(1 May 2025)
UAE ARAB TOURISM
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dubai – 29 April 2025
1. Visitors at Arabian Travel Market trade show
2. Various of Polish band performing
3. Visitors at UAE section
4. Thai dancers performing
5. Various of Saudi section at the Arabian Travel Market trade show
6. Various of Saudi craftsman working on a traditional cup of coffee
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Rahman al-Jifri, executive manager of Diriyah development company: "Saudi Arabia has depended on an oil income for over 80 years. When the price of oil is high, there is more spending. And when the price of oil is low, spending is low. This has affected the sustainability of infrastructure projects in the kingdom. And so one of the main branches of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 is a program for non-oil revenue streams. If we look at this program, you will find that one of the most important branches and strategic sectors in it is the tourism sector. Tourism in Saudi Arabia used to solely be about Hajj and Umrah (Islamic pilgrimages). But our country has really great potential in attracting different kinds of tourists.”
8. Saudi national speaking with visitor
9. Visitors near the Saudi section’s Al-Ula booth, named after desert ruins in Saudi Arabia
10. Visitors
11. Visitors near the Saudi section’s Diriyah booth, named after the fort of Diriyah outside Riyadh
12. Visitors at Saudi section
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Rahman al-Jifri, executive manager of Diriyah development company:
"We are targeting tourists from within the kingdom, from the Middle East and from areas in South Asia like India, China and Japan. Now the market (here) is very important for us. This is our fifth participation. What makes this participation special is that we have seven partners, including the first hotel that was opened (in Diriyah), the Bab Samhan hotel which has a capacity of 130 rooms. Additionally, we have six tourism companies based inside and outside the kingdom. This show the importance of this participation and the investment opportunities that can be created at this market."
14. Various of Qatar’s section at the trade show, Qatari tourism officials with visitors
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jasim al-Mahmoud, public relations and communication manager at Visit Qatar program:
"Since around 2018, tourism in Qatar has started to boom. The World Cup has played a very important and pivotal role in placing Qatar on the world tourism map. But today, thank God, almost three years after the end of the World Cup, Qatar has achieved nearly 100% success in increasing the number of tourists. We can say that in 2022, we had 2.5 million tourists. In 2024, by the end of the year, we have achieved a 100% increase, reaching 5.1 million tourists. These are all signs that we are interested in tourism. Of course, that makes our mission harder and harder."
16. Various of Maldives section
17. Various of Japan section, sign reading (English): "Japan, endless discovery"
STORYLINE:
Rich Gulf countries underscored their efforts to draw tourists during the 32nd Arabian Travel Market, a trade show held in Dubai.
Representatives of 2,800 travel companies from more than 160 countries took part in the show, which opened earlier this week and ends on Thursday.
Tourism officials also attended the show, which featured dance and music performances by some of the participating countries.
Saudi Arabia’s section included booths named after heritage sites such as the desert Al-Ula ruins and the fort of Diriyah outside Riyadh.
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