SAUDI ARABIA HAS AMBITIONS TO BECOME A GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION HUB

Sara Thopson -
Riyadh Air aims to compete with Gulf airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways or Etihad and turn the kingdom into a transportation hub. Saudi Arabia has the means of its ambitions as it has just place ...

DUBAI PLANS A MEGA AIRPORT FOR 260 MILLION PASSENGERS

Ashley Nault -
Dubai has announced a massive investment in Al Maktoum International Airport to become the world's largest airport within the next ten years. The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

UAE TARGETS $122 BILLION ANNUAL TOURISM CONTRIBUTION

Justin N. Froyd -
The United Arab Emirates have launched a new strategic plan for tourism to 2031 with the purpose to increase the tourism contribution to the national GDP up to 122 billion dollars a year. ...

DUBAI TO BENEFIT FROM WORLD CUP IN QATAR: MILLION OF FANS EXPECTED

Richard Moor -
Creation of fan zones, special hotel packages with shuttles, easier access to alcohol: Dubai is already registering many reservations from all over the world for the World Cup in Qatar which will be h ...

TOURISM IN SEYCHELLES: RECORD ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN VISITORS IN 2021

Richard Moor -
The Seychelles tourism market is dominated by Russia with 32,000 Russian visitors welcomed in 2021. The United Arab Emirates is in second place with 21,725 travelers followed by France with 18,545 tra ...