Saudi Arabia is increasing its hospitality offerings across the kingdom, which is expected to boost domestic tourism
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Abu Dhabi
UAE Easter holidays 2023: Where to go, travel trends revealed
April 10, 2023 was revealed to be the most popular departure date for most travellers
Abu Dhabi
UAE residents want to travel more than any other country: Report
The covid-19 pandemic fuelled the demand for travel among UAE residents, a new study shows
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UAE holidaymakers see strong year of travel despite economic uncertainty: Report
However, price-led decisions will drive change in 2023
Dubai
Dubai is ‘world’s top city break destination,’ outshines Paris, Madrid: Report
Conducted by Premier Inn, the study showed the emirate as the most searched for city, with 21 countries ‘wanting to visit the city’
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Dubai beats New York as world’s most popular destination in TikTok’s travel index
Posts featuring the hashtag “#Dubai” had 81.8 billion views on the social app, surpassing New York City with 59.5 billion views and London at 36.8 billion views
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How Emirates has eased travel procedures at Dubai International Airport ahead of the Eid holidays
The busy holiday travel period is expected to start on 29 April, with the highest volumes of travellers on the weekend before Eid
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UAE travellers will take longer holidays and spend more to make up for a lack of breaks in 2020 and 2021: report
The report shows that among the 85 percent of people from the UAE who already know they will be heading abroad in Summer 2022, approximately 98 percent of people have stated that they will be spending more than they usually would
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In pictures: Saudi Arabia’s beautiful tourist destinations
Saudi Arabia announced on September 27 it would start offering tourist visas, opening up the kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. Here are some key tourist destinations in the kingdom.
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Video: Can Saudi really be the tourist haven it promises to be?
For the first time in centuries, Saudi Arabia has decided to open up its ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. How?
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UK issues updated tourist guidelines on what not to bring to the UAE
Items holidaymakers should look out for include skincare products and E-cigarette refills that contain CBD oil
Egypt economy
Egyptian resort tops global list for worst holiday locations for food poisoning
Popular Red Sea location of Hurghada accounted for 95% of food illness claims in Egypt
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Third of workers in UAE, Saudi would take pay cut for more holiday time
LinkedIn survey shows 45 percent of millennials do not use all holiday time
Colombo
Indian holidaymakers start to cancel Sri Lankan trips
Cancellations could lead to growth in domestic tourism in places like Kerala
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In pictures: Tourists return to Egypt’s pyramids after Giza bus attack
Roadside bomb hit a tour bus in the Al-Haram district near the Giza pyramids claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and their Egyptian guide. Eleven other tourists from Vietnam and an Egyptian bus driver were wounded.
