Could women be the 'driving' force for water conservation in
Saudi? The UAE has become a magnet for the rest of the Gulf
Cooperation Council states. Tourists have been flocking in by
the hundreds of thousands. The bulk of the visitors from the
Arabian peninsula in recent times have been from Saudi Arabia.
And they don’t just visit only once. Families make the bulk of
visitors, but there are also a sizeable number of single males
and females who venture to the UAE on their own. What is it that
attracts these visitors from a nearby country? It is certainly
not the weather as there are no significant climatic differences
between the two countries. Nor is there a dramatic change in
topography that may induce some to visit. Shops and restaurants
are not much different in both countries. Yet in the balance of
travel, visitors from the Saudi side most likely outnumber their
UAE counterparts by 10 to 1. There are significant reasons then
that would attract someone to make the trip from Saudi Arabia to
the UAE. The fi