Kuwait tourism, travel offices achieve KD 150.8 million in ticket sales in first seven months of 2024
The sales figures reflect bookings through the bank settlement plan for full-service airlines only, and do not include bookings with low-cost airlines.
• Kuwait sold tickets worth KD 23.87 million last July, marking a 3.7 percent increase from KD 23 million in the previous month.
Tourism and travel offices in Kuwait sold tickets worth KD 23.87 million last July, marking a 3.7 percent increase from KD 23 million in the previous month, according to sources cited by Al Rai newspaper.
Sources added that office sales for the first seven months of 2024 totaled approximately KD 150.788 million, down 1.7 percent from KD 153.15 million during the same period last year. Sales decreased by 10 percent in January, 5 percent in February, and 2 percent compared to March, but rose again in April, May, June, and July with the start of the travel season.
It was noted that these sales figures reflect bookings through the Bank Settlement Plan (BSP) for full-service airlines only, and do not include bookings with low-cost airlines. The decline in overall sales is attributed to the increasing share of low-cost airlines, as most travelers are opting for them.
Sources explained that the number of offices increased from 400 to about 550 recently. Some employees from large offices left their jobs to open their own home-based offices, allowing them to operate with no overhead costs. This shift has intensified competition in the market.
According to the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, passenger traffic at Kuwait International Airport in June totaled approximately 1.35 million. Arriving passengers numbered 580,718, while departures reached 770,255.
