How to make your business attractive to investors
Starting a new business venture is always a challenge that involves risks. However, higher levels of market uncertainty globally due to limited financial resources and lower discretionary income available to consumers have combined to raise the risk factors. As a result, many capitalists are looking to invest in franchised businesses to limit their financial exposure. Manal Syriani, franchise manager of The Lebanese Bakery, shares key franchising solutions that could make all the difference
New challenge for Chef Cristian Lisci, Four Seasons Cairo
“Cooking has been a part of my life for the last 25 years. Like art, cooking provides me with a blank canvas to draw on and gain inspiration from,” said Chef . Speaking ahead of his new adventure at Bullona Cairo, he also highlighted the importance of all things nautical,...
Marriott International to debut JW Marriott brand in Saudi Arabia this year
The property is part a 64-storey skyscraper, home to residential apartments, and STC Academy, the Saudi Telecom Company’s technology and leadership academy.
Four-star Millennium Central Mafraq opens its doors in Abu Dhabi
Comprised of 242 rooms and apartments,, the hotel includes six restaurants and bars, and diverse facilities including a pool, a gym and a spa.
Wafik Youssef appointed new VP Operations, Middle East & Africa at Kempinski Hotels
He has been with the luxury hotel group for the past ten years. More recently, he held the role of Regional Director of Operations, Middle East & Africa.
Less is more in the bottled water business
In 2016, bottled water dethroned soft drinks as the leader in beverage sales. As the container market experiences a wave of innovative packaging solutions, changing consumer consumption patterns and ultra premium water brands are soaring in popularity,ushering in a new age for what has become the world’s biggest-selling beverage
Renovate your rooms with a New York twist
Whether it’s a facelift or a fullfledged restoration, refurbishing rooms breathes new life and energy into a hotel and enables it to greet guests with a fresher look. Hospitality News ME spoke to Tracey Sawyer, of Sawyer & Company, a New York-based interior design agency dedicated to creating inspired concepts for luxury hotels, boutique hospitality groups and lifestyle brands, to highlight new trends in room renovation styles
JW Marriott debuts in Muscat with JW Marriott Muscat
JW Marriott Muscat features 304 guest rooms and suites. It also has 2,500 square meters of banqueting space, two large ballrooms and six meeting rooms.
Airbnb: ‘I am Pacman’
In just 11 years, Airbnb has rocketed to the top to take its place as a leading international provider of accommodation, with more rooms booked every night than the largest global hotel chains. Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, looks at the consequences of this global phenomenon
Armenia
In recent years, Armenia has become one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in the region, with the number of arrivals increasing on average by 15
percent to reach around 2 million in 2019. Hovsep Patvakanyan, economist-consultant at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Armenia, shares his insight, while highlighting the potential of this gem, situated between Asia and Europe
