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What Impact is Tourism Having on the Food and Beverage Industry in the GCC?
The GCC region has become a hotspot for global tourism, attracting millions of visitors and sparking significant changes in the Food and Beverage industry. Visitor numbers surged by 136.6% last year, reaching 39.8 million, while the F&B sector's value hit US$ 185.9 billion in 2023. This influx of tourists has driven a demand for diverse and high-quality dining experiences, directly impacting the growth of the F&B sector. This growth highlights how tourism is reshaping the food and beverage sector in the region.
04 February 2025
Healthcare
Dubai Health Tourism Guide
In collaboration with Dubai Health Authority, Knight Frank Middle East produced the first Dubai Healthcare Tourism Guide. The guide provides insights on healthcare, beauty and wellness facilities that form part of the Dubai Health Experience, which aims to strengthen the position of Dubai on the medical tourism world map.
04 February 2025
Prime residential
DESTINATION ABU DHABI : ULTRA RICH APPEAL
Over the last two decades, the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi has, positioned itself as a cultural hub while also creating world-class residential communities and business hubs such as Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and Saadiyat Island, which have helped to propel the city into a global tourist and investment hot-spot.
26 May 2023
Education
School spirit: the university factor
Across Saudi Arabia, there are around 30 public universities and 38 private universities and colleges. As a result of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education, universities across the Kingdom have been advancing up the league table of the world’s top universities.
18 March 2023
Healthcare
Dubai Health Tourism Guide
In collaboration with Dubai Health Authority, Knight Frank Middle East produced the first Dubai Healthcare Tourism Guide. The guide provides insights on healthcare, beauty and wellness facilities that form part of the Dubai Health Experience, which aims to strengthen the position of Dubai on the medical tourism world map.
04 February 2025
Prime residential
DESTINATION ABU DHABI : ULTRA RICH APPEAL
Over the last two decades, the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi has, positioned itself as a cultural hub while also creating world-class residential communities and business hubs such as Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and Saadiyat Island, which have helped to propel the city into a global tourist and investment hot-spot.
26 May 2023
Education
School spirit: the university factor
Across Saudi Arabia, there are around 30 public universities and 38 private universities and colleges. As a result of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education, universities across the Kingdom have been advancing up the league table of the world’s top universities.
18 March 2023
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Food & beverage
What Impact is Tourism Having on the Food and Beverage Industry in the GCC?
The GCC region has become a hotspot for global tourism, attracting millions of visitors and sparking significant changes in the Food and Beverage industry. Visitor numbers surged by 136.6% last year, reaching 39.8 million, while the F&B sector's value hit US$ 185.9 billion in 2023. This influx of tourists has driven a demand for diverse and high-quality dining experiences, directly impacting the growth of the F&B sector. This growth highlights how tourism is reshaping the food and beverage sector in the region.
04 February 2025
Healthcare
Dubai Health Tourism Guide
In collaboration with Dubai Health Authority, Knight Frank Middle East produced the first Dubai Healthcare Tourism Guide. The guide provides insights on healthcare, beauty and wellness facilities that form part of the Dubai Health Experience, which aims to strengthen the position of Dubai on the medical tourism world map.
04 February 2025
Prime residential
DESTINATION ABU DHABI : ULTRA RICH APPEAL
Over the last two decades, the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi has, positioned itself as a cultural hub while also creating world-class residential communities and business hubs such as Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and Saadiyat Island, which have helped to propel the city into a global tourist and investment hot-spot.
26 May 2023
Education
School spirit: the university factor
Across Saudi Arabia, there are around 30 public universities and 38 private universities and colleges. As a result of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education, universities across the Kingdom have been advancing up the league table of the world’s top universities.
18 March 2023
Food & beverage
Dine-in or takeaway? Understanding attitudes towards eating out
The food service sector in Saudi Arabia is the largest in the Middle East and is currently valued at around SAR 48.75 billion ($13 billion), according to Fortune Business Insights.
17 March 2023
Hospitality
A room with a view: understanding domestic hotel expectations
With tourist arrivals projected to approach 100 million by 2030, the hospitality sector in the Kingdom is racing to develop hotel rooms and tourist facilities to cater to the expected influx of visitors.
17 March 2023
Healthcare
Medical tourism: a necessity or a luxury?
Seeking medical care aboard is common amongst Saudi nationals, particularly as the Saudi government regularly refers patients with severe illnesses to overseas clinics of global repute, typically in locations such as the United States, Germany, and the UK.
14 March 2023
Tourism
Let’s all go on a summer holiday… in Saudi
The tourism and hospitality sector is transforming and quietly being positioned as one of the key lynchpins of future economic growth in the Kingdom.
03 March 2023
Retail & Leisure
66% of prime Riyadh mall entertainment dominated by cinema brands
Across Riyadh’s 25 super regional and regional malls, which together cover an area in excess of 1.4 million sqm, supermarkets and family entertainment dominate the retail scene, each with an average representation of 8,000 sqm and 5,300 sqm, respectively, according to the latest analysis by global real estate consultant, Knight Fank.
08 December 2022
Hospitality
89% increase in Qatar hotel keys by 2025
Qatar could see its hospitality market grow by 89% to over 56,000 hotel keys by 2025, according to research carried out by global property consultancy firm, Knight Frank, with the delivery of the planned hotel room supply forecast to cost approximately US$ 7bn.
20 October 2022
Hospitality
UAE hotel pipeline swells to 48,000 rooms
The UAE’s hotel development pipeline has swelled to 48,000 keys, according to research carried out by global property consultancy, Knight Frank. The delivery of the planned hotel room supply is forecast to cost approximately US$ 32bn, according to Knight Frank’s analysis.
28 September 2022
Hospitality
Delivering Saudi Arabia’s golden age for hospitality to cost US$ 110 bn
Plans to transform Saudi Arabia’s hospitality market through Vision 2030 are expected to see the completion of 310,000 hotel rooms in the Kingdom by 2030. The delivery of the planned hotel room supply is forecast to cost approximately US$ 110bn
31 May 2022
