“Good Tourism” in the United Arab Emirates

“Good Tour­ism” des­tin­a­tions and places in the United Arab Emir­ates (UAE), and the travel & tour­ism stake­hold­ers in the UAE who are keen to show­case their good, their bet­ter, and their best.

Imagining peace: How travel writing bridges divides between Israel and the UAE

and January 10, 2026

Imagining peace: How travel writing bridges divides between Israel and the UAE.

Fol­low­ing the 2020 Abra­ham Accords, the United Arab Emir­ates (UAE) trans­formed from a dis­tant adversary to a pop­u­lar hol­i­day des­tin­a­tion for Israelis. 

Dr Irit Shmuel and Prof Paolo Mura ana­lyse how travel nar­rat­ives are help­ing to bridge the cul­tur­al divide between the two places.

It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.

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Balancing tourism development with care for cultural heritage in Ras Al Khaimah

April 12, 2022

Ras Al Khaimah arab guide with camel. Source: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority.

What are tour­ism offi­cials in the United Arab Emir­ates’ north­ern-most mem­ber doing to lever­age and pro­tect the cul­tur­al her­it­age of 7,000 years of his­tory?  Raki Phil­lips, CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Tour­ism Devel­op­ment Author­ity, lets us know. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [Thanks to “GT” Insight Part­ner the World Tour­ism Asso­ci­ation for Cul­ture and Her­it­age (WTACH) for invit­ing Raki […]

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Sustainable tourism’s endless balancing act: Preserving, promoting Ras Al Khaimah

February 16, 2021

Abseiling in Ras Al Khaimah. Source: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

The new year is an oppor­tun­ity to reflect on the val­ues that mat­ter to the travel & tour­ism industry even after the pan­dem­ic ends, accord­ing to Raki Phil­lips of the Ras Al Khaimah Tour­ism Devel­op­ment Author­ity. In this “Good Tour­ism” Insight, Mr Phil­lips explains how the Emir­ate is embed­ding sus­tain­ab­il­ity into everything it does. Let me […]

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