China is Dubai’s fastest growing source market for tourists
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In pictures: Newly-opened ‘Palestine Aquarium’ turned into a tourist attraction in Ramallah
The first Palestinian aquarium opened in Ramallah on Sunday with a display of a variety of fish, amphibians and tropical plants. The 820-meter Palestine Aquarium and its glassed basins that have on display 250 unique and rare underwater species simulates the maritime environment with its various mysteries.
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Video: How Dubai managed to attract a growing number of Chinese tourists
President Xi Jinping signed a raft of trade deals with the UAE during his recent visit to the Gulf country. But recent figures show that another sector is booming: the number of Chinese tourists to Dubai have more than doubled in the past four years.
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Video: What next for the Gulf’s tourism industry?
As the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) wrapped up for another year, we asked three experts where the industry is heading, and whether the region can deliver on its ambitious growth targets.
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Fikra Labs awards $100,000 to four MENA start ups
Tapklik Technologies and Arabot were among the winners of the acceleration programme
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Opinion: Saudi Arabia needs to spread the word
Hard work is needed to turn the kingdom’s tourism dreams into a reality
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UAE travel, tourism sector is expected to support 720,000 jobs by 2028
11.3 of UAE GDP comes from travel and tourism, statistics show
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Arriving soon: Saudi Arabia’s tourism ambition
Saudi Arabia is ready to rev its economic engines again. Only this time it won’t be oil that accelerates growth
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Campaign launched to woo Gulf visitors to UK
GCC visitors spent $2.5 billion in the UK in the first 9 months of 2017, a 65 percent increase from the previous year
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Dubai Tourism partners with ‘WeChat’ to lure Chinese visitors
Chinese app users get digital maps and information guides to local tourist sites