Accor partners with Saudi Arabia’s OTA Al Tayyar Travel Group

Accor and Al Tayyar Travel Group’s partnership will provide OTA with access to the hospitality group’s portfolio of hotels

Cityland Group to build 3 and 4-star hotels in Dubailand

Cityland Group to build 3 and 4-star hotels in Dubailand

The hotels are to be developed adjacent to the upcoming Cityland Mall in Dubaim, Zawya reports

AccorHotels sells major stake to investors in a $5.4bn deal

AccorHotels sells major stake to investors in a $5.4bn deal

Investors includes sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and Singapore among others

Nakheel awards Dh79.7m contract for The St. Regis Beach Club on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah

Nakheel awards Dh79.7m contract for The St. Regis Beach Club on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah

Due to open in 2019, the upcoming project is expected to complement The St Regis Dubai

Dubai's BinGhatti plans to invest $136m in hospitality

Dubai's BinGhatti plans to invest $136m in hospitality

The investment plans includes more than 200 F&B outlets and boutique hotels

Middle East hotels need to compete on prices or lose out, say experts

Middle East hotels need to compete on prices or lose out, say experts

The Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors' Summit (GIOHIS) 2018 will discuss a variety of issues related to the regional hospitality industry

UAE contractor to develop seven-star hotel in Abu Dhabi

UAE contractor to develop seven-star hotel in Abu Dhabi

Project currently being reviewed by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council

Gunmen attack the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul

Gunmen attack the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul

The attack began at around 9pm local time

Bahrain's tourism infrastructure investment reaches $13 billion

Bahrain's tourism infrastructure investment reaches $13 billion

Tourism contributes 6.3% to the country's GDP, the report said

Action Hotels to delay opening of Mercure Riyadh

Action Hotels to delay opening of Mercure Riyadh

The group likewise agreed to a rent waiver of US$1.2 million with the owner of the ibis Salmiya Hotel in Kuwait

Canal project will see biggest hospitality announcements in Dubai, says Omniyat

Canal project will see biggest hospitality announcements in Dubai, says Omniyat

Omniyat signs project finance deal of AED 500m with Ajman Bank for development on Dubai Canal

Dubai hotel named 'Hospitality Project of the Year' at CW Awards 2017

Dubai hotel named 'Hospitality Project of the Year' at CW Awards 2017

The resort was described by CWO's judges as an immensely complicated development to successfully deliver

Ajman to get new tourism resort

Ajman to get new tourism resort

Masfout Heights Resort Project will include hotels, villas and a natural reserve

The Address Fujairah Resort + Spa breaks ground

The Address Fujairah Resort + Spa breaks ground

The Address Fujairah Resort + Spa is a luxury development scheduled to be completed by 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa hotel sector positive for investment

Sub-Saharan Africa hotel sector positive for investment

Real estate consulting firm JLL published the results of a sector report on hotel real estate on the continent at the 2017 Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Rwanda

Avani Gaborone Resort re-opens after US $7.5m refurb

Avani Gaborone Resort re-opens after US $7.5m refurb

Operated by Minor Hotels, the 156-room property in Botswana


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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

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

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