According to him, in the total number of tourists more than 255 thousand were citizens of Russia, about 70 thousand were residents of Kazakhstan, another 50 and 37 thousand, respectively, came to Dubai from Ukraine and Azerbaijan. It should be noted that these CIS countries were also presented at the exhibition in Dubai with national stands and expositions of travel companies. “Now we are on the eve of the summer vacation season, and see as our main goal the advancement of Dubai as a summer destination. In May we will take part in the Moscow exhibition-fair“ First-hand Rest ”, where we will present 10 travel companies operating in our market. Our The goal is to stimulate their sales and maintain consumer interest.In addition, this season the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commercial Marketing, together with Emirates, will launch the Do More in Dubai promotion campaign, which will help increase tourism otok in the summer period ", - Sergey Kanaev explained.
The Do More in Dubai campaign runs through September 30, 2012. Everyone who arrives in Dubai during this period will be given a wide selection of discounts and privileges for hotel accommodation, shopping, visiting restaurants and entertainment centers. Sergey Kanaev also explained that today an increasing number of Russian tourists prefer five-star hotels, while more than half of them choose the most expensive resort complexes on the coast. “If five years ago, 70% of guests from Russia, the CIS and the Baltic states went to three-star hotels, now this trend has changed exactly the opposite,” he said.
