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The domestic tourism movement in Yemen during the Eid al-Fitr holiday 2024 witnessed a remarkable recovery, despite the difficult economic and living conditions faced by the Yemeni citizen. Yemenis performed Eid rituals and family ties as usual, reflecting a clear demand for local recreational and tourism activities.
Domestic tourism is one of the most vital engines that contribute to the revitalization of multiple service sectors such as hotels, parks, gardens, and restaurants in various governorates. This emphasizes the importance of investing in hospitality and tourism, especially in light of the increasing demand for furnished apartments, resorts, and recreational facilities.
This tourism movement also contributes to the diversification of national income sources and has a direct impact on providing job opportunities within tourism facilities, including hotels and restaurants, as well as transportation services and public parks. This trend is reinforced by the new investment law, which provides incentives and benefits for investors and businessmen in this vital and promising sector.
Domestic tourism in Yemen is characterized by its diversity, which gives it added value as a unique tourism product that extends across all governorates.
Types of domestic tourism in Yemen:
Cultural and historical tourism:
Yemen is an open museum with its historical cities, monuments, museums, castles, and heritage sites spread across the country.
Recreational tourism:
Yemen is characterized by a diverse natural beauty that makes it a green oasis, including parks, beaches, islands, valleys, and environmental reserves.
Medical tourism:
Yemen has many hot and sulfurous mineral water springs that are believed to have therapeutic benefits, and are a destination for visitors looking for natural treatment.
New hotel investment in Ibb:
In the context of the growing investment in the hotel sector, Ibb governorate witnessed the opening of the Shumukh Hotel project for suites and furnished apartments, which consists of six floors and includes 12 furnished apartments, as well as a cafeteria, laundry, grocery store, tyramana, and parking lot, at a total cost of 800 million riyals.
The project represents an additional step towards supporting the tourism infrastructure in the governorate, and reflects the growing interest in investing in the tourism sector as a promising economic tributary
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