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Middle East leads post-pandemic global tourism recovery

Arnold Pinto December 4, 2023 0

Global tourism to end 2023 close to 90% of pre-pandemic levels International tourism is set to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023, with the Middle East, Europe and Africa leading the recovery. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer,

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UNWTO workshop focuses on dynamic tourism communications for Africa

Middle East News 247 November 16, 2023 0

3-day event held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe The Madrid-based World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) brought together top tourism and travel practitioners from 20 African countries to explore ways to deliver more effective tourism communications and showcase the sector’s role as a development pillar. The first Communications, Media and Tourism Training Workshop in Africa

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UNWTO unveils initiative to transform global travellers’ destination preferences

Arnold Pinto September 29, 2023 0

‘Tourism Opens Minds’ unveiled at World Tourism Day celebrations in Riyadh The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched ‘Tourism Opens Minds’ – a new global initiative designed to unite and encourage nations, tourism sector leaders and consumers to be more open-minded when choosing a travel destination. UNWTO announced the new initiative at the

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FDI returns to the global tourism sector

Arnold Pinto September 21, 2023 0

Middle East only region where Q1 2023 tourist arrivals exceeded those of Q1 2019 The steady recovery of international tourist arrivals is firming up foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global tourism industry following the unprecedented and historic lows it touched during the pandemic, according to a newly released report jointly produced by the World […]

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Middle East tourists visiting Moscow City makes everyone happy

Arnold Pinto August 7, 2023 0

Moscow City Tourism Committee (Mostourism), the lead governmental agency that promotes domestic and international tourism to the Russian capital, has set its sights firmly on boosting tourist inflow from the Middle East and North Africa region, especially from the six affluent Gulf Cooperation Council nations comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,

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Here’s why Middle East tourists will love Moscow City

Arnold Pinto August 1, 2023 0

Moscow City Tourism Committee (Mostourism) is ramping up initiatives this year to substantially increase tourist arrivals to the Russian capital from the Middle East by launching a raft of curated marketing products and services for the region’s B2B and B2C outbound tourism segments. Post-pandemic, Middle East residents – citizens and expats alike – are proving

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Sustainable Investments in Colombia: Energy Transition, Food Security, and Social Development Drive High Returns

Middle East News 247 July 12, 2023

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia consolidates its strategy of non-extractive foreign direct investment to convince the world that investing in this country always means more. As one of the most committed countries to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Government, led by President Gustavo Petro, invites investors to place their trust and capital in

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Qingdao (China) City Tourism Promotion Conference Successfully Held in Dubai

Middle East News 247 June 19, 2023

DUBAI — The Qingdao City Tourism Promotion Conference was successfully held in Dubai on June 16th, organized by Dubai China-Arab TV. The event was attended by Mr. Li Xuhang, the Chinese Consul General in Dubai; Mr. Deng Yunfeng, Vice Governor of Shandong Province; Mr. Zhao Yan, Deputy Mayor of Qingdao City; and Mr. Yousuf Lootah, […]

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Lithuania to Expand Bilateral Connections and Strengthen Further Ties with the United Arab Emirates

Rizwana Shahid June 5, 2023

Vilnius, Lithuania: In an interview with Mr. Karolis Zemaitis, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation during the UAE Media Delegation at his office in Vilnius, he is looking forward to expanding the bilateral coverage and highlighting the importance of the country to the UAE and vice versa for Lithuanians to discover the UAE and the […]

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Sustainable and Responsible Tourism

Editor May 15, 2023

Environment-friendly and sustainable tourism could be profitable for businesses while reducing carbon emission, experts at multiple seminars said recently. Travel and tour operators could benefit more by investing in technologies to make tourism more sustainable industry that could help the world achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and Net