10 innovations spearheaded by the regional hospitality industry

Hotelier Middle East takes a look at a number of different initiatives in the regional hospitality and food & beverage industry that shows the resilience and innovation championed by hoteliers and restaurateurs

Emaar Group to launch blockchain-based token across its hospitality, other businesses

Emaar Group to launch blockchain-based token across its hospitality, other businesses

Blockchain specialist firm Lykke has been working with Emaar Group to offer customers and partners the 'Emaar community token'

Caesars Bluewaters Dubai staff use blockchain wallet

Caesars Bluewaters Dubai staff use blockchain wallet

The Lucid Pay digital wallet will allow the hotel staff to use their allowances and discounts at the hotel's F&B and entertainment outlets

Zain Bahrain and Gulf Hotels Group expand partnership

Zain Bahrain and Gulf Hotels Group expand partnership

Telecommunications provider to provide telecom services to the group’s latest property

Spanish tech start-up enters the Middle East market

Spanish tech start-up enters the Middle East market

Smartvel plans to provide services for the local tourism industry, it said in a statement.

Jannah Group enhance its luxury concept with new technological solutions

Jannah Group enhance its luxury concept with new technological solutions

Jannah Group partners with MICROS Opera and Sunsystems

80% of MENA hotel bookings made using mobile phones

80% of MENA hotel bookings made using mobile phones

Report aims to equip hotels with the relevant analysis in order to identify areas for further improvement

Dubai Tourism inaugurates second HITEC at Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai Tourism inaugurates second HITEC at Madinat Jumeirah

DCTCM CEO Issam Kazim inaugurated the conference which will be held at Madinat Jumeirah from December 5-6, 2018

AI and automation to increase hotel revenues by 10%

AI and automation to increase hotel revenues by 10%

Technology and innovation to headline Arabian Travel Market 2019

DTCM partners with HITEC Dubai 2018, Middle East's largest tech conference

DTCM partners with HITEC Dubai 2018, Middle East's largest tech conference

The two-day trade show will take place at Madinat Jumeirah Dubai from December 5-6, 2018

Sabre hosts digital conference for hoteliers across Asia Pacific

Sabre hosts digital conference for hoteliers across Asia Pacific

The Digital Next Arena series was aimed at empowering hoteliers to transform guest experience

New Melia Hotels to replace room keys with bracelets

New Melia Hotels to replace room keys with bracelets

The hotel company partnered with Oracle to develop bracelets that use cloud technology to unlock rooms

Best Western launches Arabic website to enhance customer reach

Best Western launches Arabic website to enhance customer reach

Currently, the hotel company has 16 hotels in the MENA region

Transcorp Hilton Abuja pushes for elevated digital guest experience

Transcorp Hilton Abuja pushes for elevated digital guest experience

The hotel has introduced ICEapp powered by Intelity which allows guests to control their experience prior to arriving from their personal devices

Sabre appoints new head of finance for Middle East

Sabre appoints new head of finance for Middle East

Sumit Chaudhary will be based in Bahrain

Web Attack report shows hospitality industry under siege from botnets

Web Attack report shows hospitality industry under siege from botnets

Bot-driven credential abuse, DDoS attacks have continued to rise while leveraging new techniques to overwhelm web-facing systems


EDITOR'S CHOICE »
Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5% annually to 2023, according to ATM report
TRAVEL Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5% annually to 2023, according to ATM report

Arrivals to Oman to increase at a CAGR of 5%, fuelled by visitors from India who accounted for 21% of total arrivals in 2018

COMMENT: Saudi Arabia's giga-projects are catalysts of change
Business COMMENT: Saudi Arabia's giga-projects are catalysts of change

Giga-projects is one of six different streams created by Saudi's Public Investment Fund (PIF) around which it has structured its investment plan

Interview: Expedia's Cyril Ranque
Business Interview: Expedia's Cyril Ranque

Providing value across hotel market segments through Expedia's Lodging Partner Services

HOT PRODUCTS OF THE WEEK»
Product Focus: Duni's eco-conscious collection
Product Focus: Duni's eco-conscious collection

Stylish products made from eco-conscious materials to tap into the increasingly lucrative take-away market

Product Focus: Aliseo's Nexxus
Product Focus: Aliseo's Nexxus

The Nexxus is an aesthetic complement to today's modern bathroom

Product Focus: LaCimbali S20
Product Focus: LaCimbali S20

The LaCimbali S20 is well suited to locations with a production of about 200 cups a day


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