The “pandemic” has boosted domestic tourism, sports and online shopping
Savings and healthy food... the most prominent consumer trends after two years of "Corona"
Some consumers have become dependent on healthy and organic food from vegetables, fruits and juices.
Emirates today
Ibrahim Al-Bahr: "The (Covid-19) pandemic has helped deepen the consumer and health culture among consumers."
The “pandemic” prompted consumers to change their eating behavior.
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Consumers say the changes brought about by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in their consumer behavior are continuing with them, even though two years have passed since the pandemic.
They explained to "Emirates Today" that the most prominent of these changes: keenness to save, even if a small amount, avoiding extravagance, preferring domestic tourism to traveling abroad, as well as relying on healthy and organic food, exercise, and online shopping.
Electronic shopping
Consumer Rasha Tawfiq said that her reliance on electronic shopping has increased significantly, especially after the increase in the number of electronic shopping platforms, and the intense competition between electronic and traditional outlets, in terms of prices and quality.
She added that her family has become keen on monthly savings during the recent period, even if a small amount, pointing out that she continues to change her consumption habits, in terms of relying mainly on healthy and organic food from vegetables, fruits and fresh juices, and also directs part of her spending to masks, sterilizers and vitamins.
savings culture
For his part, consumer Faisal Al-Mansoori said that the pandemic has deepened his culture of saving and reducing waste, and not spending on unnecessary goods, pointing to the repercussions of the pandemic represented in laying off employees and reducing the salaries of some of them, which requires preparing for any sudden or temporary circumstances.
Al-Mansoori added that the pandemic and the consequent restrictions on travel made him postpone travel plans abroad, and focus on domestic tourism, pointing to the levels of hotels and the hospitality sector in the country, as well as the distinctiveness of destinations, especially museums, monuments and tourist attractions, and their enjoyment of privacy that reflects the Emirati cultural identity. .
He stressed that despite easing travel restrictions, he had taken a decision to reduce travel for entertainment, and to give priority to domestic tourism, to discover new landmarks, rationalize his expenses, and direct part of it to saving.
healthy food
Consumer Raif Al-Ghouri agreed that the pandemic showed the importance of saving to face any emergency crises, noting that working from home for long periods made spending on some commodities, such as clothes, less, as well as postponing travel plans.
He added that after the pandemic, it became more dependent on healthy diets rich in vitamins, with part of the spending directed to masks and sterilizers, and focusing on buying discounted offers of goods.
Playing sports
In the same context, consumer Fadi Sfeir said that his work was not affected by the pandemic, as his salary was not reduced, even temporarily, as happened in some companies, which encouraged him not to change his spending pattern.
He revealed that the pandemic motivated him to exercise regularly, as well as to save even a small amount of salary after paying the necessary bills such as school fees, house rent, and daily consumer purchases.
high demand
In addition, Director of Corporate Communications at Lulu Group International, Nanda Kumar, said that the recent period has witnessed a continued rise in the demand for healthy and organic foods, and tools for exercise and sports equipment in general.
He explained that the pandemic alerted a large group of consumers to the importance of these practices, and their role in maintaining their health.
consumer culture
For his part, the retail affairs expert and head of Al-Bahar Consulting Company, Ibrahim Al-Bahr, said that the “Covid 19” pandemic helped to deepen the consumer and health culture among consumers, and also greatly supported the demand for healthy foods, exercise, focus on buying basic commodities, interest in discounts, and easing Consumption of luxury goods, in conjunction with the tendency to reduce waste, and give importance to saving.
Al-Bahar added that reducing travel abroad has raised the level of demand for domestic tourism, visiting landmarks and tourist and recreational facilities in the country, and discovering the UAE as a leading tourist destination.
He pointed out that the trend to e-shopping has raised competition with traditional outlets, and thus consumers get better prices, pointing to consumer behavior represented in comparing prices and buying the best offers, and not sticking to expensive brands.
Al-Bahr expected that these trends will continue among consumers for long periods, and do not end with the demise of the pandemic, especially after the feasibility of these behaviors on the health and safety of consumers, as well as directing their spending towards the goods they really need, and attention to saving, regardless of the amount saved, which varies According to the circumstances and lifestyle of the consumer, and his monthly income.
Offers and actions
The CEO of Nirvana Travel and Tourism, Alaa Al-Ali, said that the pandemic period witnessed increases in domestic tourism, with rates ranging between 30 and 50%, depending on the season and the offers made by hotels, in light of restrictions imposed by a large number of countries in the world on travel and tourism.
He stressed that the reassurance of the precautionary measures in the state's hotels, and the offers and discounts announced by the hotels and tourist facilities, provided the residents of the state with very good opportunities to stay in hotels and domestic tourism.
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