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

Marriott Al Forsan Hotel to open in Abu Dhabi

Marriott Al Forsan Hotel to open in Abu Dhabi

Five-star Marriott Al Forsan Hotel slated to open in Abu Dhabi later this year

Action Hotels set to open first property in Dubai

Action Hotels set to open first property in Dubai

The new 220 room property is Action's first to be Novotel branded and also its first property in Dubai

Retaj signs new Doha hotel management contract

Retaj signs new Doha hotel management contract

Retaj Hotels and Hospitality is set to manage a new hotel in Doha, Retaj Inn Msheireb, following the signing of a new agreement

Rotana opens its first hotel in Jeddah

Rotana opens its first hotel in Jeddah

Bookings are open from August 1 2016 for the new Centro Shaheen Jeddah

Forever Rose to open hotels in London and GCC

Forever Rose to open hotels in London and GCC

Dubai retailer Forever Rose is set to open hotels in London and GCC as part of new investments plans

Morocco welcomes first Banyan Tree resort

Morocco welcomes first Banyan Tree resort

Banyan Tree's inaugural venture in the Mediterranean and Africa is set to feature 92 luxury pool villas, all with views of the Mediterranean Sea

Dubai to welcome first hotel rainforest

Dubai to welcome first hotel rainforest

More details have been released regarding plans for the Rosemont Hotel and Residences, which is set to become the first skyscraper in the UAE to house a rain forest

Choice to expand Clarion hotels in Turkey

Choice to expand Clarion hotels in Turkey

Two new properties by Clarion hotels are to be located in Istanbul and a third in Kahramanmaras

Millennium & Copthorne to debut mid-market in MENA

Millennium & Copthorne to debut mid-market in MENA

Chief operating officer François Kassab speaks to Hotelier Express about the arrival of Studio M, the new mid-market offering from Millennium & Copthorne, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

KSA tourism commission calls for 48,000 new rooms

KSA tourism commission calls for 48,000 new rooms

The Saudi Arabia Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) said tourist numbers are estimated to reach 140 million by 2020, prompting a call for additional hotel rooms to be developed

Westin Dubai at Al Habtoor City ready by August

Westin Dubai at Al Habtoor City ready by August

The final property in the three-hotel Al Habtoor City complex is expected to open its doors this August

Super-budget hotel at $2 a day to enter UAE

Super-budget hotel at $2 a day to enter UAE

Chototel will target the UAE its its next phase of development, bringing a 'super-budget hotel' to the emirates

Two new Radisson Blu hotels in Saudi Arabia

Two new Radisson Blu hotels in Saudi Arabia

Carlson Rezidor is set to open two new Radisson Blu Hotels in Saudi Arabia

4000 rooms for Millennium & Copthorne in next year

4000 rooms for Millennium & Copthorne in next year

Millennium & Copthorne, Middle East and Africa is to expand its operating portfolio with 12 hotels to open in the next 12 months in UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and its first property in Georgia

GACA signs with Ascott for airport hotel in Jeddah

GACA signs with Ascott for airport hotel in Jeddah

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has signed a lease and operation agreement on Tuesday for a new airport hotel with Ascott International at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah


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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

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Business Interview: Expedia's Cyril Ranque

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Product Focus: LaCimbali S20

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