"The World's Highest Restaurant" has received 1.5 million guests since its opening in 2011
Atmosphere: The tourism sector in Dubai is characterized by flexibility and diversity
The restaurant applies all preventive and precautionary measures to ensure the safety of visitors and workers. Photography: Patrick Castillo
The general manager of "Atmosphere" restaurant, Vadim Valkovsky, said that the tourism sector in Dubai is characterized by flexibility and diversity, and is able to take advantage of opportunities and provide services that meet the various requirements of visitors.
He added to "Emirates Today" that Dubai is one of the first global cities to implement comprehensive safety measures to restore various economic sectors, including tourism, pointing out that "Atmosphere", which is the highest above the earth's surface, has received about 1.5 million guests since its inauguration. In 2011.
Visitor safety
In detail, the general manager of the Atmosphere restaurant, Vadim Valkovsky, said that the restaurant reopened its doors in Dubai, on the second of last July, after applying all preventive and precautionary measures issued by the local authorities, to ensure the safety of visitors and workers, including comprehensive sterilization and spacing standards. Social Responsibility, taking into account the capacity requirements, pointing out that the highest restaurant above ground has received about 1.5 million guests since its opening in 2011.
Wide turnout
Falkovsky added that the restaurant has witnessed a large turnout since the first day of its reopening, as it received about 8,000 guests with the support of the domestic tourism movement, as well as international tourists who currently constitute up to 10% of the facility's total guests, and this percentage is expected to gradually increase during the period. Coming with the easing of international travel restrictions.
He pointed out that Dubai is one of the first global cities to implement comprehensive safety measures for the return of various economic sectors, including tourism, with the application of preventive measures in all stages, explaining that the emirate also obtained the seal of "safe travel" from the World Travel and Tourism Council, in Framework for effective measures that you take to ensure the health and safety of visitors.
Specific requirements
Falkovsky stated that Dubai decided to start receiving visitors and tourists coming from the seventh of July 2020, according to specific procedures and requirements, pointing out that the emirate has since started receiving the first tourist groups of families and individuals, especially from the European market, as it is the first market in which trips were made available. Fly directly to and from.
He stated that many of the guest visitors who used to visit the restaurant, want to spend tourist holidays in Dubai and from various markets.
The most prominent destinations
Falkovsky stressed that Dubai is one of the most prominent tourist destinations around the world, noting that the tourism sector in the emirate is characterized by flexibility and diversity, and is able to take advantage of opportunities and provide services that meet the various requirements of visitors.
He added, "Some families and individuals took private planes or commercial flights when available, to spend a vacation in Dubai, since the first week of the resumption of international tourism to the emirate," noting that in light of the tourism potentials provided by Dubai and the quality of its services, as well as security and safety standards, The emirate will be the fastest destination in the journey to recover from the (Covid-19) pandemic. ”
Dubai received the "Safe Travel" seal from the World Travel and Tourism Council as part of effective measures.
Frequent tourists
"Dubai today is not only a luxury destination, but it suits all budgets with various products for business and family tourism, as well as group tourism, as well as entertainment and shopping," said the general manager of "Atmosphere" restaurant, Vadim Valkovsky.
He added that a large percentage of Dubai's visitors are regular tourists, who come to the emirate constantly due to its attractiveness on the global tourism map.