Saudi Arabia, Oman’s wellness industry shows improvement, UAE witnesses drop since 2017

Saudi Arabia and Oman’s wellness industry has shown improvement in 2018 compared to 2017. However, spas in the UAE, have seen a drop in programme since 2017

Enter the Hotelier Middle East Salary Survey 2018

Enter the Hotelier Middle East Salary Survey 2018

Hoteliers across the Middle East and North Africa are urged to anonymously share their thoughts on the state of the recruitment and training in the industry

Saudi's mid-market sector to see CAGR of 16% between 2017 and 2021

Saudi's mid-market sector to see CAGR of 16% between 2017 and 2021

Colliers International released the data ahead of Saudi Arabia Hotel Investment Conference (SHIC) which was held on February 26

Luxury hotel supply in UAE and KSA stays strong

Luxury hotel supply in UAE and KSA stays strong

The UAE has 61% of the region's luxury pipeline, while Saudi Arabia will witness the sharpest rise in luxury hotel supply to 2022

Saudi Arabia has more than 64,000 rooms in its pipeline

Saudi Arabia has more than 64,000 rooms in its pipeline

STR reports that the room pipeline total represents 76% of more than 84,500 hotel rooms that exists in the Arab country

Dubai's hotel room supply to reach 132,000 by the end of 2019

Dubai's hotel room supply to reach 132,000 by the end of 2019

The new study by Dubai Tourism also revealed that occupied room nights is expected to reach 35.5 million annually in 2019

Rezidor signed 7,500 rooms and opened 28 hotels in 2017

Rezidor signed 7,500 rooms and opened 28 hotels in 2017

In 2017, Rezidor opened 28 hotels with more than 5,000 rooms, including four new Radisson Blu properties in Saudi Arabia and Dubai

Dubai records highest number of business events in 2017

Dubai records highest number of business events in 2017

The emirate hosted a total of 212 events in 2017

Dubai hotels report occupancy growth in January 2018

Dubai hotels report occupancy growth in January 2018

Preliminary data from STR shows that hotels in Dubai reported occupancy rose 1.5%, while ADR declined by 0.6% and RevPAR increased by 1%

UAE hotels see a rise in occupancy as room rates drop in 2017

UAE hotels see a rise in occupancy as room rates drop in 2017

Additional offers in the mid-market pricing has helped continue a rise in market demand

2.5 million Chinese tourists to visit GCC by 2021

2.5 million Chinese tourists to visit GCC by 2021

Saudi Arabia will see the highest number of arrivals from China

Since November, Jeddah airport has recorded over 2.4 mln pilgrims

Since November, Jeddah airport has recorded over 2.4 mln pilgrims

A total of 1.23 million pilgrims arrived and 1.21 million of them departed through King Abdulaziz International Airport, the airport director general said

22nd Global Village welcomes 2.4 million visitors, sets new record

22nd Global Village welcomes 2.4 million visitors, sets new record

The multicultural festival park welcomed its highest ever record number of visitors between November 1 and December 31

Abu Dhabi witnesses highest December occupancy since 2004

Abu Dhabi witnesses highest December occupancy since 2004

Abu Dhabi's occupancy, ADR and RevPAR all show growth in December 2017

Jeddah hotels record lowest ever December occupancy rate

Jeddah hotels record lowest ever December occupancy rate

The STR report also says that Jeddah recorded the lowest average daily rate (ADR) for December since 2010

Emirates achieves fleet and product milestones in 2017

Emirates achieves fleet and product milestones in 2017

Emirates registered over 191,000 flights in 2017, travelling more than 886 million kilometres around the globe, a statement said


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Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5% annually to 2023, according to ATM report
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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

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