Around 60 percent of the Kuwaiti population or 1.2 million citizens are expected to travel this summer and revenues for the air transportation sector within that period are estimated at KD300 million, reports Al- Qabas daily quoting some tourism experts.
According to Board Chairman of the Tourism and Travel Offices Union Khalid Al-Ahmad, the percentage growth in the travel sector may exceed expectations, considering the remarkable increase in the number of travel agencies operating in the country — from 160 to 305 — within just a few years.
On the other hand, Director of a travel agency Musaed Al- Saleh confirmed the Kuwaiti tourists are among the highest spenders in the world — four times their Gulf counterparts. He revealed the most common holiday destinations for Kuwaitis include Dubai and Turkey.
