What are the key elements that have been able to jump-start the entertainment industry?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Amr Banaja, CEO, General Entertainment Authority (GEA) : Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's hospitality sector expanding to support growing numbers of international travellers from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Aided by easier and cheaper travel, global tourism has experienced two decades of almost uninterrupted growth. According to the World Bank, the number of international departures more than doubled between 1997 and 2017, from 687m to 1.57bn per annum.
Articles & Analysis | Saudi officials usher in a new era of domestic and international travel by developing leisure and entertainment offerings from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Nestled between two seas and two continents, Saudi Arabia stretches over 2.1m sq km, an area as large as Western Europe. Its diverse landscapes offer a wide variety of scenery, while its rich history, culture and significance to Islam attract visitors from around the globe, making it one of the most visited countries in the world. However, the...
Chapter | Tourism & Entertainment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Nestled between two seas and two continents, Saudi Arabia stretches over 2.1m sq km, an area as large as Western Europe. Its diverse landscapes offer a wide variety of scenery, while its rich history, culture and significance to Islam attract visitors from around the globe, making it one of the most-visited countries in the world. However, the tourism and entertainment sector in Saudi Arabia...
Home to an estimated 15% of the world’s proven oil reserves and the single-largest economy in MENA, Saudi Arabia is a key regional and global player. The Vision 2030 blueprint sets out regulatory, budget and social reforms that will be implemented over the coming decade as the nation sets about curbing its reliance on crude oil production and export, which accounted for 43.5% of GDP in 2018.
Articles & Analysis | Full pelt: Infrastructure investment and business partnerships are supporting the country’s rise to become a major international centre for sports events from The Report: Qatar 2019
As part of its strategy to achieve economic diversification, Qatar has made the promotion of the sports industry a major development goal. Indeed, the achievement of sports excellence forms an explicitly stated objective of the Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV 2030). The country has played host to major international sporting events for over a decade...