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Abu Dhabi 13-10-2019 / WAM /
The UAE remains the top destination for Russian tourists in the Arab world, after their numbers jumped 37 percent in 2018 by about 1.1 million compared to 2017.
At the same time, the number of Emirati tourists to Russia has been on the rise in recent years, amid expectations that it will grow on the list of top tourist destinations for Emiratis.
The UAE and Russia are seeking to strengthen the tourism sector on both sides due to the two countries’ attractions.
For years, the UAE has been at the top of the list of Arab countries in terms of the preferred destination of Russian tourists due to the attractiveness of its tourism sector in all its marketing, entertainment and cultural aspects.
The number of weekly flights between the two countries / 84 / flights, operated by the national airlines of the UAE, where Etihad Airways / 7 / passenger flights, Emirates / 28 / passenger, flydubai / 35 / passenger and Arab Air / 14 / flight Passengers.
Since July 2018, the two countries have signed an agreement on the mutual abolition of the visa regime.Russian visitors have been able, since the beginning of 2017, to obtain a free tourist visa to the UAE for 30 days after their arrival in the country, which explains the big boom in the number of Russian visitors who received them. UAE during the past two years.
Business tourism in the UAE is of great importance to visitors from the Russian Federation seeking to connect with international companies and other commercial markets spread in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE, in addition to leisure tourism, which accounts for about 40% of the total tourism coming from Russia.
In addition, the number of UAE visitors to the Russian Federation is growing steadily.Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi are the most popular tourist destinations in the UAE, with shopping, nature, historical and cultural sites at the forefront.
Recently, the St. Petersburg government held a press conference for a delegation of representatives of the UAE media, in order to highlight the strategy of the city’s tourism and cultural sector to attract Emirati tourists and introduce them to the most important monuments, museums and advantages that make the city one of the most popular options internationally, as the cultural capital of Russia.
The Government of Saint Petersburg, Russia, stressed the importance of harnessing the solid relations between the UAE and Russia and benefit from them and deepen them by hosting the various representatives of the concerned authorities in the UAE to identify opportunities for cooperation and joint coordination that can be strengthened, pointing out that this relationship has resulted in facilitating visa procedures Entry to UAE nationals.
