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Zawya
01-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
UAE tourists account for 30% of Gulf visitors to Germany: National Tourist Office GCC
DUBAI: Tourists from the United Arab Emirates, including both citizens and residents, account for between 25 and 30 percent of all Gulf visitors to Germany, representing the largest share among GCC countries. Yamina Sofo, Director of the German National Tourist Office GCC (GNTO GCC), told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025 that Germany's participation in this year's exhibition features a broad representation of 27 exhibitors from across the tourism sector. These include destinations such as Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich, as well as hotels of various categories, medical centres, destination management companies, and luxury shopping outlets. She emphasised the significance of the GCC market to Germany's tourism sector, particularly the UAE, noting that around half a million visitors from the GCC travelled to Germany in 2024, generating 1.2 million overnight stays. This reflects continued growth and increasing demand for German destinations. Sofo anticipated a stronger performance in 2025 and beyond, supported by enhanced air connectivity, notably the launch of a new route between Abu Dhabi and Berlin by Eurowings – the first direct connection between the two capitals. Jens Ihsen, Managinf Director of Visit Düsseldorf, said the city's tourism strategy is focused on attracting visitors from GCC countries. Düsseldorf ranks as the third most-visited German destination for Gulf tourists, after Munich and Frankfurt. He added that the UAE accounted for the largest share of visitors to Düsseldorf, which offers a blend of medical and leisure tourism, and is known as a welcoming destination for families and lovers of culture and the arts. Gulf tourists are also the highest spenders in Düsseldorf, with the average visitor spending around €900 per day, followed by markets such as China. Ihsen affirmed that sustainability remains a top priority for the city, which aims to become carbon neutral by 2035, strengthening its position as a responsible tourism destination. He also highlighted the significance of Arabian Travel Market as a platform for showcasing tourism potential and building partnerships, particularly in the areas of medical tourism, conferences and preventive healthcare, which are of growing interest to regional visitors.
CBS News
02-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Sofo, Forsberg, Coronel lead Red Bulls past Nashville 2-0
Mohammed Sofo scored the first goal of his career, Emil Forsberg scored his first of the season and Carlos Coronel posted a clean sheet to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night. New York, the reigning Eastern Conference champions, took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute on the goal by Sofo — a 20-year-old forward making his first start. Sofo, who scored unassisted off a rebound with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, did not play last week and played 27 minutes in one appearance last season. Forsberg found the net for the10th time in his two seasons in the league to stretch the advantage to 2-0 in the 30th minute. Omar Valencia, who was tagged with a yellow card in the 12th minute, notched his first career assist in his second career start. The 20-year-old defender played one minute in one appearance last season. Coronel finished with two saves for the Red Bulls (1-1-0) to complete the 36th shutout of his career — all but one with New York. It was his 130th start for the club. Joe Willis stopped three shots for Nashville (0-1-1), which has yet to score this season. Willis finished with his club-record 50th clean sheet in a scoreless home opener against the New England Revolution. The Red Bulls improved to 18-6-6 in home openers and upped their all-time record against Nashville to 3-0-4. New York dropped a 1-0 decision on the road to Cincinnati in its opener. The Red Bulls travel to play Atlanta United on Saturday. Nashville will host the Portland Timbers on Saturday.
Associated Press
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mohammed Sofo, Emil Forsberg, Carlos Coronel lead Red Bulls past Nashville 2-0
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Mohammed Sofo scored the first goal of his career, Emil Forsberg scored his first of the season and Carlos Coronel posted a clean sheet to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night. New York, the reigning Eastern Conference champions, took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute on the goal by Sofo — a 20-year-old forward making his first start. Sofo, who scored unassisted off a rebound with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, did not play last week and played 27 minutes in one appearance last season. Forsberg found the net for the10th time in his two seasons in the league to stretch the advantage to 2-0 in the 30th minute. Omar Valencia, who was tagged with a yellow card in the 12th minute, notched his first career assist in his second career start. The 20-year-old defender played one minute in one appearance last season. Coronel finished with two saves for the Red Bulls (1-1-0) to complete the 36th shutout of his career — all but one with New York. It was his 130th start for the club. Joe Willis stopped three shots for Nashville (0-1-1), which has yet to score this season. Willis finished with his club-record 50th clean sheet in a scoreless home opener against the New England Revolution. The Red Bulls improved to 18-6-6 in home openers and upped their all-time record against Nashville to 3-0-4. New York dropped a 1-0 decision on the road to Cincinnati in its opener. The Red Bulls travel to play Atlanta United on Saturday. Nashville will host the Portland Timbers on Saturday. ___
