Skift Take

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the region's tourism powerhouses. A new unified visa looks to spread that success, but will mean the other countries have some developing to do.

Gulf countries are forming a new "bloc" dedicated to furthering the region's tourism sector. The much-anticipated 'GCC zone' unified visa should be announced by December to tie together the GCC states: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait a