The tourism sector across the MENA region and Dubai in particular have been facing bleak prospects in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic as a result of strict global travel restrictions to help contain the virus. While the impact of the lockdown measures in some nations has been somewhat moderated by the use of hotels as controlled quarantine facilities for inbound travellers and as front line aid worker accommodation, this commentator believes there are however significant opportunities, short and long term, that hotel owners, operators and developers to review in better positioning themselves to ride out these critical times.

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