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Global construction pipeline hits record high at 2018 year-end

[ad_1] PORTSMOUTH, NH – Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released its year-end Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the construction pipeline counts for every country and market around the world. At the close of 2018, LE analysts state that the total global construction pipeline hit record highs with 13,573 projects/2,265,792 …

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Construction underway on Saudi Red Sea project

The Red Sea Development Company has commenced operations at the base camp of the Red Sea Project, one of the world’s most ambitious tourism developments. The camp, which is situated on the coastal area near the southern end of the 28,000 square kilometre destination, is the first of numerous enabling …

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Red Sea project partners with King Abdullah University for new conservation technology

The Red Sea Development Company and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology have developed a ground-breaking application of conservation and development planning to enhance biodiversity and conservation-priority species distributions across almost 1,300 km2 of pristine lagoon. It is hoped the technology will pioneer a new relationship between natural resource …

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ITB Berlin: Abu Dhabi breaks visitor number records

Abu Dhabi welcomed more than ten million international visitors in 2018, with the emirate also posting figures showing incredible growth over the last three years. The UAE capital, which has witnessed an increase in hotel guests to the emirate of 13.6 per cent since the beginning of 2016, has worked …

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International travel outperforming economic growth

[ad_1] BERLIN – In 2018, the number of outbound trips increased by 5.5 per cent, resulting in 1.4 billion international trips. Hence, once again tourism is a key growth driver of the global economy, which “only” grew by 3.7 per cent in comparison. Growth is coming from all regions worldwide, …

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Hainan Airlines launches new Shenzhen-Dublin route

Tourism Ireland has welcomed the inaugural Hainan Airlines flight from Shenzhen, in south-eastern China, to Dublin. This is the second service from mainland China to Ireland – with Hainan operating a service from Beijing since last year. It is hoped the new flight will help to significantly boost tourism from …

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