The cultural landmark aims to showcase Africa’s talent across music, art, food and design
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Global tourism to reach 30 billion trips, $16tn GDP by 2034: Report
World Economic Forum report forecasts $16 trillion contribution to global GDP, with Asia leading growth and Saudi Arabia among key emerging destinations
tourism industry
Outbound travel bookings see massive surge as UAE travellers’ winter and National Day vacation demand sees major boost
Short trips seem to be in vogue this year for UAE travellers, with nearby tourist destinations such as Istanbul, Tbilisi, Baku and Amman seeing maximum bookings
tourism industry
Global travel industry to add $11.1tn to GDP as $1 in every $10 spent goes to tourism sector
Global travel and tourism industry supports 348m jobs according to the WTTC
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka announces visa-free access for citizens of 35 countries, including UAE, Saudi Arabia
This will be effective from October 1
Barcelona
Barcelona residents protest against mass tourism, demand limits on visitor influx
The second most visited country after France, Spain received 85 million foreign visitors in 2023, an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous year
Dubai
‘Dubai is a place we can keep learning from’: Goa Tourism Minister
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Business, Rohan Khaunte – the Minister of Tourism of Goa – discussed why ATM 2024 is important for Goa, upcoming plans and ‘regenerative’ and ‘responsible’ tourism
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka announces visa-free travel for tourists from India, 6 other countries
The Sri Lankan cabinet proposed an e-ticketing system for most of the tourist sites in the country in the near future
Dubai
Dubai retains title as ‘world’s number one destination’ at TripAdvisor awards
Dubai was awarded the title of the World’s Top Tourist Destination for second consecutive year
Biodiversity
The promise of nature-positive tourism in Umm Al Quwain
The UAE pays great attention to ecotourism as it is one of the types of sustainable tourism that contributes to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia to host World Tourism Day for the first time in Riyadh this week
The speakers at the World Tourism Day will outline the growth and prosperity of the global tourism sector
IHG
First Voco hotel to open in Sharjah in 2027
IHG and Sharjah Asset Management announced signing of a management agreement for the proposed hotel project
leisure travellers
Responsive and responsible destinations are the future of tourism
While tourism may be getting back to normal, traveller expectations have changed
Dubai
Dubai announces annual tourism summit, first-of-its-kind travel forum in the region
The proposed Dubai tourism event will provide a networking platform for industry stakeholders to share their vision, ideas, strategies and best practices
Dubai tourism
Sheikh Mohammed launches $27bn UAE tourism strategy, eyes 40m hotel guests by 2031
UAE tourism strategy will see sector contribute $122bn to economy in 2031
Tourism
Global tourism reached around 70% of the pre-pandemic levels, says UN travel body
The travel body, however, said innovative and urgent measures needed to develop the sector further as “the window of opportunity will not stay open forever”
Emiratis
UAE citizens no longer need a visa to travel to Japan
The new agreement comes into force from November 1
