U.S., Sept. 10 -- The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced that it is aiming to attract more Russian visitors . According to the 2018 figures released by SCTDA, Russian visitors ranked second on the list of overnight guests in Sharjah at 328,000. The number of guests from Russia, the Commonwealth, and the Baltics region also posted a 41 percent growth last year compared to the previous year. Moreover, the market share of Russian visitors went up to 23 percent during the same period.

In light of this trend, SCTDA and Air Arabia will organize a B2B event on September 11, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow to showcase Sharjah's growing reputation as a premiere tourist destination, allowing for the o...