Ethiopia has unveiled an ambitious national tourism strategy aimed at positioning the country among Africa's leading emerging destinations, while simultaneously advancing a landmark project to construct the continent's largest international airport.
Jeddah is witnessing a tourism surge while hosting the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2026, running until April 25, with strong attendance from fans across Asia.
The US remained the largest Travel & Tourism market in the world in 2025 but is losing market share according to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) latest Economic Impact Research.
The “Abha Walk” project on King Fahd Road in Abha, a key urban development supporting economic activity and tourism in the Aseer Region, is progressing through construction phases.
Saudi Public Investment Fund's (PIF) tourism, travel, and entertainment ecosystem aims to capitalise on the growing Saudi tourism industry by developing strategic assets that generate reliable returns, improving air‑connectivity and leveraging world‑class events to attract visitors.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has approved its 2026-2030 strategy which focuses on transforming PIF’s portfolio of 13 strategic sectors into six integrated economic ecosystems, strengthening the linkages among them and creating a broader spectrum of partnership and investment opportunities for the private sector.
Emirates and Wesgro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive inbound tourism and boost visitors to Cape Town and the Western Cape, on the sidelines of Africa’s World Travel Market (WTM).
Travel & Tourism remained the fastest-growing sector in 2025, with WTTC data showing a record $11.6 trillion GDP contribution, 9.8% of the global economy, growing 4.1% and significantly outpacing global economic growth of 2.8%.
Dubai’s retail and warehouse sectors demonstrated resilience and growth in 2025, backed by strong fundamentals including record tourism, population boom and e-commerce activity. Both sectors, however, faced tightening supply conditions that shaped market dynamics throughout the year, said a report.
The Maldives will host the World Creator Summit and World Creator Awards 2026, powered by Creatoll, from 20–25 September, bringing global creators, platforms, publishers, and tourism stakeholders together to highlight creator-led storytelling’s growing impact on travel.
