In October, Ras Al Khaimah will host the Pacific Asia Travel Association Annual Summit, while further ahead casino giant Wynn Resorts will open a 1,000-room luxury hotel with a “gaming” area.

Tourism in RAK grew by 15.6% in 2022 and 7.8% in 2023. But Ras Al Khaimah is playing the long game, and it won’t be until 2027 that tourism makes a meaningful move toward the decade-end target.

Phillips has lofty goals for tourism in Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE's northernmost Emirate and the current Gulf Tourism Capital for 2021, as he intends to bring in over 3 million visitors a year by 2030.

Tourism potential There has been strong growth in Ras Al Khaimah’s tourism sector over the past few years. In 2023, the emirate achieved a record 1.22 million overnight visitors, an 8 per cent ...

Ras Al Khaimah’s record 1.28 million overnight arrivals in 2024 helped them to a 12 percent increase in tourism revenues from the year before. The growth was driven by the opening of new hotels ...

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) and global technology giant Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to elevate their strategic collaboration on the first day ...

The original beach hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, the Waldorf Astoria hotel, has just completed a multi-million dollar refurbishment and reopened after six months of closure. A warm welcome greets ...

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) reports its best year for tourism ever, welcoming a record 1.22 million overnight arrivals to the nature Emirate in 2023, up 8% on 2022 ...

+971 (0) 55 980 6698 For further information on the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority contact: Ms. Nermin Abushnaf - Director of PR & Marketing Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority ...