Around 75 million tourists visited Gulf countries in 2025: GCC chief

The Gulf states welcomed approximately 75 million tourists in 2025, a 4.3 per cent growth year-on-year, the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said. Jasem AlBudaiwi, Secretary-General of the GCC, added that tourism spending surpassed $180 billion that year, compared with $87 billion in 2020. More than 20 million entry-level GCC tourists also traveled to the GCC states in 2025, a increase of approximately 3.6 per cent compared with 2024, Al Budaiwi said during a roundtable session at AIM...

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