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Travel trends shift as UAE residents explore new destinations

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28-Apr-19 Travel marketplace Wego ranks Egypt first for MENA travellers, followed by India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and USA. "55 percent of travellers in 2019 booked a 12+ day flight compared to 39 percent in 2018," said Mamoun Hmedan, Director, Wego. [image: Alamy / Khaleej Times]

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Mexico tourism: FDI dropped 50% in 2018

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25-Mar-19 Mexico's foreign direct investment in tourism plummeted by 50% in 2018, to USD798.5 mn. Mexico also dropped from sixth to seventh place in arrival of foreign visitors due to the recovery of Turkey. [image: Tourism Review]

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Abu Dhabi to increase spending on tourism marketing by USD136 mn

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13-Mar-19 Abu Dhabi has allocated AED0.5 bn (USD136 mn) for tourism marketing over three years. The funding will highlight attractions such as Louvre Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros World, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project is reportedly also 'still active'. [image: Lourve Abu Dhabi / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]

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AliPay grows overseas with China outbound tourism

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21-Jan-19 As Chinese consumers increasingly vacation overseas, their mobile-payment apps are following them, and offering a new way for merchants to attract customers. More than half of businesses saw an increase in foot traffic and transaction size after adopting Alipay. [image: Nielsen / Alizila]

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In 2018 Chinese tourists traveled in greater numbers

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14-Jan-19 Despite the economic slowdown, Chinese tourists did not reduce their foreign travel in 2018, making 140 mn trips abroad, up 13% from 129 mn in 2017. At the same time, domestic tourism within China also increased steadily at 11%. [image: Tourism Review]

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