International Tourism Development and the Gulf Cooperation Council States

This book examines the challenges and opportunities for the development of tourism in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The work provides country-specific illustrations as well as comparative assessments within the GCC region and draws on the extensive knowledge and experience of leading academics in a range of social science disciplines. This timely and original contribution is a valuable reading for students, researchers and academics in the fields of Tourism, Economics, Development Studies and Middle East Studies.