Tourism Sector Research Highlights
Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA)
In this Global Platform video, Oxford Business Group speaks with Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) about Sharjah’s strategies...
The Report: Qatar 2024
Tourism, Culture & Sport Sector Analysis
The tourism industry has undergone a significant transformation since 2022. The FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar that year saw an estimated 1m visitors arrive for the tournament, boosting the country’s...
Report: How can the private sector capitalise on opportunities in the Saudi leisure industry?
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a period of sweeping social transformation and economic diversification underpinned by Vision 2030. This is creating a fertile environment for private businesses to expand...
How firms are leveraging entertainment opportunities in Saudi Arabia
Driven by the country’s Vision 2030 blueprint for economic diversification, Saudi Arabia's leisure industry is expanding. Multi-stakeholder efforts have led to rapid growth in the sector in recent...
Tourism Sector Analyses
OverviewQatar targets tourism, culture and sport for long-term growth
Qatar’s tourism industry has undergone a significant transformation since 2022. In the fourth quarter of that year an estimated 1m foreign visitors arrived for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was watched by over 1bn people worldwide and boosted the country’s reputation as a travel destination. In addition, since 2019 Qatar’s supply of hotel rooms has increased by nearly half, and a flurry of museums and cultural sites have either opened or begun construction...
Interview
Saad Bin Ali Al Kharji, Chairman, Qatar Tourism
On attracting private investment, and diversifying destinations and offerings
Interview
Tan Huism, Executive Director, Qatar National Library (QNL)
On collaborative efforts to preserve the country’s heritage
Analysis
Qatar’s tourism diversification for sustainable growth
Tourism plays a crucial role in Qatar’s Third National Development Strategy 2024-30 (NDS-3), which serves as the primary framework for achieving the goals set out in Qatar National Vision 2030. The NDS-3 focuses on seven strategic outcomes: sustainable economic growth, fiscal sustainability, a future-ready workforce, social cohesion, enhanced quality of life, environmental sustainability and government excellence...
Analysis
Gulf partnerships promote region as travel destination
In 2022 the Middle East witnessed the sharpest relative increase in international arrivals of any region in the world, solidifying its rebound from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and further raising its profile as an increasingly attractive destination for inbound tourism. According to the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in 2022 international arrivals in the Middle East recovered to 83% of levels seen prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, outperforming all other regions...
The Report: Ghana 2024
Tourism Sector Analysis
The sector has rebounded since the Covid-19 pandemic, showing strong potential for growth over the coming decade. The government has invested heavily in various marketing campaigns aimed at diversifying...
The Report: Abu Dhabi 2023
Tourism & Culture Sector Analysis
Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry witnessed substantial growth in the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. The economy was insulated by government policies and relief packages during the crisis...
Tourism in Emerging Markets
Economic ViewMichael Michael, CEO, Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) and Qatar Business Events Corporation
On catering to local and global audiences with new technologies and safety measures
Economic News
The growth trajectory of religious tourism in key markets
With many emerging markets diversifying their tourism offerings, faith-based tourism is set to become a key segment for a number of markets worldwide. An estimated 330m people travel for religious reasons each year, according to the UN Word Tourism Organisation, forming a significant market for countries with attractions of spiritual or sacred value. These trips include pilgrimages as well as sightseeing trips to important historical and religious sites throughout the year. Additionally, a 2017 study reported that some...
Economic News
The innovations that could revitalise tourism in emerging markets
As emerging markets develop new attractions and tap into new visitor source markets, they are leveraging technology and sustainable development in line with emissions targets. Following sharp declines in 2020, international tourism figures rebounded in 2021 and were on track to reach approximately 65% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Notably, in September arrivals in the Middle East and the Caribbean surpassed 2019 levels by 3% and 1%, respectively...
Growth And Recovery Video
Report: The role of sustainability in post-pandemic tourism diversification in the Bahamas
Small island nations like the Bahamas that rely heavily on tourism revenue have experienced particular challenges when it comes to their post-pandemic recovery. However, development strategies based on sustainable approaches – including green, blue and orange economy initiatives – have the potential to generate reliable sources of revenue and value addition in the years ahead. Tourism will continue to be the Bahamas’ leading economic sector, but with support from international financial institutions and banks...
Economic News
How can the tourism industry achieve net zero?
The global tourism industry – which accounted for 10% of GDP yet 8% of global emissions in 2019 – is faced with the challenge of ensuring continued growth while at the same time working towards net-zero emissions goals. Several stakeholders in emerging markets and further afield offer useful case studies to understand what a decarbonised future for the industry could look like. A report published in November last year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme...
Growth And Recovery Video
Video: How is Peru’s tourism agenda bolstering the sector's resurgence?
Explore how Peru is leveraging its tourism sector's development as a growth driver for the rest of the economy. Our new Growth & Recovery video, produced in partnership with the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism (Promperu), analyses the emergence of new drivers of growth and investment within Peru’s tourism sector. Attracted by a business-friendly regulatory environment, regional and international investors have increased investments into the sector and are pursuing new high-growth areas...
Economic News
Can border reopenings revive tourism in South-east Asia?
After 18 months of travel restrictions, a number of countries in South-east Asia have begun opening their borders to foreign visitors to stoke recovery in their respective tourism industries. In late September Thailand announced a four-phase plan to reopen the country by prioritising key tourist destinations. As of November 1 quarantine requirements will no longer apply to vaccinated travellers from 10 low-risk countries – among them China, Germany, Singapore, the UK and the US – while various different parts of the country will...
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