Ibrahim Al Dhahli, an expert in travel and tourism, called for work to spread the culture of travel in society and work to encourage domestic tourism, indicating that he is against travel abroad, in light of the current conditions, and the end of the "Coffid-19" crisis in the world. He expected that the movement of air travel and travel to return to normal within three months, as the travel and aviation sector is one of the first sectors affected by the crisis, as well as the first sectors to recover from its effects, as travel is part of the lives of many.
Al-Dhahli, who visited more than 170 countries, said that travel has become part of the lives of many people of all kinds. There is travel for tourism, education, treatment or religious purposes, pointing out that there is a difference between the traveler and the traveler, so the latter must record and record everything that he sees, He is also pre-preparing for his trip, and setting a complete program for it.
Al-Dahli added, during the session organized by the "Sea of Culture" Foundation, from a distance, the evening of the day before yesterday in the series "Travel Bag", that the crisis "Covid-19", and stop the movement of navigation and travel around the world, is free of his addiction to travel.
He continued: "I am a travel addict, and I am a group of travelers in the Emirates, and during this crisis we used to comfort one another until the travel ban period passed, and despite that I felt a strong desire to travel until I went to Abu Dhabi airport to visit him," explaining that his plans to travel in 2020 It included visiting 20 countries, as he recently headed for land travel to travel between countries, because he loves villages and small cities, which allows him to visit important places and attractions, and his friends share the same hobby and interests; Because some people find this way to travel unpleasant and stressful.
The last flight
Al-Dhahli mentioned that his last land trip before “Covid-19” was to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last February, and they moved from Riyadh to Taif, then to Asir, Abha, Al-Ula and Madain Saleh, and they returned from them before the border was closed due to the crisis of the new Corona Virus one day.
He called on those in charge of tourism in the country to increase the focus on domestic tourism, to compensate for the low rates of foreign tourism due to "Covid-19", by providing reduced prices and encouraging offers in hotels and restaurants, considering that the prices are very high even in light of the current crisis, as the facilities did not respond Tourism and trying to reduce it, while the tourist coming from abroad gets much lower prices than those offered to citizens and residents in the country; This makes traveling abroad less expensive or the same cost of staying in hotels and resorts in the country. He also called on the media to play a more active role in encouraging local tourism.
Tips
Al-Dhahli provided advice to travel and tourism enthusiasts. Among the most prominent are the advance planning of the trip in all its details, whether in terms of the financial cost or travel dates and airplanes, as well as reading about the destination one will travel to, getting to know its culture, the most important tourist, cultural and historical places in it, the best means of transportation, and setting a program for each day of the trip until He can take advantage of the trip well, and avoid wasting time, effort and money, and he pointed out that if the desire of the traveler to reduce the financial costs caused him to prevent him from enjoying the trip, it is better not to travel.
He stressed that he is against the idea of traveling for tourism, currently, because "Covid-19" still exists and that the danger exists, while the goal of travel is to enjoy the atmosphere and places and relax without worry or tension, which will not be achieved.
Experiences in 3 books
Ibrahim Al-Dhahli discussed his books, which are three books, two of them about his experiences and his travels around the world, and the most important stances presented to him and the prominent places he visited, such as: Jerusalem, and Islamic monuments in Spain, while the third book carried a title The "stick", as it is a vocabulary of the Emirati and Gulf heritage. He also spoke about the experience of publishing "Asfar" magazine, which was considered the first Emirati magazine specialized in tourism.
• There is a difference between a traveler and a traveler, for the latter records everything that it sees.
• I call for an increased focus on domestic tourism, and encouraging offers.
• "Against the idea of traveling for tourism now, because (Covid-19) still exists, and that the danger exists."
170 countries visited by Ibrahim Al-Dahli