It received 1632 visitors from the local market during the first quarter

The UAE is the main export market for tourists to the Seychelles

"Emirates Airlines" increased its flights from Dubai to Mahe Island to 7 flights per week.

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The UAE ranked first in the world as the largest source of international visitors to the Seychelles during the first quarter of this year, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics.

According to data obtained by "Emirates Today" a copy of it, Seychelles received 6785 visitors from various countries of the world during the first three months of this year, representing a decrease of 92% compared to the same period in 2020, when the number reached 89 thousand visitors at that time.

The UAE topped the list of global markets, as Seychelles received 1632 visitors from the UAE market, which accounted for about 24% of the total number of international visitors, while the tourist flow rates reached their peak last March, with the number reaching 1345 visitors.

The UAE also came in the first places as the largest market during the period following the opening of the borders to international tourism after the "Covid-19" pandemic, from June 2020 to the end of December 2021, as the number of tourists from the UAE to the Seychelles reached about 6,600 visitors.

Emirates Airlines has increased its services from Dubai to Mahe Island, from five to seven flights per week, from March 28, 2021 to October 30, 2021, using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

She indicated that this comes at a time when Seychelles is preparing to open its borders to travelers, without requiring vaccination or quarantine requirements, but travelers still have to present a negative result for the "PCR" test, provided that the examination was conducted within 72 hours before departure.

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