While Jordan’s tourism industry continues to labour under the weight of regional instability, with official figures showing a 14% decline in the number of visitors in 2013, a variety of novel initiatives could hold the key to recovery.
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The emirate posted robust economic expansion across all sectors in 2013, and its resilience in the years following the global economic downturn has helped to re-build confidence among the global business community. Dubai has set itself the target of reaching 20m visitors per year by 2020 and the emirate received a major boost to this end when it won the right to host World Expo 2020 in November 2013.
Articles & Analysis | Seeing double: Aiming to attract twice the number of visitors by the end of decade from The Report: Dubai 2014
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...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director-General, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), and CEO, Dubai World Trade Centre from The Report: Dubai 2014
How can Dubai ensure that hotel supply continues to grow but that it does not outpace demand?
Articles & Analysis | Increasing capacity: Major chains step up the pace of expanding accommodation from The Report: Dubai 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Bigger and better: Bridging the old and the new through innovation from The Report: Dubai 2014
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...