UAE consumers to spend more on travel
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 15 - 2008 at 08:35
More people in the UAE plan to increase spending on travel this year, according to a MasterCard Consumer Lifestyles Survey. The number of consumers willing to spend more on travel jumped from 88% to 99%, the survey found, with 51% saying they plan to increase their travel spend up to 25%. The survey, conducted between October 1 and 23, 2007, found that 78% of UAE consumers planned to travel for personal reasons in the months up to September this year, while a minority, about 5%, planned to travel for business and 8% for both.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterTuesday, April 15 - 2008 at 08:35 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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