Residents of the country stated that they decided not to travel abroad during the summer period and remain in the Emirates, in light of their satisfaction with the high medical readiness of the Emirates and the level of superior care in the health sector.
They explained to «Emirates Today» that the status of the virus in some countries, which were their main destinations during the summer, is still unclear, as well as their concerns about the closure of the airports of these countries and their inability to return to the Emirates, noting that the decision to travel depends on health developments during the period Coming, especially opening airports, quarantining, and finding a vaccine for the virus.
Two experts said that questions and inquiries currently focus on the quarantine periods in the countries they are considering traveling to, the fees imposed in the event of canceling reservations, as well as questions about government and medical measures to be taken before traveling.
Medical readiness
In detail, Mohamed Nabil said that he decided not to travel abroad this summer, and to stay in the Emirates, in light of his reassurance and his family about the high medical readiness of the Emirates and the level of superior care in the health sector, pointing out that the decision to travel is difficult in these circumstances, especially in light of fears of closing Airports suddenly, and the inability to return to the Emirates again.
Heba Othman added that her family decided to postpone the travel to check on the high level of health care in the Emirates, given that the situation of the virus in some countries that were main destinations for the family during the summer period, is still a matter of concern.
Basem Jawad stressed that he prefers to stay in the UAE under these circumstances, and that his decision to travel to his country depends to a large extent on canceling the quarantine in his country so that he can travel, indicating that he is assured of staying in the UAE in the event of not traveling.
Precautionary measures
Maryam Youssef said that she prefers to wait and not travel this summer, especially that traveling for entertainment can be dispensed or postponed, in exchange for maintaining safety in light of the spread of the epidemic globally, so that the reassurance is that things return to their nature, especially in light of the difficulty of checking precautionary measures in other countries , Noting that the UAE provides facilities for entertainment with life gradually returning to normal, and implementing precautionary measures to strictly prevent the virus.
Farid Muhammad added that he prefers to postpone the travel during the summer and stay in the Emirates, pointing out that until now, in light of the circumstances of the closure of many airports, the spread of the virus, and the absence of a vaccine, it is preferable to stay in the Emirates, especially since the situation is good and reassuring in light of the efforts made to control Virus, and strong precautions are taken.
Iman Saadoun said that she intends to travel to her country on long leave after the completion of the schools of her children, noting that it depends on her obtaining leave from her work, the continued opening of the airport, and the stability of the health situation there.
Sanaa Selim indicated that she prefers to stay in the Emirates, explaining that her travel is linked to success in containing the virus, opening airports, and arriving at a vaccine, which may take months.
Fadi Tayseer stated that he excluded the idea of traveling abroad during the summer period, and decided to stay in the Emirates, especially in light of the high health care and the great efforts being made to limit the spread of the virus, which paid off during the recent period.
Imad Sami said that he decided to postpone the travel until the global control of the virus was announced, and that the quarantine was still imposed for 14 days, in the country that he was planning to travel to, which means that a large part of the vacation is lost.
Questions and inquiries
For his part, the tourism expert said the director general of the “Travel” Company for Travel and Tourism, Derek Sequeira, that “questions and inquiries on the part of customers are currently focused on flights that airlines announced their conduct of the countries that announced the opening of their airports, as well as inquiries about quarantine periods in the countries they travel To it, and to ensure the conduct of flights, and fees imposed in the event of cancellation of reservations, as well as questions about government and medical measures to be taken before traveling ».
He explained that there are a number of reservations for countries that allowed their citizens to return, and there is a rescheduling of reservations that already exist previously, explaining that the flights are concentrated in countries that allowed the resumption of flights to their airports, such as Europe, the United States and Canada, the Philippines, Beirut and India.
For his part, the tourist expert, Saeed Abdullah Al Hammadi, said that it is "natural in light of these exceptional circumstances that the world is going through, that there will be some kind of deliberation on the part of a number of those who want to travel, especially for entertainment, to consider the conditions in the countries that they wish to travel To it, especially since the pandemic is still widespread in a number of traditional destinations for travelers during the summer ».
He added that «there are many factors that positively affect reservations, the most important of which is the opening of more airports in the countries of the world, especially the places of residence for residents, traditional and new tourist destinations, the abolition or reduction of quarantine, and the success of efforts to eliminate the virus or limit its spread», noting The occurrence of these factors helps to increase summer bookings, support the aviation sector during the current period, and increase the destinations of airlines.