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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The emirate hosted a total of 212 events in 2017
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
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
Saudi Arabia will see the highest number of arrivals from China
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
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's occupancy, ADR and RevPAR all show growth in December 2017
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 registered over 191,000 flights in 2017, travelling more than 886 million kilometres around the globe, a statement said