Europeans to enjoy Yemen's history, beauty

By: Mohammad Assayghi Translated by:
Mahmoud Assamiee FRANKFURT, Oct.31 (Saba)- European tourists expressed their great
desire
to visit Yemen and inspect its customs and variable tourist products. Some say they
will think to visit Yemen to know its history and civilization mentioned in divine
and
historical books.
However, European citizens Saba has interviewed in this report reflected
contradicting views over traveling to Yemen and spending annual vacation. The
majority of them supported
the idea of traveling to Yemen and some of them who did not visit the country before
said visiting Yemen is important to know important part of world customs and
culture.
Some other saw the idea as a risk with calculated results and demanded penalties to
deter criminals to stop their crimes and considering them as a threat to safety and
security
of the whole region and affect economy and culture.
" I really want to visit Yemen with many of my friends. We have already talked
about this but British office of interior bans visiting Yemen," said British
citizen Jack
Gelery.
But Marsilia Gerlakh, German citizen, says "Yemen is a beautiful and wonderful
country needs more efforts for reforming security and diplomatic system," she said
indicating
that many countries in the world, among them Germany have special sections in German
diplomatic offices for promoting tourism in the country.
Virginia Paul, Italian journalist who visited Yemen several times sees Yemen as
interesting country with variable tourist product has important position in
International
Tourist Map. The most important thing, she adds, is Yemen unique tourist product on
regional level has improved through thousands of year.
She says:" Yemen has many cities, villages and important islands like Suqutra, the
real gem and if it is invested better, it would be one of the most significant
centers
Yemeni society depends in tourism. The island has attractive nature. There are also
Bura'a and Utma natural protectorates which do not receive local concern."
Meanwhile,
Rafa Mazina says:" Yemen is important tourist face and no one can ignore that and
Yemeni tourism has been improved on the long run. Yemen's unity has great role in
improving
tourism due to openness policy adopted by the government." She affirmed that Yemen
only lacks security investigation and activating security apparatus, in addition
doubling
efforts for promotion to tourism in the country.
Rafa, from Austria and a researcher in Islamic affairs, affirmed keenness on
visiting Yemen. "According to my knowledge, I think this country is not given its
right concerning
media campaigns but I think there is no diplomatic role to cure its problems.
Further, tourist media in Yemen is still unable to shoulder its responsibilities
towards tourism
and its future issues. So I think this needs army of journalists." Leona, British
physician from Yemeni origin, says she is interested in visiting Yemen to know
whether she
still has relatives and enjoying taking photos to Yemen charming sites she knows
from brochures on Yemen.
Jarkas Naibal, Greek, showed astonishment when he watched the photos in Yemen's
show." Whatever the conditions are, I must visit Yemen to see these beautiful
villages,"
he said.
Victoria Remax, French, showed admiration of Yemen and good nature of Yemenis she
sensed when she was welcomed by the delegation participating in the promotion
campaign
to Yemen. This admiration made her visit the show the next day.