Bahrain: Business Friendly and Building Momentum
No free-zone restrictions, 100 percent foreign ownership in most sectors and operating costs that are on average 50 to 55 percent lower than Dubai and Abu Dhabi. No wonder several global surveys have rated Bahrain as one of the top places to live and operate a business
UNWTO calls for digital disruption
The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation.
Kuwait: A destination in the Making
With ambitions to welcome 440,000 visitors a year by 2024, the government of Kuwait is pressing ahead with multiple plans that will see billions of dollars invested in projects and a further USD 1 billion budget earmarked for promoting the Gulf state over the same period
WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2019 applications are now open
The 2019 Finalists will be announced in January 2019 and the winners will be announced during next year’s WTTC Global Summit
UAE leads halal tourism spending
Global Muslim-travel segment is currently valued at an estimated USD 180 billion. This figure is forecast to reach USD 220 billion by 2020, while the number of Muslim travellers globally is expected to increase from the current 131 million to 156 mill
Majid Al Futtaim’s bringing VOX to the KSA, and building a large indoor ski park in China
Majid Al Futtaim’s Leisure & Entertainment business currently has 127,000 m2 of operational and upcoming snow entertainment facilities.
UNWTO ranks Qatar among 10 most open visa countries in the world
The country’s visa facilitation improvements including allow nationals of 88 countries to enter visa-free and free-of-charge.
New head of tourism joins Saudi NEOM
Khowala was CEO & founder of Aptamind, a global private client advisory firm specializing in luxury investments in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry,
International tourism at highest level since 2010
China continues to lead global outbound travel, having spent USD 258 billion on international tourism in 2017.
