Contributing 8.1% to GDP and accounting for 7.1% of employment in 2016, tourism holds an important place in Morocco’s economy, with 2017 garnering strong results. Despite having faced some challenges, the country has a number of favourable factors to build upon, such as its political stability, new infrastructure developments and multiplying air connections. While the sector is still far from...
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Morocco has long been recognised as one of the most advanced nations in Africa due to its strategic location and sizeable diaspora community, as well as its well-developed manufacturing sector, mining industry and agricultural output.
The effects of lower oil prices continue to be felt in Oman, with budget cuts and spending rationalisation still in evidence across the board. However, higher commodity prices in late 2017 and into early 2018 should provide a welcome boost to state revenues.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed Almulla, CEO, DXB Entertainments: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2018
With more than 8m tourists visiting in the first six months of 2017, what measures is the sector taking to ensure the sustainability of such growth?
Articles & Analysis | Lodging capacity in Dubai on a significant growth trajectory from The Report: Dubai 2018
Dubai’s rise as a major tourist destination and travel hub over the past two decades has been facilitated by large-scale investment in the hospitality and lodging industry. The emirate has taken a leading role not only in the Middle East – where it has long been a popular tourism market – but, increasingly, further afield, where it is...
Articles & Analysis | Dubai on its way to becoming one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations from The Report: Dubai 2018
With a significant number of new hotels set to open, a raft of private sector-led investments in leisure and business facilities, and the government’s ambitious transport infrastructure development plan well under way, Dubai’s tourism industry is poised for a period of considerable growth in 2018.