IRAN TO BOOST THEIR TOURISM INDUSTRY DESPITE TENSIONS

Joe McClain -
Iran looks forward to strengthening its relationships with Arab and neighboring countries to boost its tourism industry. Due to the absence of Western tourists, the tourism industry has been strugglin ...

SAUDI ARABIA OFFERS E-VISAS FOR CITIZENS OF 6 NEW COUNTRIES

Justin N. Froyd -
The Saudi Ministry of Tourism has recently introduced an e-visa granting to six additional countries - Turkey, Thailand, Mauritius, Seychelles, Panama, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. ...

ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA HURTS REGION'S TOURISM SECTOR

Andrea Hausold -
Standard & Poor's (S&P), a rating agency, has reported that the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is causing damage to the tourism sector in the Middle East and North Africa. ...

UAE TOURISM REGAINS 91% OF PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

Nils Kraus -
The tourism and travel sector in the UAE recovered 90.9% of its levels before Corona pandemic to reach a value of 167 billion dirhams ($45 billion) in 2022. ...

SWISS HOTELS REPORT 38 PERCENT MORE OVERNIGHT STAYS

Pat Hyland -
Swiss hotels welcomed more guests in May 2022. According to the first estimate of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of overnight stays rose by around 38 per cent compared to the same mo ...