Climate change and global warming, coupled with population growth and increasing urbanisation, are just some of the environmental factors depleting the natural resources of countries across the world and affecting the earth’s natural balance. In Abu Dhabi, where average temperatures run from 22.9°C to 35°C, reaching as high as 50°C in summer...
Building on deepening trade ties and China’s position as the world’s most lucrative outbound tourist market, Abu Dhabi has made a series of strategic decisions to attract Chinese visitors. A combination of strategic partnerships, promotional activities and changes to visa legislation have seen successive years of strong growth, culminating in...
Water is a valuable commodity anywhere in the world, but in the Middle East, where temperatures are high most of the year and rainfall rarely exceeds 10cm per year, it is even more precious. In Abu Dhabi, which is mostly hot and arid, natural freshwater is rare and limited to groundwater. However, it is estimated that groundwater – which is...
The last 10 years have seen Abu Dhabi’s visitor appeal grow rapidly thanks to the government’s prioritisation of tourism and culture as part of the emirate’s long-term strategy for economic diversification. With an array of high-end accommodation already in place and Louvre Abu Dhabi shining as the emirate’s latest addition to a growing number...
Abu Dhabi’s government bodies in charge of tourism and health have teamed up to actively promote the emirate’s medical tourism sector. In October 2018 the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Medical Tourism Association, an industry leading global non-profit, to help...
The increasing popularity of the Middle East as a destination for major international cruise companies in recent years has driven a substantial rise in investments in the segment’s infrastructure in Abu Dhabi, resulting in high growth in the number of ships and passengers calling at the emirate. With a season that runs from October to May, Abu...
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