UNWTO to accelerate region’s tourism with Google
The program is designed to boost innovation, digital transformation and planning in the tourism sector
Tim Cordon: Those who understand the new definition of ‘normal’, will be able to benefit from new opportunities.
He explained that many countries in the Middle East have already started to see a recovery in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The UAE launches a Unified Tourism Identity Strategy
The announcement is an exciting and significant milestone, which elevates the country’s reputation as a unique and diverse travel destination.
Eye on cruise tourism in the MENA region
Through various collaborations, Mina Rashid fortifies Dubai’s position as a global city and a premier cruise hub in the Middle East.
Dubai College of Tourism partners with Udacity to upskill Dubai Tourism employees
Training programs will be implemented to equip Dubai Tourism professionals with the necessary skills to create technology-led campaigns
174M Travel & Tourism jobs could be lost due to COVID-19
According to WTTC’s 2020 Economic Impact Report, Travel & Tourism was responsible for one in 10 jobs (330 million in total), making a 10.3 percent contribution to global GDP and generating one in four of all new jobs.
Understanding the impact of Lebanon’s economic crisis and COVID-19 on domestic tourism
The results showed that due to the current crises, the respondents estimate that their purchase power has deteriorated by almost 40 percent, it is expected that this deterioration has escalated after the Beirut port blast.
Market Update: Jordan
Three GMs share their views on Jordan’s hospitality sector and the effects that Covid-19 has had on both the local and broader tourism industry .
What do you know about UNWTO’s Tourism Recovery Tracker
It covers key tourism performance indicators by month, regions and subregions allowing for a real time comparison of the sector recovery across the world and industries.
Hotels Post COVID-19: Adopting New Technologies
Serge Chamelian, managing partner of h-hotelier, sheds light on some innovative technological solutions for hotels aimed at considerably reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission risks while ensuring customer satisfaction.
