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The Emirate Sharjah is the quiet brother to its glittering and glamorous brother next door – Dubai. It is far more down to Earth, has no heavy liability on luggage to carry, and is the only Emirate to have land on both the Arabian Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Oman.
As a result of its strategic location, Sharjah always has been a distinct destination for commerce in the region, where people have relied on trade and seafaring for thousands of years in history. It has 2 Free zones, with a total area of 28 million square meters, has 3 enormous ports of altogether 49.5 million square meters, and is home of the Gulf’s first low-cost airline, Air Arabia, which was established in 2003. But then again, none of this should be surprising since the very first airport in the Arabian Gulf opened in 1932 in Sharjah.
DUBAI, 20 May 2021: Saudi Arabian tourism buoyed by domestic
demand prepares to welcome foreign tourists as part of its ambitious Vision
2030 master plan.
Saudi Arabia’s tourism leaders attending the ATM 2021 Saudi
Arabia Tourism Summit on Tuesday identified tourism as a key economic driver
that would have positive repercussions for the country, its people, investors
and millions of global travellers.
Addressing a capacity crowd at the in-person ATM 2021, the
region’s largest travel and tourism showcase, were Fahd Hamidaddin, CEO, Saudi
Tourism Authority, Majed Alnefaie, acting CEO of Seera, Captain Ibrahim Koshy,
CEO, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Dr Afnan Al Shuaiby, Founder and CEO of FNN
Tourism leaders convene at ATM 2021 Saudi Arabia Tourism Summit traveldailymedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from traveldailymedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Saudi Arabia is preparing to reopen its borders for foreign tourists imminently and is well on its way to realising its ambition for attracting 100 million tourists per year by 2030, tourism leaders from the Kingdom revealed during ATM.