Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Friday, March 22, 2024
In January 2024, Qatar’s tourism sector saw a surge in visitors from the GCC region. Travellers from the GCC to Qatar made up 53 percent of total arrivals
Monday, October 9, 2023
GCC member states include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. Soon travellers to any of these countries can visit other countries in the region with a single visa.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
To date, the busiest airports in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the vision for King Salman International is to not only compete with Doha’s Hamad International and Dubai International but surpass them.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Rail and visa schemes could serve to increase connectivity between Saudi Arabia and the other five GCC member states, which may allow Gulf countries to spread the incoming tourism wealth around the region in a way that was more difficult to do in the past.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Nearly 164,000 tourists from Oman visited Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of this year, up 136 per cent against the same period last year, spending around SR310 million, an increase of 71 per cent.