From 14 to 16 November 2025, the 7th “UAE National Festival of Tolerance and Coexistence,” hosted by the UAE Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, was held at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi. The festival aimed to showcase the
To promote winter holiday travel to China among tourists from the Gulf region, in November 2025, the China Cultural Center in the UAE, in cooperation with Emirates Airline, launched the “Nihao!China” Winter Tourism UAE Online Promotion Event. With the theme
Thanks to convenient visa policies, direct flight routes and unique travel experiences, the number of Chinese tourists travelling to Middle Eastern countries led by the United Arab Emirates increased sharply during this year’s combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival Golden
To continue facilitating cross-border travel between Chinese and foreign personnel, the Chinese side has decided to extend the unilateral visa-free policy for France and other countries (see the list below) until 24:00 on 31 December 2026. In addition, the Chinese
The latest 2026 Skyscanner Travel Trends report (The Skyscanner Travel Trends report 2026), released by Skyscanner’s UAE site (www.skyscanner.ae), shows that among the top ten most popular travel destinations for UAE residents in 2026, Beijing, China ranks fifth, with a
To implement the instructions of President Xi Jinping at the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China–Arab States Cooperation Forum on “achieving 10 million mutual tourist visits between China and Arab states in the next five years,” and to deepen tourism
On September 1, the Embassy of China in the UAE, supported by the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation and organized by the China Cultural Center in the UAE, hosted a film reception in Abu Dhabi to commemorate the 80th anniversary of
Event Preview Time Together Across the Globe —— 2025 UAE “Chinese Cultural Week” Mid-Autumn Acrobatics Gala Event Introduction “Time Together Across the Globe” is a global Mid-Autumn Festival celebration brand event launched by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism in
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