Arabian Travel Market (ATM) is set to take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 6-9 and aims to welcome doubled numbers of Chinese exhibitors and travel professionals
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Latest in Chinese visitors
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Dubai’s Emirates boosts China operations as Shanghai, Beijing flights resume
Flights to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing will be reopened as China eases its Covid-19 restrictions
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Dubai hoteliers adapting to surge in Chinese guests, says Kempinski MoE GM
Approximately 875,000 Chinese tourists visited Dubai in 2018
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Mauritius turns to Saudi Arabia for tourism growth
Saudi visitors almost doubled to 9,219 from the previous year, thanks to three flights a week from Riyadh and Jeddah introduced by Saudi Arabian Airlines in 2017
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Emaar signs deal to push sales in China
Deal signed with Youli Hospitality to promote properties throughout country
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Video: How Dubai’s hotels, hospitality colleges are preparing for Chinese tourists
Hotelier Middle East explores what the region’s hotels and hospitality colleges are doing to ready themselves for the increase in Chinese tourists.
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Opinion: Dubai’s hospitality industry must adapt and evolve
Dubai hotel market fundamentals continue to be relatively strong, and is showing signs that it’s now maturing, writes Olivier Harnisch, CEO of Emaar Hospitality Group
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Mall of the Emirates outlets will now accept WeChat payments
Wechat has over a billion users primarily based in China, the fourth biggest source market for travelers into Dubai
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2019 outlook: Dubai tourism’s digitalisation will form a vital component of its aim to attract 25m visitors by 2025
Dubai’s destination offering is at the forefront of a globally transforming travel industry, writes Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Arabian Travel Market
Three reasons why Chinese tourism to the Gulf is on the rise
A new report from Colliers forecast that the Gulf will see an 81 percent increase in Chinese tourists to 2.9 million by 2022
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Video: 81% rise in Chinese tourists forecast
The number of Chinese tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 81 percent from 1.6 million in 2018 to 2.9 million in 2022, according to new research.
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Sharjah to become ‘China-ready’ destination, says top official
Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority chairman Khalid Jasim Al Midfa said that Air Arabia will add new Chinese destinations soon
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Video: Inside Dubai’s changing tourism sector
New figures from Dubai’s government show that tourism is continuing to grow in the Emirate. In this edition of Inside AB, Shayan Shakeel and Bernd Debusmann examine the source markets and factors that are driving this growth, and look forward to see what the future might hold for Dubai’s flourishing tourism sector.
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One-third of Chinese travellers to UAE visit for business
UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain most favoured Middle East destinations for Chinese travellers
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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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ARN, Hala China to launch Chinese-focused radio station in Dubai
Hala China has also launched a new Mandarin Chinese hotline and concierge service for Chinese visitors and residents
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Hala China initiative announces Emirates, Union Pay partnerships
The Hala China initiative plans to set up a dedicated Mandarin hotline and concierge service for Chinese visitors