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5/1/24, 9:13 AM Bin Touq leads UAE delegation participating in WEF Special Meeting in Riyadh | Emirates News Agency
achievements encourage national and foreign

investments in tourism projects, thereby consolidating

the UAE's position on the travel and tourism landscape

at regional and global levels.

Elaborating on the UAE's experience in developing its

tourism sector in accordance with international best

practices and making it more flexible and sustainable,

Bin Touq said that these included the promotion of

sustainable tourism practices such as eco-friendly

accommodation, wildlife conservation, cultural heritage,

and the launch of national initiatives and strategies such

as the ‘National Tourism Strategy 2031’. The strategy

aims to increase the contribution of the UAE tourism

sector to the national GDP to AED450 billion, raising the

country's profile as the best tourism identity by the next

decade. Besides, through the launch of the National

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap, the country has set

an ambitious target to achieve annual production of up

to 700 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.

Role of ecotourism in promoting sustainability of

national tourism sector

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