Sharjah has been a major Middle East tourist Destination since 1932!

Tourists intending to visit Sharjah do not have to go far to get what they are

interested in. That's why Sharjah was the first emirate to attract tourist groups in 1980. Since then, tourism has developed in leaps and bounds.  

Hotels and Furnished Apartments in Sharjah offer a wide range of facilities and services for business travelers, destinations, tourists and for those passing through.  In the city the beach resort hotels are mainly located along Al Khan beach.  On the East Coast the Ocean Hotel offers beachfront accommodation in Khor Fakkan.  The city hotels are dotted around Sharjah, on the Buhairah Corniche and towards Ajman.  The main hotel guests are split between tourists from Europe who come for the sunny winter months and Arab tourists from the other Gulf countries who come for holiday breaks with families, to shop and visit Sharjah and the neighboring emirates. 

The number of tourists entering Sharjah and the UAE in general in 1981 was about 4,000. However Sharjah has developed and so have its tourist attractions. Today the number of tourists visiting the emirate has reached 250,000. 

Since 1997 Sharjah and Tourism Development Authority has been working to develop and promote tourism in Sharjah. This has been possible following the mobilization of all available facilities and services, be it airlines, travel agents and other authorities concerned.

In addition, Sharjah paid special attention to its recreational facilities like hotels, bazaars, parks, restaurants and the attractions of the Emirate are being spread between the two gulfs in the east and west.  

The civility of the people of Sharjah and the high standard of its tourist facilities makes it highly attractive to tourists who appreciate the safety and security of the emirate and its free economy.