UAE Bids Goodbye to Pandemic-Related Restrictions: Middle East Travel Roundup
The Middle Eastern nations realize that for tourism to flourish restrictions would need to be eased.
Peden Doma Bhutia is Asia Editor at Skift, where she covers the travel industry across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Based in India, she reports on airlines, online travel companies, hospitality, travel technology and the business of travel, with a focus on how emerging markets are shaping global trends.
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