Tourism: Never the Same Again
There is no question that the tourism industry is facing some of its toughest days as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, breaks down the facts.
Dubai’s health tourism sector set to welcome travelers
Dubai is leading efforts to strongly implement precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in coordination with national health authorities.
Two global tourism associations kicked off a mutual cooperation
The two organizations agreed to seek out areas and opportunities of mutual benefit that will raise awareness, attract new members and help to achieve positive long-term results.
‘Dubai Assured’ recognizes establishments complying with health and safety protocols
The ‘Dubai Assured’ stamp will have a validity of 15 days and can be renewed every two weeks upon further verification by inspectors.
Tunisia, RAK and Jordan get the WTTC Safe Travels stamp for safety protocols
WTTC designed the Safe Travels stamp to enable travelers to identify destinations which adopted its health and hygiene global standardized protocols.
Why It Pays To Know Hotel Data Analytics
Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East & Africa executive for STR, examines the importance of accurate data analysis in the hospitality industry.
Lebanon’s hospitality and F&B industry in a final shout
Ramy said that even though the tourism industry generated USD 80 billion within ten years, the government did not lead any initiative towards supporting it.
Jordan sets a comprehensive strategy to become a medical tourism destination
The medical tourism plan to receive Arab and foreign patients, and the measures in place to facilitate arrival and departure.
Umrah Sahla Travel and Tourism acquires OTA MyHotels.SA
MyHotels.SA is a full service, global travel agency, with multi-tiered packages: Flight reservations, airport transfers, and accommodations.
Why travelers should ‘wear to care’
As countries transition from lockdowns to reopening their borders, the wearing of face masks helps signal the return of safer travels