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.
What it takes to make it in the culinary world
We asked restaurateur Ziad Kamel and chef Thomas A.Gugler to list the qualities that make all the difference in their fields of expertise.
The Lebanese Ministry of Tourism jumpstarts tourism with “Ahla Bhal Talleh” campaign
Lebanese Tourism Minister, Walid Nassar, recently launched the 2022 summer campaign, “Ahla Bhal Talleh,” in collaboration with Live Love Lebanon NGO, under the auspices of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati. A ceremony, held at the Middle East Airlines Training and Conference Center on Wednesday, July 20, brought together Lebanese ministers, representatives of tourist institutions, VIPs, press, and workers in the private and tourism sectors.
Dubai leads in tourism FDIs, with USD 1.7B worth of investments
Dubai ranked number one in FDI capital, projects and job creation in the tourism sector in 2021, according to The Financial Times.
Lebanon’s position in the tourism race by Ralph Nader CEO Amber Consulting
Of the many pearls of wisdom known to mankind, one particular lesson is mastered by the Lebanese people: in the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity (Sun Tzu). Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, shares his thoughts on how Lebanon is maintaining a buoyant tourism sector.
Resorting to a new hospitality landscape
Tourism has been picking up, even reaching pre- Covid levels in some areas. Nagi Morkos, founder and managing partner at Hodema consulting services, considers the future of resorts.
Studying hospitality in the UAE and KSA
With mega- and giga-projects becoming increasingly typical of the Middle East’s hospitality landscape, Mansoor Ahmed, executive director and head of development solutions healthcare, education and PPP at Colliers in the Middle East and Africa region, lifts the lid on tourism education in the UAE and KSA, and why demand for skilled hospitality labor looks set to rise.