Hotel performance levels in the Middle East will continue to soften in 2019

Renovation programmes of existing properties are set to increase, as the current market cycle provides an excellent opportunity for owners to undertake capital improvements

Seven Tides' Dukes Dubai hotel now 83% complete

Seven Tides' Dukes Dubai hotel now 83% complete

The upcoming Dukes Dubai project, located on Palm Jumeirah, is scheduled for a 2016-end handover

Bur Dubai plan to include three mid-range hotels

Bur Dubai plan to include three mid-range hotels

Wasl's Port Views project in Bur Dubai is set to contain almost 1,500 apartments in addition to three mid-market hotels

Dubai to welcome first 100% solar powered hotel

Dubai to welcome first 100% solar powered hotel

InterContinental Hotels Group is set to open Dubai's first 100% solar powered hotel in 2017

Azizi unveils $204m Palm Jumeirah hotel apartment

Azizi unveils $204m Palm Jumeirah hotel apartment

Due to be completed in 2018, the new 178-unit Azizi Mina Hotel Apartments are set on a plot area of 11,240m2

41 hotel projects in the pipeline for Doha

41 hotel projects in the pipeline for Doha

Doha has a total of 11,722 rooms in its hotel construction pipeline, according to a new report

2,800 hotel rooms and 11 projects underway in KSA

2,800 hotel rooms and 11 projects underway in KSA

Expected spending in the Kingdom's tourism sector by local and foreign tourists in 2016 to reach US $38.5 billion (AED 141 billion)

Shaza Hotels to expand presence in the Middle East

Shaza Hotels to expand presence in the Middle East

The 250-key Shaza Makkah is slated for opening in the last quarter of 2016 and will exclusively target pilgrims to the holy cities for Hajj and Umrah

Warwick Hotels welcomes Mist Hotel & Spa, Lebanon

Warwick Hotels welcomes Mist Hotel & Spa, Lebanon

Continued expansion sees new Warwick opening located an hour-and-a-half away from the capital, Beirut

Nakheel to build waterpark resort at Deira Islands

Nakheel to build waterpark resort at Deira Islands

Dubai is set to welcome a waterpark at Deira Islands, according to developer Nakheel

Azizi unveils US$95m Dubai serviced apartments

Azizi unveils US$95m Dubai serviced apartments

Azizi Developments has launched its 271-unit, Roy-Mediterranean serviced apartment project, a high-end residential offering, with hotel facilities, in Al Furjan, Dubai

RAK expansion for Jannah Hotels and Resorts

RAK expansion for Jannah Hotels and Resorts

Abu Dhabi-based Jannah Hotels and Resorts plan Ras Al Khaimah expansion this year

World's largest hotel in KSA faces delay

World's largest hotel in KSA faces delay

Featuring 10,000 rooms and 70 restaurants, the opening of Abraj Kudai in Makkah could be delayed according to experts

Saudi UNESCO site to welcome heritage hotel

Saudi UNESCO site to welcome heritage hotel

A heritage hotel is planned for the Ad'Diriyah Saudi UNESCO site on the outskirts of Riyadh

Dubai's Nakheel issues tender for three-star hotel

Dubai's Nakheel issues tender for three-star hotel

Nakheel has floated a tender for the construction of a 295-room mid-market hotel in Dragon City, Dubai

Makkah takes the lead in Saudi hotel pipeline

Makkah takes the lead in Saudi hotel pipeline

Makkah is leading hotel development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with 24,133 rooms in the construction pipeline


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