Sharjah's hospitality sector revenues observed a remarkable 7.8 percent increase throughout the initial half of 2017 compared to the previous year, with its value getting to AED 372 million, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) introduced. The statement came as the emirate gradually positions itself as a destination of option for local, regional, and global travelers.

SCTDA reported an enormous 70 percent occupancy rate from January to June this year. The overall number of visitors for the very first fifty percent of the year reached 885,000, representing a 3.5 percent rise versus the exact same period in 2016. Saudi nationals inhabited most of the local hotels' listings of leading visitors. During the first two quarters of the year alone, resorts invited at the very least 72,000 Saudi travelers.

HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, said: "The impressive growth in the tenancy rate is the result of the Sharjah Government's extensive efforts to attract local, regional, and global travelers as part of its comprehensive and ambitious socio-economic growth strategy. Our best goal is to attract 10 million visitors a year by 2021, a grand accomplishment that will help increase the emirate's extraordinary growth in the 21st century. To achieve this end, we will launch forward-thinking campaigns, bold jobs and campaigns, along with make best use of all our assets and resources to place Sharjah, the UAE's cultural capital, on the global tourist map and boost its brand and profile on the international stage."

According to Al Midfa, part of the calculated plan for this year is to maintain the high vacationer arrivals from Saudi Arabia. SCTDA has actually established right into activity a variety of road shows covering significant cities in the KSA to highlight Sharjah's prominent vacationer destinations and display its identity and abundant customs that have continued to be undamaged even in today's modern times.

Sharjah, a perfect family-friendly location, is rapidly becoming among the popular cultural and leisure locations in the UAE and the rest of the region. It possesses a large array of interesting activities, attractive beaches, galleries, wild animals, public parks, and a host of Arabic tourist attractions such as the Al Majaz Waterfront, Al Qasba, the Mleiha Archaeological Centre and the Al Noor Mosque, among others.

Much more visitors from the UAE's neighboring GCC countries have been visiting the emirate, proving over again the federal government's successful efforts to position Sharjah as a prime regional location for families.