The GCC is gaining a stronger position to become a world-class global tourism hub backed by competitive advantages that attract international travellers looking for new tourism experiences, according to a report released by Orient Planet Research, an Orient Planet Group venture.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority announced its consolidated results for the full year of 2018.

The Department of Culture and Tourism –Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has introduced a major new international promotional campaign.

Latest figures from the Maldives’ Ministry of Tourism show that the destination saw a 10.7 percent increase in the number of travellers from the Middle East who visited in the first six months of this year when compared with the same period in 2017.

The wonders of what has become known as the smiling emirate can be enjoyed by tourists and residents by hopping on to a big red City Sightseeing Sharjah tour bus, an excursion service launched by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in 2012 in collaboration with City Sightseeing Worldwide.

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has resumed the second phase of funding hotel and tourist projects in Saudi Arabia.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) data showed that Egypt's revenues from tourism jumped by 155.2 percent during the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of 2016-2017.

In collaboration with the Supreme Council for Environment, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) launched mangrove tours in Tubli Bay.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announced a 14 percent increase in international visitors during the first six months of this year.

Qatar Airways will launch direct five-times weekly flights to Gothenburg, Sweden, starting December 12, creating the airline’s second Swedish gateway after Stockholm.