Qatar’s National Vision 2030 (QNV) – the state’s ambitious development programme – begins not with a discussion of transportation networks or oil and gas plant construction, but with a statement that exemplifies the Qatari authorities’ clear focus on promoting local culture. Indeed, while investors from around the globe are involved in projects...
The energy going into providing facilities for tens of millions of foreign visitors is relentless. On the agenda for the next few years are around 16,000 new hotel rooms, running from the height of luxury to several budget accommodations, and half a dozen or more theme parks. Dubai has set itself the target of reaching 20m visitors per year by...
The enthusiasm for building new hotels in Dubai precedes by at least a year the announcement in late November 2013 that the emirate had won the right to stage World Expo 2020. An increase in foreign visitors had already created demand for more rooms in both hotels and hotel apartments. Christopher Hewett, senior consultant at TRI Hospitality...
The emirate’s reputation for novelty and unique attractions has produced things such as an indoor ski slope in a country where summer temperatures can rise to about 50° C. The can-do spirit of Dubai has determined to produce a clutch of giant theme parks, the world’s biggest Ferris wheel, a replica of the Taj Mahal four times the size of the...
As it moves to meet its Vision 2020 goals, the government’s strategy for tourism is critical. Objectives include drawing 12m visitors a year by 2020, and the sultanate’s eighth five-year plan, running from 2011 to 2015, highlights specific investment targets, diversification and development strategies, and marketing campaigns to help the...
As it works to diversify Oman’s tourism industry, the government has identified cruise tourism as potentially lucrative and capable of sustained growth. The sultanate’s 3000-km coastline, strategically located ports and visually striking geography render it well poised to capture this growing market. Port Qaboos in Muscat is already benefitting...
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