SNTTA has reported a 15 per cent increase in bookings for air tickets and holiday packages at the start of the summer season.
The most popular holiday destinations are Malaysia, Egypt, Turkey, the UK and Germany.
The rebound in travel sales coincides with the launch of the eighth edition of SNTTA’s Fly Free Anywhere summer campaign which gives retail customers the opportunity to win back their entire ticket amount every day.
“We see a new trend in which expatriate families are combining their annual holidays to their home countries with short-duration holiday packages to other destinations. Bookings from Emirati families are also on the rise and most of them are travelling earlier than usual in order to return to the UAE before Ramadan,” added Sai Rattan, general manager, SNTTA Travel, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The Fly Free Anywhere summer campaign, which is conducted in all SNTTA Sharjah outlets, gives one customer every day the chance to win back the full air ticket amount until July 29. Draws are held weekly under the supervision of the Sharjah Economic Department.