The Cleartrip platform for booking flights and hotels revealed that its reservation data shows that 39% of hotels booked in the UAE were luxury five-star resorts, due to the low average hotel prices.
The platform revealed that 72% of respondents in its survey expressed their willingness to travel during the next six months, in light of safety measures, while 16% expressed satisfaction with traveling after receiving the vaccine.
She explained that about 42% of the respondents in the survey, which included 5678 respondents residing in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, said that the duration of their next trip will be five days or less, while 38% of the participants chose a period ranging between six and 11 days.
According to the platform, 65% of the participants believed that the low rates of infection with “Covid-19” are among the factors that are taken into account when planning their travel, while 35% of the participants confirmed that the easy quarantine rules and affordability are the main reasons During the current year when choosing a destination. 46% of respondents also chose beach destinations as the most preferred for their next trip, followed by adventure holidays.
The “Travel Statistics” report issued by “Cleartrip” stated that India, Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia were the most booked destinations from the UAE through Cleartrip during the period between September 2020 and January 2021.
The report pointed to new travel trends tending towards short flights, as well as effective safety measures and easy quarantine rules, in what destinations such as Singapore, the Maldives, Georgia, and India were among the best destinations that participants looked to travel to.
Cleartrip pointed out that with the average hotel prices falling by 35 to 40% in the UAE, residents are choosing to stay quickly in luxury hotels in the UAE, as reservation data shows that 39% of the hotels booked in the UAE were luxury resorts of the category. five stars.
The Cleartrip report also showed that internal reservations between September 2020 and January 2021 were concentrated by 37% in Dubai, 35% in Abu Dhabi, and 20% in Ras Al Khaimah.
“One of the keys to the recovery is the travel industry’s ability to respond to the changing needs of passengers,” said Stuart Creighton, founder and CEO of Cleartrip.
He added, “It is the responsibility of the industry to build trust, enable customers to make the right travel decisions, and provide them with accurate information about safety and travel requirements.”
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