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Articles tagged “egypt”

Airlines

Inside Dubai Airport’s Almost $3 Billion Mega Expansion

With an annual passenger volume of just under 90 million, it's no surprise that the primary focus of Dubai International Airport's expansion endeavors is directed towards elevating customer experience.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Inside Dubai Airport’s Almost $3 Billion Mega Expansion

News Blog

IDEAS: Egypt’s Green Destinations are Seizing on Ecotourism Opportunities

Egypt is making measurable progress in sustainable travel and tourism efforts, with two towns dedicated exclusively to sustainable travel. A recent report by Bain & Company highlights the small "eco-village" of El-Qula’an and the resort town of El Gouna as two locations within Egypt centered around environmental practices. In Africa, El Gouna is at the…

Jane Alexander | 9 months ago

Tourism

UAE Is Second Fastest-Growing International Arrival Destination

Amidst spearheading global travel recovery, the Middle East's ambitious tourism goals come across as pragmatic rather than overly ambitious, backed by strategic capacity building efforts

Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago

UAE Is Second Fastest-Growing International Arrival Destination

Tourism

Egypt Sees Potential in Highly Competitive Medical Tourism Industry

Egypt believes it's well-positioned to take advantage of the surging interest in medical tourism, but it needs to make treatment more affordable in the face of increasing competition.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 11 months ago

Egypt Sees Potential in Highly Competitive Medical Tourism Industry

Tourism

Middle East’s Luxury Travelers Prioritize Sustainability

Hopefully this demand from travelers will encourage more tourism businesses to adopt sustainable practices as it now makes business sense for them to do so.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Middle East’s Luxury Travelers Prioritize Sustainability

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Air India, Indigo to Face Lawmakers About Soaring Airfares

Driven by rising jet fuel costs and capacity constraints, airfares are soaring. And yet, people are still flying.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

Skift India Daily: Air India, Indigo to Face Lawmakers About Soaring Airfares

Tourism

Russia Is Now Dubai’s No. 2 Source Market

Dubai's decision to open its doors to sanction-hit Russians has helped the emirate welcome a record number of visitors from the country.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Russia Is Now Dubai’s No. 2 Source Market

Tourism

Dubai’s 14 Million Foreign Visitors Last Year Nudges Closer to 2019 High

Not satisfied with merely achieving pre-pandemic levels of tourism, Dubai has now set an ambitious goal of 40 million hotel guests in 2031.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Dubai’s 14 Million Foreign Visitors Last Year Nudges Closer to 2019 High

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Starts Issuing Free 4-Day Stopover Transit Visa

From issuing the first tourist visa in September 2019 to the announcement of a free-of-charge four-day stopover transit visa for air travelers, Saudi Arabia has indeed come a long way. And then of course there's the target to attract 100 million tourists per year by 2030.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Saudi Arabia Starts Issuing Free 4-Day Stopover Transit Visa

Tourism

Middle East Tourism Set to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023

UNWTO may not be too far off the mark on its recovery prediction for the Middle East considering the number of hotel openings and new projects in the region. However, the road to recovery is fraught with economic and geopolitical risks.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Middle East Tourism Set to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023