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Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo are among the top three cities UAE residents want to visit in 2024, as the majority (97 per cent) of them are keen to explore new destinations this year, according to a new study.
global travel site skyscanner A new survey released on Tuesday found Osaka topping the list of UAE residents looking to travel in 2024, an increase of more than 300 per cent, followed by Antalya (273%), Tokyo (250%), Rome (154% ), Berlin (96%), Amsterdam, New York, London, Athens and Paris.
Carried out by A poll In August 2023, the survey covered the opinions of 1,000 UAE residents. The study found that travel search demand among UAE residents will increase by more than 54 percent in 2024 as people increasingly search for long-haul destinations.
“Long-haul destinations will return in 2024 because in 2022-23 people traveled to closer destinations after the pandemic. “Now there is more appetite for long-distance travel.”
Ayoub El Mamoun, Skyscanner travel and destination experthe said during the launch of the new studio in Dubai on Tuesday.
Sharing trends, the study found that 46 per cent of UAE travelers have booked a destination based solely on a specific restaurant they wish to visit. While 72 per cent of UAE travelers will consider traveling to a concert in a different country if it would help them save money, while 38 per cent would be willing to take a short-haul flight to see their favorite artists in alive.
When choosing a destination, more than a quarter (28 percent) of residents use movies and television as a source of inspiration.
About 26 percent of travelers ages 18 to 24 said they carried a Polaroid camera on vacation, while 37 percent of residents said they checked their work email on vacation and had difficulty disconnecting from the job.
When it comes to celebratory vacations, 42 percent said they have a hard time deciding the destination and around the same percentage have a hard time agreeing on the cost. While 41 percent said it is difficult to decide the dates.
Some of the best value destinations for UAE travelers are Kuala Lumpur, Hoi An (Vietnam), Tirana (Albania) and Chiang Mai (Thailand), where the average cost of a five-star stay is around €374. , 428, 515 and 538 dirhams. respectively.
News Source: Khaleej Times
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