During Expo Dubai, Minister of Tourism Gilson Machado held meetings to align measures that may increase the flow of international tourists to Brazil.
At the event, the minister met with the Sheikh Ahmed bin Seed Al Maktoum, president of Emirates, and highlighted the country's ability to receive more flights from the company and mentioned the potential of regions such as North and Northeast for investments.
According to Machado Neto, Brazil is one of the most prosperous places in the world for post-pandemic investments, due to its potential for natural beauty, culture and all the measures to reduce bureaucracy that the federal government is adopting.
Possibilities
When analyzing potential new routes from Emirates to Brazil, airports in Recife and Salvador come in as strong candidates, placing Manaus also as a possible candidate, but with little chance.
Historically, Recife and Salvador are the two most important hubs in the Brazilian Northeast, including both operating routes to Europe, the United States and Africa before the pandemic.
However, another favorable point is the fact that the Emirates recently announced a codeshare agreement with Azul, which could help Recife become the next destination for the company from the United Arab Emirates, as the airport is one of Azul's main hubs.
Finally, still at the Expo Dubai complex, Machado Neto met with Sheikh Helal Almarri, General Director of Dubai Tourism, and, later, with the Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi.
