Beschreibung:
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>The conference was dedicated to global changes in tourism and to their specific impact in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) region. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the discussions at the conference.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title>
<jats:p>Summary and highlights of the conference papers.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>This report summarizes the findings and recommendations discussed at the international “Tourism in Tomorrow's World” conference that took place in Doha, February 2014. The conference depicted global trends and developments to zoom in on specific opportunities for tourism development in the GCC area. In view of major events planned in the host country, event legacies were included as a special topic. Conference sessions were dedicated to investments in tourist attractions and hotels, the relation between education and industry and to cultural heritage and tourism. As a result of the conference strong opportunities for tourism development in Qatar and other GCC members were identified.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</jats:title>
<jats:p>This has been the first international conference on long‐term tourism strategies in the GCC area. The underlying motivation was the growing awareness in the GCC area of the need for economic diversification and reduction of oil dependence. The conference coincided with the launch of the Qatar National Tourism Sector Strategy 2030.</jats:p>
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