As an ancient pearl fishing centre, Qatar was once part of an historic trade network stretching across the Indian Ocean and connecting the merchants of Arabia and East Africa to South Asia. The modern state continues to show a commitment to building on its cosmopolitan history to attract travellers to its shores and expand its dynamic tourism offerings. The five pillars targeted for development...
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Chapter | Culture & Tourism from The Report: Qatar 2012
Articles & Analysis | Room for improvement: Developing affordable accommodation remains a top priority from The Report: Gabon 2012
Despite Gabon’s vaunted initiative to stimulate growth in tourism, the sector still suffers from some restrictive bottlenecks, and nowhere is that more evident than the issue of room capacity.
Articles & Analysis | Political football: Hosting the CAN has brought benefits beyond the world of sport from The Report: Gabon 2012
The year 2012 has been a memorable one for Gabon so far, co-hosting with Equatorial Guinea football’s African Cup of Nations (Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, CAN), one the world’s most important sporting events, for the first time in its history.
Articles & Analysis | On the up: With government backing, the sector’s contribution to GDP is set to rise from The Report: Gabon 2012
In a bid to diversify its largely oil-dependent economy, developing tourism has become a top priority under Green Gabon, a central pillar of the Emerging Gabon programme, targeting economic growth through, among other things, forestry, agriculture, fisheries and conservation. Although tourism is still a minor contributor, it has sizeable potential...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Alan Bernstein, Executive Chairman, Sustainable Forestry Management Africa from The Report: Gabon 2012
Articles & Analysis | Animal attraction: Ecotourism is central to the government’s plans for the sector from The Report: Gabon 2012
With Gabon looking to diversify sources of growth and ensure sustainable development, the government has set ambitious goals for developing the tourism industry, and aims to attract 100,000 visitors annually by 2020. Ecotourism, a key component of the Green Gabon strategy, one of the three main pillars of President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s Emerging Gabon...