These intra-regional visitors accounted for 26.5 percent of all international tourists arriving in GCC countries in 2023
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Saudi Arabia’s AMAALA secures $267mn Red Sea Global contract
The project will be undertaken by AL-AYUNI Investment and Contracting, who will deliver the first phase of development
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Major visa reforms, easing foreign firm entry pay off as Dubai retains top spot for tourism FDI
The UAE emirate generated $1.7 billion across 30 FDI projects, according to The Financial Times’ FDI Markets, making it number one in FDI capital, projects, and job creation
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Saudi doesn’t need to change alcohol laws for its tourism sector to thrive: Princess Haifa Al-Saud
Saudi Arabia has been outperforming globally when it comes to tourism with what we already have to offer; there’s a lot to go around without introducing alcohol, the kingdom’s Assistant Minister of Tourism said
Amaala
Saudi Arabia’s AMAALA gigaproject reveals the design for its Triple Bay Yacht Club
Phase One of AMAALA’s Triple Bay is on track to complete in 2024, and will consists of eight resorts offering more than 1,300 hotel keys
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Former yacht club in Muscat to be redeveloped into Four Seasons resort and private residences
The luxury development will comprise of an urban style resort in a mountain and seaside setting, as well as a a collection of private residences with sweeping views of the Sea of Oman
Bahrain Economic Development Board
UAE fuels $492m investment into Bahrain’s tourism sector
Kingdom saw the highest amount of tourism capital investment last year in the Middle East and Africa
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Kerala eyes Middle East investors for tourism-related infra projects
Exclusive: Kerala plans to use public-private partnership model for development projects
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Saudi Arabia targets $20bn in investment for Al Ula site
Saudi government eventually hopes to attract as many as 2 million visitors to the Nabatean archaeological site
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Dubai tourism will grow, despite possible post-Expo dip, says Jumeirah CEO
Jose Silva said the event will help Dubai grow in the long term, though it may lead to slower market conditions at first
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain’s tourism infrastructure investments reach $13 billion
Over 8 million tourists visited Bahrain in the first nine months of 2017, according to officials
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GCC sees $200bn construction boom in hotel projects
Over 2,000 GCC hospitality and leisure projects driven by regional; economic diversification strategies