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A twenty-one percent increase in Chinese arrivals to the GCC is expected by 2021, rising to 2.5 million visitors annually, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in April. Published by Colliers International, the data predicts Saudi will experience the highest proportionate increase in arrivals from China, up 35 percent over the 2016 figures. The UAE will follow at 20 percent, with Oman at 12 percent, and Bahrain and Kuwait at seven percent.