Skift Take

While global travel begins to see the first signs of a slowdown, key Middle East destinations have been performing well.

Josh Corder

This earnings season, global travel leaders have agreed that the industry is in a slowdown. An exception to that, however, has been the Middle East, which bosses like Accor's Sebastien Bazin noted was the operator's best-performing region in the second quarter.

Mounting regional tensions could undo the Middle East's growth in travel, but for the first half of 2024, performance was strong.

Here's a look at the half-year tourism numbers for some of the region's biggest tourism destinations.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia saw a combined 60 million international and domestic tourists in the first six months of the year. The kingdom did not share the spli