According to research by Oxford Economics, outbound travel from China is estimated to almost double this year, compared with 2023 and will only be 22 percent below its peak pre-pandemic numbers of 155 million tourists in 2019, who spent over USD250 billion overseas.
Air Arabia, hailed as the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, announced the launch of its new route from Sharjah to Basra in Iraq.
In the latest significant boost to its global network, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced substantial updates to its summer schedule.
With the Indian outbound market forecast to be worth USD143.5 billion annually by the end of this decade, the Indian tourism sector will come under the spotlight during Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024, which returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for its 31st edition from May 06-09.
