Agencies: It provides safety and does not require the application of quarantine

"Safe lanes" increase travel to and from the UAE by up to 40%

Agreements to establish safe travel corridors that encourage citizens and residents to travel to the destinations signed on them.

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Officials of travel and tourism agencies in the country said that establishing safe travel corridors between the UAE and a number of countries for those who have received the "Covid-19" vaccine will make a qualitative leap in travel, and lead to an increase in demand of up to 40% to and from the UAE.

They explained to "Emirates Today" that "safe passages" provide an element of safety for travelers and carry a message that travel is completely safe, as well as that travel to countries that have signed agreements on safe travel corridors and return will not be followed by a quarantine, indicating that this is one of the most important demands. Travelers after the Corona pandemic.

The UAE had signed memoranda of understanding regarding providing safe travel paths for those who received the vaccine doses with Bahrain, Serbia, Greece and Seychelles, without the need to apply quarantine requirements upon arrival at the chosen destination, taking into account the application of the approved precautionary measures.

It also agreed with Indonesia to temporarily establish safe travel corridor arrangements to facilitate easy travel for business, commercial, economic and diplomatic purposes.

Quantum leap

In detail, the head of the sales department at "Bin Ham Travel Agency", Lama Misawi, said that safe travel corridors between the UAE and a number of other countries for those who have received the "Covid-19" vaccine will make a qualitative leap in travel, and lead to an increase in demand, ranging between 35 and 40% in travel from the Emirates to those countries or vice versa, indicating that such a policy creates large and safe tourist and commercial corridors for travelers, businessmen and investors.

She added that the policy of safe travel corridors is very effective, especially in light of the signing of agreements with countries that export tourism abroad, and at the same time they are important destinations for the travel of citizens and residents in the main travel seasons, especially in the summer season.

Safety

Misawi stressed the importance of the safe passages policy because it focuses on the availability of the safety element for travelers and represents a message to travelers that travel is completely safe, which is a major requirement for travelers from various countries of the world after the Corona pandemic.

She indicated that the effects of safe passage agreements will appear during the summer and beyond, indicating that the more countries with which an agreement is made to establish safe passages, the greater the travel and tourism activity to and from the country.

Encourage

For his part, CEO of Projects and Development at Nirvana Travel and Tourism, Omar Al-Ali, said that agreements to establish safe travel corridors encourage travel to the UAE in general, and to Dubai in particular, which has not closed its doors to tourism, like many European cities, with commitment. The complete precautionary measures followed in accordance with the best international standards.

Al-Ali stated that these agreements also encourage citizens and residents to travel to the destinations that sign the agreements, noting that the agreements for safe travel corridors came completely on time, especially since the summer season is just around the corner, which generally raises the demand for travel to reassure travelers of the availability of safety. In travel, which has undoubtedly become a priority when traveling.

a plus

Al-Ali added that it is expected that these agreements will gradually increase the demand for travel by 15% at the beginning, and then the percentage will increase after that as a result of the reassurance of travelers, in addition to the fact that travel to the signatory countries and return does not require a quarantine, which are the two most important requirements of travelers. From various countries after the pandemic, as the lack of safety and the application of quarantine by some countries were behind the reluctance of many travelers to travel.

Perfect way

In turn, the sales manager of the "Happy Line Travel and Tourism" company, Salah Khaled Salem, said that signing agreements to establish safe travel corridors between the Emirates and a number of countries for those who have received the "Covid-19" vaccine will contribute to increasing tourism coming to the UAE and traveling abroad by a percentage. It ranged between 25 and 30%.

Salem stressed that the policy of safe travel corridors followed by the UAE is the best way that can be used in the current circumstances to activate and facilitate the movement of travel, whether for entertainment or to support business and trade, which will positively affect the movement of travel and trade together without the need to apply quarantine requirements when Access with the application of all approved precautionary measures.

Energizing

In the same context, the tourism expert, Saeed Abdullah Al Hammadi, explained that the safe corridors are distinguished by the fact that they work to stimulate travel in both directions, i.e. from the UAE and to it from the countries that signed the agreements at rates of more than 25%, especially as it guarantees travelers to travel to safe destinations and not to be subject to quarantine. They are two major features that support travel, noting that their lack of availability was the most important reason for the significant decline in travel demand since the start of the pandemic.

Major destinations

Tourism expert Saeed Abdullah Al Hammadi said that the UAE has chosen travel destinations that are among the main destinations for citizens and residents, which is directly reflected in the travel and tourism movement to and from the UAE, especially since the UAE is one of the first countries that managed to make strides in the recovery of the travel sector. And tourism, despite many challenges at the international level.

He added that the coming period will witness the signing of more safe passage agreements, which will further stimulate travel.

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