'Landmarks' invite to UAE visitors from Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo city in Israel has extended a visually impressive invitation to potential visitors from the UAE, shortly after Israel and the UAE announced an agreement for the normalisation of relations.

 

Six of the UAE's most distinctive and impressive landmarks were sculpted from sand at Tel Aviv's Geula Beach by talented sand sculptor Tzvi Halevi, alongside the greeting "Welcome" in Arabic, Hebrew and English. 

 

Landmarks included the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

 

As Israel and the UAE welcome a new era in regional relations, Tel Aviv is eager to attract and welcome new visitors to the city from the Gulf state. An estimated flight time of only three hours between the countries ensures that both destinations are mutually attractive for potential tourists and businesspeople alike, said a statement.

 

Tel Aviv also plans publish a short video in the coming days, featuring the sand sculptures, stunning coastline and a multilingual invitation to visit the city. Tel Aviv hopes that the video will reach millions of Emirati households and others worldwide wishing to experience everything that the coastal city offers to visitors.

 

Sharon Landes-Fischer, Acting CEO of Tel Aviv Global & Tourism, said: "Tel Aviv-Yafo is delighted to extend a citywide invitation to visitors from the United Arab Emirates. Whether travelling for work or pleasure, seeking to do business in the Start-Up City or experience the Non-Stop City, the door to Tel Aviv-Yafo is wide open to you. As we enter a new era of regional relations, we are confident that this new and emerging market will benefit from all that Tel Aviv-Yafo has to offer."

 

Israel welcomed 4.55 million visitors in 2019, representing an all-time record in incoming tourism. Tel Aviv hotels recorded almost 3.8 million overnight stays, boasting an average hotel occupancy rate of 76%. - TradeArabia News Service