Yemen should do more to boost tourism, ex-German envoy

FRANKFORT, Oct. 31 (Saba) –
Former German ambassador to Yemen Frank Marcus Mann has suggested that Yemen boost
its tourism
promotion campaigns, even if the circumstances were not in the side of tourism at a
time when tourism faces problems worldwide. On the margins of the Yemeni tourist
days
in Frankfort which come within a Europe tourism promotion campaign targeting four
states, Mann said the most important thing to help Yemen and its tourism is that
Yemen be
stable and secured and that nothing of the past events takes place again. According
to my expertise in Yemen, Yemen has a distinguished tourism, but the country does
not
receive large numbers of visitors due to its modest capabilities, he said. However,
Yemen can develop its tourism and attract more visitors and this can be through
expanding
the tourism infrastructure in the country, through improving hotels and other
tourist services, he said. Yemen started on October 18 a Europe tourism promotion
campaign in
Britain, France, Italy and Germany, organizing cultural events and photo galleries
of the attractions in it. Yemen has urged European states to limit warnings over
travel
to it, saying it is a partner in the global war against terrorism, the partnership
which requires that the international community help it boost its economy. The
campaign
was the second since 2007. FJ/FR