700 guests rescued after high-rise hotel in Saudi catches fire

A high rise hotel close to Makkah in Saudi Arabia caught fire, officials from the Kingdom’s fire services have announced.

Millennium Hotels and Resorts signs distribution agreement with Chinese OTA, Ctrip

Millennium Hotels and Resorts signs distribution agreement with Chinese OTA, Ctrip

Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has signed an agreement with one of China’s largest integrated travel services companies – Ctrip.

Sheraton Hotels and Resorts launch new logo

Sheraton Hotels and Resorts launch new logo

Sheraton Hotels and Resort’s new logo will appear on collateral and websites in April

Rotana to launch pilot scheme with Airbnb in Dubai

Rotana to launch pilot scheme with Airbnb in Dubai

Group also records steady growth in occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR in January and February 2019, says Guy Hutchinson, acting CEO of Rotana

Kempinski Hotels' Colin Lubbe steps down as CFO, vice chairman

Kempinski Hotels' Colin Lubbe steps down as CFO, vice chairman

Lubbe to stay on until a CFO is recruited and appointed, company says

Abu Dhabi hotels' ADR and RevPAR boosted in February 2019

Abu Dhabi hotels' ADR and RevPAR boosted in February 2019

Occupancy dips slightly, but Abu Dhabi's hotels showed a significant increase in daily rates in February 2019

Westin hotels in Middle East and Africa champion 'JOMO'

Westin hotels in Middle East and Africa champion 'JOMO'

Westin hotels in the Middle East and Africa and around the world are offering wellness experiences as an alternative to constant digital connectivity

Tourism and municipality fees for Abu Dhabi hotels reduced

Tourism and municipality fees for Abu Dhabi hotels reduced

Tourism and municipality fees decreased to 5.5%, and long-stay visitors exempted from daily municipality fee

Five ways hoteliers can use entertainment to drive revenues in hotels

Five ways hoteliers can use entertainment to drive revenues in hotels

Here are a five ways to use entertainment to drive revenues in hotels according to Richard Bron, chairman of Concorde Media

Premier Inn opens seventh hotel in the UAE

Premier Inn opens seventh hotel in the UAE

The Al Jaddaf property is a joint venture between Emirates Group and Whitbread

OYO Rooms launches SOS-button to make hotels in India safer

OYO Rooms launches SOS-button to make hotels in India safer

India’ hospitality startup OYO Rooms has launched an SOS button on its app, to help users in OYO or partnership hotels alert authorities during an emergency.

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'

Google unveils hotel search, booking website — Google Hotels

Google unveils hotel search, booking website — Google Hotels

Google Hotels was unveiled the same day that AirBnB, its direct competitor, announced that it acquired HotelTonight, a last minute hotel-booking service.

Grand Millennium Dubai’s environmental drive awarded

Grand Millennium Dubai’s environmental drive awarded

Receives CSR Environmental Award from Emirates Environmental Group

The Indian Hotels Company Limited launches homestay brand in India

The Indian Hotels Company Limited launches homestay brand in India

Management contract for nine heritage bungalows signed with Tata Coffee

Dubai has world's second-largest hotel construction project pipeline

Dubai has world's second-largest hotel construction project pipeline

Dubai had a pipeline of 168 hotel construction projects with 49,950 rooms as of 2018, ranking it second in the list of global cities with the largest hospitality pipelines


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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

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

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