Anantara The Palm Dubai partners with Solutions Leisure Group
Pioneering hospitality group Solutions Leisure Group has partnered with the luxury hotel group Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort to enhance and revamp The Beach House.
Spain in the spotlight
Spain’s hotel supply is characterized by mid- and upscale hotels. However, the number of higher-end hotels is increasing at a rapid pace, as HVS’ Maria Coll, senior associate, and Sophie Perret, senior director, explain.
Back to the land of the pharaohs
Egypt appears to be getting back on its feet after years of economic turmoil and social unrest, intensified by the pandemic. Nada Alameddine, managing partner at Hodema consulting services, shares her insights on tourism recovery and what the regional power of North Africa is likely to witness in terms of foreign arrivals in 2022 and beyond.
RAK to add over 12,700 hotel rooms over the next five years
Ras El Khaimah currently boasts 50 hotels and resorts, including 10 five-star hotels, nine four-star hotels, seven hotel-apartments and 24 other accommodations.
New projects redefining the GCC hotel landscape
The hotel industry never stands still, which is ironic when you consider that as an industry, it encourages clients to sit back and relax! Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East and Africa executive for STR, gives us the lowdown on the fast-paced GCC hotel market, which is definitely raring to go.
Ecolodges in the Middle East: The new big thing
While global interest in ecotourism has been growing at a rapid pace, inflation has also started to shape travel choices. Nagi Morkos, founder and managing partner at Hodema consulting services, guides us around the ecolodges in the region which are increasingly attracting environmentally conscious travelers from around the world.
Tourism has recovered by almost half of pre-pandemic levels
Strong tourism growth in the Middle East (+157 percent) and Africa (+156 percent) remained below 2019 levels respectively.
Sharjah launches ‘Holiday Homes Project’ to diversify economic growth
Sharajh has over 300 holiday homes in Sharjah. The first year of the project will see the registration and licensing of 150 holiday homes.
Insight into the summer performance of the ME hospitality sector
The June 2022 report of the EY Middle East hotel benchmark survey, which covers occupancy and average rate performance in key hotel markets across selected countries and cities in the Middle East on a monthly and year-to-date basis, has provided readers an insight into the Middle East’s overall hospitality performance.