What Are the Growth Drivers and Challenges for Tourism in the Middle East?

In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes Series

Abstract

Cover -- Themed editorial: What are the growth drivers and challenges for tourism in the Middle East? -- What are tourism's growth drivers and challenges in the Middle East? -- Tourism policy and United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16: peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa -- Exploring the tourism development strategies of Gulf Cooperation Council countries: commonalities, contrasts and clusters -- Understanding barriers to inbound medical tourism in the United Arab Emirates from a provider's perspective -- Local tourists' perceptions of tourist destinations' competitiveness: a comparative study of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Oman -- Exploring the challenges for medical tourism in the United Arab Emirates during the Covid-19 pandemic era: a stakeholder perspective -- Marketing strategies for the tourism industry in the United Arab Emirates after the COVID-19 era -- The role of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in sustainable tourism in the Middle East -- Middle East tourism - Opportunities and solutions -- Reflections on the theme issue outcomes: what are the growth drivers for tourism in the Middle East?.