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00:00 A sharp increase in tourism in the UAE since the beginning of the year has been reflected in the quarter-to-year performance indicators,
00:07 where the hotel's operating rates have reached more than 80% with a number of discounts exceeding 7 million discounts and with a plan of 12 billion dirhams.
00:17 According to experts, the situation will continue to grow, especially with the recovery of payments from the main tourism markets exported to it,
00:26 and the return of operating rates to the base market of airlines to what was before the coronavirus pandemic.
00:34 This is aimed at achieving a total local share of the UAE by the end of this year, to about 180 billion dirhams.
00:43 But what about Egypt with Yassine?
00:46 Thank you Nada, and from Dubai to Cairo.
00:49 Egypt has recently witnessed a noticeable increase in tourism, both domestic and foreign, in conjunction with the holiday season.
00:58 Some prefer to spend their vacation in Cairo, where restaurants and cafes are crowded throughout the hour,
01:05 while the goals of coastal tourism are being met by a large number of tourists,
01:10 despite the high prices of hotels, especially the 4- and 5-star hotels.
01:16 Official estimates indicate an increase of 44% in the first half of this year.
01:24 This is the situation in Cairo, and how it is in Riyadh with the colleague Atal Alshammali.
01:29 Thank you Yassine.
01:32 Tourism in Saudi Arabia is one of the important sectors that the government is seeking to develop,
01:36 and this year it plans to attract 25 million visitors.
01:41 25.8 million of these visitors arrived in the first quarter of this year.
01:48 Tourism has been spending a large amount of money,
01:53 about 185 billion riyals in 2022.
01:58 Today, the western and southern regions are among the most targeted by tourists,
02:07 and this is because these areas are cold in the summer.
02:11 This is for the Kingdom.
02:12 What about Lebanon?
02:13 To our colleague Helena.
02:14 Thank you, colleague Atal.
02:18 The weather seems excellent this season in Lebanon,
02:22 after the passenger movement recorded about 36,000 passengers at Beirut airport on average per day.
02:31 According to the Minister of Tourism, there are about 2 million tourists and immigrants coming to Lebanon.
02:38 Festivals and festivals are also being held in various Lebanese areas,
02:44 where domestic, entertainment, artistic, cultural and sport tourism is being held.
02:51 This is compared to the percentage of reservations in hotels and guest houses, which exceeds 80%.
03:01 What about London?
03:02 With colleague Riyad Al Saadi.
03:04 Thank you, colleague Helena.
03:08 Britain in general and the capital London are witnessing a noticeable tourism activity these days.
03:14 The tourism sector and the tourism industry hope to restore this activity,
03:19 which was suffered by the hospitality sector in recent months by the strikes,
03:23 the high prices and the rising inflation.
03:26 Restaurants are crowded and the reservations seem difficult in almost all hotels.
03:31 If there are reservations, they are at their peak.
03:34 Not only this, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on his way to cancel the tourist tax on London visitors.
03:41 It is true that this could lose the government about two billion pounds of revenue,
03:46 but it will return with direct benefits to the sector of about 350 million pounds.
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