… [T]ravel agencies are reporting a rapidly increasing interest in new destinations and a new trend where Kuwaitis travel to countries to attend sports events, visit and work out at sports facilities, or add sports attractions to their vacation plans. Of this “sports tourism” trend, one travel agency manager said it is not unusual for young tourists in this category to attend a single sports event and come home, without visiting other attractions in the country.
“Despite rather high expenses, this portion of the agency’s business is blooming and the focus put onto this type of tourism increased agency sales by 10 percent, which is why we intend to keep focusing on this area,” Al-Shimmiri said.
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