Tourism

Located a short distance from Europe and with a large and comparatively wealthy population of its own, Algeria is primed to make use of its significant tourism potential. Prospective attractions include 1000 km of largely undeveloped coastline, as well as vast deserts, numerous mountain ranges and countless ancient historical sites. Despite...

Under pressure from reduced corporate demand, softer oil prices and slow economic growth, the hospitality industry in Doha and the wider GCC struggled with lower occupancy rates in 2016 and 2017. However, growth in the industry is expected to be faster over the next four years than in any other market in the Gulf region, with the exception of...

Qatar’s tourism sector is gearing up for expansion in anticipation of a major influx of tourists for the six-week 2022 FIFA World Cup. The event is expected to attract close to the 1m visitors that travelled to Brazil for the most recent World Cup in 2014. In the build-up to the tournament, investment is being channelled into the development...

In early December 2016 Indonesia was named the best halal tourism destination in the world for the second year in a row at the most recent iteration of the World Halal Travel Awards. The country’s success at the awards ceremony, which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, did not end there, however. Indonesian destinations and companies dominated the...

Despite a range of economic and political challenges both at the national level and across the region, Indonesia’s tourism industry posted strong growth in most segments in 2016. According to data from the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), the country welcomed 12.02m foreign visitors, an increase of more than 15% on 2015. This figure matches almost...

With tourist arrivals up by over 15% in 2016 and ambitious sector development plans under way, Indonesia’s hotel segment is widely expected to see healthy expansion in the coming years. This follows on from strong performance across the hospitality industry over the past half decade.