DUBAI: Dubai is seeing “green shoots” of revival in its tourism and hospitality industry after the emirate opened its doors to international visitors last month, the government said on Monday. Major players in the industry are seeing a surge of interest from international tourists after the Middle East travel hub allowed holiday-makers to resume flying into the city on July 7, the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) said. “We have been greatly encouraged by the market’s response in the current second phase of our recovery strategy, which was activated along with the gradual resumption of economic sectors, as well as the staggered and tentative restart of travel across the world,” Helal Saeed Almarri, director general of Dubai Tourism, said. The emirate allowed the return of international visitors more than three months after the UAE’s airspace was closed as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. TLTP
