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The unified visa will allow Gulf countries to market the region as a single destination,
boosting accessibility for visitors and driving longer stays and higher spending,
according to the panelists. They also stressed the key role of infrastructure investments
like airports, cruise terminals, and the GCC Railway in improving connectivity.
The ministers committed to ensuring tourism positively impacts local communities
while pursuing sustainable growth. Collaboration and cooperation between GCC
destinations were cited as vital for leveraging their combined strengths and elevating
the industry to new heights.
“While it’s clear that healthy competition will continue to play an important role in
strengthening the GCC’s world-class tourism offering, it was also encouraging to hear
how collaboration is enabling the region to become more than the sum of its parts in
terms of attracting global travellers,” said ATM Exhibition Director ME, Danielle Curtis.
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