ATM.
“Visitors to our stand remarked about Germany’s natural
beauty, rich cultural heritage and impressive infrastructure, as key reasons
for travelling to Germany. We are confident that many of them, will use the upcoming
Eid Al Fitr holiday and of course the subsequent summer holiday season, as ideal
opportunities to visit our beautiful country.”
The GCC market is Germany’s third-largest non-European
source market behind China and the US. Moreover, GCC travellers tend to stay an
average of 11 nights and spend on average $5,300 per person per trip,
significantly more than other international travellers.
According to the latest forecast from the GNTB, GCC
nationals visiting Germany are expected to increase to 3.6 million overnight stays
by 2030, compared with 1.8 million guest nights from Gulf nationals recorded in
2018, with key markets being UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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