Tourism without gaming: how Dubai maintains record visitor growth while the region's iGaming market expands offshore - tou...

Tourism without gaming: how Dubai maintains record visitor growth while the region’s iGaming market expands offshore

Dubai continues breaking tourism records even though casino gaming remains prohibited, and you see that strength across nearly every part of the city. With more than 18.7 million visitors last year and nearly 10 million more arriving in the first half of 2025, Dubai showed that travelers respond to experiences that go far beyond gaming. When you walk through its luxury hotels, waterfront neighborhoods, cultural venues and shopping districts, you notice how the city invests in attractions that appeal to different travel styles. World-class events, new dining districts and major architectural projects help keep the destination fresh, gi

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Arabian Travel Awards 2025: Honouring the Visionaries Shaping GCC Tourism - arabian travel

Arabian Travel Awards 2025: Honouring the Visionaries Shaping GCC Tourism

2nd December 2025, Dubai – The Arabian Travel Awards 2025 concluded on a high note in Dubai, celebrating the region’s leading innovators, leaders, and changemakers in travel, tourism, and hospitality. Often hailed as the “Oscars of the travel industry,” the awards ceremony brought together a constellation of industry heavyweights to acknowledge a year of exceptional achievements and highlight the GCC’s rapidly evolving tourism landscape. The gala, hosted at Embassy Suites by Hilton Business Bay, opened with a warm welcome from SanJeet, Director of DDP Group and master of ceremonies for the evening. The audience included a distinguish

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Ministry of Economy and Tourism launches trademark platform ‘TM Market Place' - ministry economy

Ministry of Economy and Tourism launches trademark platform ‘TM Market Place’

The Platform was developed by the UAE Government Leaders Programme and targets a 20 per cent growth in the number of trademarks within its first year of operation Abu Dhabi, 26 November 2025 – The Ministry of Economy and Tourism launched today the trademark platform ‘TM Market Place’ – the first digital platform of its kind in the UAE and the region for buying and trading trademarks. This new national project enhances the innovative and competitive landscape for intellectual property (IP) and trademarks in the UAE. It aims to bring about a qualitative shift in the sector, strengthening the country’s appeal for global companies and brands.

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