Arabian Travel Market to return to Dubai World Trade Centre soon
Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East’s leading platform for tourism professionals will return to Dubai World Trade Centre for its 26th edition
Loyalty programmes and smart technology to trend in the hospitality sector
Colliers International published these predictions adding that the new trends will lead way to new job roles to accommodate the changing demands of the sector
2.5 million Chinese tourists to visit GCC by 2021
Saudi Arabia will see the highest number of arrivals from China
Russian visitors to the GCC expected to increase 38% by 2020
With the recovery of the Russian rouble and UAE granting visa on arrival, growth in Russian tourists is apparent, with Russia remaining a top 10 source market for Dubai
Middle East airline passenger numbers predicted to grow by 7% in 2018
The report also revealed that Middle East airlines will see net profits doubling to US $600 million (AED 2.2 billion) in 2018
GCC hotels to capitalise on Indian millennial market
Recent survey reveals 66% of Indian travellers plan to travel for seven days or less but frequently, and 43% of those surveyed were millennials
Dubai Tourism works with hoteliers to encourage green practices
Dubai's sustainable tourism initiative focuses on improving the efficiency within the hotels and increasing their awareness about sustainability
Agreement for medical tourism network in Abu Dhabi signed
HAAD & TCA Abu Dhabi have signed an agreement to establish a medical tourism network in the capital of the UAE
Anantara's Banana Island Resort Doha defies market expectations
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara defies market expectations, with healthy occupancy and rate, despite being alcohol-free
Rotana reports strong YTD performance
Rotana area vice president, Dubai & Northern Emirates David Prince has said that the operator is trading better than market levels
Choice Hotels plans to roll out mid-market Comfort in UAE, KSA
Active pipeline consists of seven hotels signed and committed
Dubai College of Tourism launches new knowledge-based platforms
Dubai College of Tourism launches "Dubai Expert" and "Dubai Way" electronic knowledge-based platforms
Citymax Hotels unveils new room product
Citymax's new room product highlights functional flexibility and smart connectivity
MICE makes up 55% of IHG's business in the Middle East
In a competitive MICE market in the Middle East IHG tells Hotelier how they reinvent the wheel and what makes them different
Anantara resorts in Oman to synergise for summer season
Anantara's two luxury resorts in Oman, Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort and Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, will synergise for summer
Centara to open beachfront hotel, water park at Dubai's Deira Islands
Thai hotel group to enter Dubai with a four-star, 500-key property designed with water theme park facilities