Saudi travel company Almosafer crunches the numbers on domestic tourism in the Kingdom
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Eid Al Adha 2023: UAE Schengen visa delays to fuel staycation bookings, domestic tourism
Schengen visa delays may lead to a surge in UAE staycations during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, boosting domestic tourism, say experts
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Let’s reclaim travel – together
Travel statistics for 2021 present an optimistic picture, especially for the Middle East and Africa region where occupancy rates recorded an increase of 26.9 percent last year compared to 2020
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How UAE residents are favouring staycations for year-end holidays
More than half surveyed say they prefer to travel domestically rather than abroad following impact of coronavirus pandemic
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UAE hotels hit 62% occupancy as tourism industry continues Covid-19 recovery
Nearly 8.3 million guests visited the UAE’s hotels and tourism establishments in first six months of the year, a 15 percent growth compared to the first half of 2020
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Ras Al Khaimah posts record tourism figures for July as Covid recovery gathers pace
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority says a total of 109,048 visitors arrived in the emirate last month
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Saudi, UAE residents ready to travel as restrictions ease
Saudi residents are more likely to favour domestic tourism or destinations within Middle East and North Africa, while UAE residents are looking outside the region as they start to go abroad again
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UAE’s domestic tourism campaign generates $272m, says Dubai ruler
Sheikh Mohammed hails the impact of the World’s Coolest Winter campaign, saying it attracted 950,000 domestic tourists since December launch
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Gulf tourism losses due to coronavirus could reach $60bn
New research says hotel sector is likely to account for $15bn of GCC tourism losses in 2020
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Video: Why Ras Al Khaimah’s tourism boss dares to be different
Raki Phillips, CEO of RAK Tourism Development Authority (TDA), told Arabian Business that while attracting tourists back to the emirate is of paramount importance following the decimation of the industry at the hands of coronavirus, future plans did not include such entertainment venues.
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UAE residents prefer staycations for Eid Al Adha, report says
Around 200,000 searches for domestic vacations have been made in line with Eid holidays, reveals digital platform SEMrush