Middle East: Destination for European Tourists
Journal Title: Journal of Tourism and Services - Year 2014, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
The paper aims to map and characterize the main facts and factors affecting the development and current status of tourism industry in the Middle East. The Middle East has been a key focus and successful growth area in terms of all types of tourism, as the region seeks to diversify its economy beyond oil. The paper is focused on incoming tourism from overall point of view and also in connection to the European tourists. The World Tourism Organization predicts that most of the increase in the international tourism will come from alternative forms of travel not involving the classic “sun and sand” tourism. For the topic is important to briefly analyze the profile of the European tourists. Attention is paid to the main tourism source markets for the Middle East. It can be stated that Europe is the largest source market for Egypt, Oman, Palestine and Qatar. And significant position of Europe is obvious in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Russia is one of the most important emerging tourism markets for the Middle East countries. The paper also includes a research among Czech citizens and their awareness about United Arab Emirates as a tourist destination.
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Iveta Hamarneh
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