Restaurants, Cafés & Lounges coming to Dubai on 7-8 October 2019
More than 250 attendees from 25 countries, business owners, operation heads, chefs and experts will discuss the latest consumer trends.
Three-minute online visa system is linked to purchase of tickets for Jeddah Season events
Once visitors buy a ticket, they can get an instant e-Visa simply by logging on to www.sharek.sa and following the step-by-step instructions.
Pea-based burger patties to become trendier in the coming years
The growing health concerns regarding the consumption of animal protein has urged consumers to opt for alternative protein sources
Middle East travelers prefer London, Paris and Rome for their summer trips
Asian destinations are also inching up the list for Middle Eastern travelers, with Bali, and Tokyo joining Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur in this year’s top 10.
Miral partners with Plug and Play ADGM to nurture innovation among Travel & Hospitality startups
Plug and Play and Miral’s program will commence in Q3 of 2019, with the first batch of selected startups residing at ADGM.
The Middle East leads growth in international tourism
Confidence in global tourism has started to pick up again after slowing down at the end of 2018, according to the latest UNWTO Confidence Index survey.
Fresh food on high demand in the UAE, driven by health awareness
The country plans to have food security and searches for new technology that can cope with the hot weather, limited water supply and soil salinity.
Egypt heads the Africa hotel development top ten with more than 15,000 rooms in the pipeline
The four countries head the top ten by numbers of rooms in the internationally-branded hotel development pipeline, with Egypt showing 15,158 rooms in 51 new hotels.
Managing shareholder exits in family businesses
The release comes at a time when many family businesses in the region are transferring control to the third generation family members, raising the need to set robust governance and succession frameworks.
Machine learning and AI will revolutionize GCC tourism businesses
If implemented effectively – the latest innovations and tech advancements will help them to ‘sell travel’ more effectively in the future.
