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The Emirati capital Abu Dhabi has removed the requirement for license for alcohol buyers and set minimum age at 21. A circular from Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism made public on September 15, said residents and tourists will Read more
Saudi Arabia has unveiled Tourism Development Fund with $4 billion as initial capital in line with kingdom’s plan to boost its tourism industry as a way to ease its dependence on oil revenues. The fund in a statement said it Read more
Egypt is expected to welcome more than 15 million visitors in 2020, Saeed el-Batouti, economic advisor to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), was quoted as saying. This number is up 15% compared to the 13 million visitors registered by the Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Company has unveiled its tourism master plan, which seeks to create 70,000 jobs in the sector and contribute $5.86 billion to the kingdom’s GDP. The company CEO John Pagano and his team presented the master Read more
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has unveiled its flagship sustainable tourism development project, Wadi Al Disah Development, within the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve, southwest of Tabuk region. Wadi Al Disah (valley of palm trees in Arabic), will Read more
A 30-year old woman blew herself up Monday in central Tunis leaving twenty people, including 15 police officers and three civilians and two children, injured, in the first major terror attack witnessed by the country since 2015. An explosion rattled Read more
Oman has launched a major tourism project consisting of hotels, chalets, restaurants, and other tourism and amusement facilities as authorities seeks to lure more holidaymakers, part of their plans to diversify the economy. The project, dubbed “the Green Peak Adventure Read more
To attract larger Chinese tourist populations and promote the UAE’ largest city, Dubai Tourism authorities have decided to forge alliance with China’s online tech and marketing giant Alibaba. The alliance has been established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed Read more
British tour operator, Thomas Cook, resumed package tours to Tunisia, marking a return of British tourists to the North African country since 2015 terrorist attacks leaving 38 UK tourists dead in a beach in Sousse resort. As the Foreign and Read more
Rove Hotels is opening shop in Saudi Arabia following agreement between the hotel group and Saudi authorities. The hotel group has chosen the kingdom as its second destination in the region after establishing in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates Read more