Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias hosted a delegation of the inaugural Emirates Airlines flight (Dubai – Miami – Bogotá) that Colombia received. The delegation was made up of airline executives, five media outlets from the Middle East: The National Newspaper, Khaleej Times, Al Ittihad Newspaper, Al Khaleej Newspaper, Dubai TV, and two leading travel and tourism digital influencers: Haifa Bseiso and Duncan Couto.
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The arrival of Emirates Airlines is a historic milestone in the country’s air connectivity, and is an opportunity for tourist destinations like Cartagena to promote their entire offer with the Arab world. Bogotá and Cartagena were the destinations selected to captivate with an agenda full of appreciation of heritage, culture, gastronomy, tourist plans and infrastructure.
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During the two days they were in the city, they were able to visit emblematic places in the Historic Center, they took the mangrove tour in La Boquilla and They enjoyed the Sunset in the Bay of Cartagena, departing from the La Bodeguita Pier.
The Cartagena de Indias Tourism Corporation, from the Promotion and Marketing department, was part of the delegation’s familiarization trip, which was led by Procolombiaand highlights the experience as positive.
“This visit represents a greater visualization of Cartagena as a tourist destination, especially for the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East. Achieve this air connectivity between Colombia and Dubai, through the Emirates airline, rIt will represent a greater arrival of Arab passengers to our city. We hope to see many Arabs walking and getting to know Cartagena”, mentioned Liliana Rodríguez, executive president of the Cartagena de Indias Tourism Corporation.
The arrival of Emirates Airlines to the country is the result of several years of work, which involved a coordinated strategy between various entities such as ProColombia, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Civil Aeronautics, strategic allies of the industry and destination promotion organizations.
