Lying just off the coast of Abu Dhabi City, Yas Island is one of the world’s largest island developments and one of the region’s premier destinations. The ambition of its developer, Miral, is to make Yas Island a top-10 global destination for family fun, according to CEO Mohammed Abdullah Al Zaabi, who told OBG of the company’s plans to...
Although Saadiyat Island is likely to be one of the headline-grabbing developments of Abu Dhabi’s cultural sector, the rest of the emirate is also seeing a wave of new culture- and history-related projects.
Recent years have seen a surge in activity in Abu Dhabi’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector, as business travellers have become one of the emirate’s principle sources of visitor revenue.
These are dynamic times for the emirate’s tourism and culture sectors, as Abu Dhabi’s traditional portfolio of business travel and luxury vacations widens to include a whole new range of offerings. Sports, arts and entertainment are all now arriving centre stage for the emirate, as Abu Dhabi also makes its mark on the international cruise industry, while boosting its hotel collection and...
Further investment in accommodation will be necessary to ensure growing demand from both foreign arrivals and domestic travellers in Sri Lanka is met. In 2015 the country’s hotels saw a 12% year-on-year increase in foreign guest nights to 8.945m, while Sri Lankans spent 1.588m guest nights in tourist hotels.
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