UAE hotels bet on new source markets and domestic tourism for 2021 recovery
DUBAI - Hotels in the UAE are hopeful that 2021 will be a year of gradual recovery from the COVID-19 crisis as tourists return to the country and occupancy levels start to rise.
The optimism is on the back of diplomatic reconciliation with Qatar and the normalization of ties with Israel, as well as the UAE’s new domestic tourism strategy, visa reforms, and fast mass COVID vaccination.
“Opening the borders with Qatar will have a direct and indirect impact on occupancy levels. The direct impact will be having Qataris visit the UAE once again, both corporate and leisure travellers,” Mamdouh Ali, general manager of Rose Rayhaan by Rotana told Salaam Gateway.
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