UAE a preferred spot for Russian tourists

dubai — The 12th annual Congress of Natalie Tours’ Managers that opened in Dubai on Thursday brought together over 200 top Russian sellers of UAE destination tours.

For the past two decades, the company, a leading Russian tour operator with a 25-year track record in the Russian travel services market, has been holding this event to award best sellers, discuss further cooperation with top managers of retail companies and motivate its partners to promote the travel direction.

Vladimir Vorobyev, President of Natalie Tours, Adnan Aridi, Managing Director, Alpha Tours, Ahmed Khalifa Al Falasi – CEO of Support Services, Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, were present for the opening session.

Currently, the share of the company’s customers in the total flow of Russian tourists travelling to the UAE exceeds 15 per cent, and this indicator ranks Natalie Tours as number one Russian travel agency for the UAE destination.

Vorobyev said that the UAE ranks second among the world’s most safe countries according to the data provided by the World Economic Forum.

“Given the realities of our present-day world, This criterion frequently determines the choice of travel destination, especially in case of family vacations with children.”

According to the company’s data for the past winter season, the UAE was in first place in the company’s sales structure, accounting for 43 per cent in the revenue distribution and for 37 per cent in the total number of serviced customers. Vorobyev said that his company planned to “at least double” these indicators.

—issacjohn@khaleejtimes.com