Dubai officials are bullish on its potential to become an even bigger tourist destination, especially since it's been successful at attracting repeat visitors. Watch this video to hear how Dubai can improve the tourist experience.
All global destinations want a head start when it comes to bringing back guests. But a place like Dubai, which was built with future demand in mind, is able to leverage its tourist-friendly infrastructure to switch things back on at an alarmingly fast pace.
Even as global hotel development may have slowed down due to serious risks looming over the economy, the hospitality sector's development of Gulf nations remains robust. The nations realize offering choice is essential for people to visit a destination.
With an ambitious strategy to increase visitors to more than 100 million annually by 2030, Saudi Arabia clearly doesn't want to be caught off guard with inadequate infrastructure.
Destinations in the Middle East are not just turning to tourism in an effort to diversify their national economies but positioning themselves to compete on a larger scale globally.