There are a few independent restaurants serving international and Arab cuisine. Alcohol is not generally available but may be served in hotels. It is illegal to buy alcohol for a Yemeni citizen. Tourists are advised to respect Muslim customs and traditions. This is generally centred on the major hotels.
Most major hotels have squash and tennis courts, swimming pools and saunas.
Many beaches along the coast offer safe swimming. There are swimming clubs offering temporary membership for visitors. Traditional values are still very much part of everyday life and visitors will be treated with traditional courtesies and hospitality. Many of the population work in agriculture, with several thousand dependent on fishing. The rest live and work in towns and there is a small nomadic minority living along the northern edges of the desert.