The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) had recently celebrated the successful delivery of UFC Fight Island, establishing the emirate of Abu Dhabi as an ideal destination and global partner to high-profile events.

Saudi Summer, the Kingdom’s largest ever domestic leisure tourism campaign, launched by the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), has published visitor and spending statistics for the first half of the campaign, revealing a highly successful first phase.

An Etihad Airways the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner decked out with special equipment that can enhance safety and reduce CO2 emissions and noise has recently commenced flight testing for Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator programme.

H.E Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, minister of economy, UAE; H.E Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, minister of state for entrepreneurship and SMEs, UAE; and H.E Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, minister of state for foreign trade, UAE, recently met with H.E. Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), to discuss areas of cooperation to support the country’s tourism sector.

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) conducted research to understand the tourism industry perspective of the Maldives brand.