Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the green airline, is underway
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will be formed via a joint venture, and operations are expected to launch in the second half of 2020.
Portugal Invest Outside the Box
Tourism has shown itself to be resilient over the last decade, shrugging off the impact of the financial and economic crisis of 2008. This strong performance points to positive returns for investors and broader opportunities for myriad economies. Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, looks at why Portugal is holding its own in a competitive market.
Looking Ahead
Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East and Africa executive for STR, takes a first glimpse at businesson- the-books for London and Dubai as at the third week of October 2019.
Leisure & recreation: What are your plans for the weekend?
The market devoted to leisure and recreation is flourishing, thanks to a rising middle class with higher levels of purchasing power and retiring baby boomers who have more disposable income to spend on fun. Nada Alameddine, partner at Hodema consulting services, tells us more
The Dubai Stars by Emaar is now officially open
The stars embedded sidewalk celebrate 10,000 famous personalities from the worlds of music, film, art, architecture, sports and literature.
Sleep and fly
Airport hotels were once a place where very few people would choose to stay. Four decades ago, they remained, for the most part, a collective of basic accommodation, fulfilling a fatigued traveler’s primary needs for sleep and refreshment. Chirine Salha, senior consultant at Ulysses Consulting, tells us how things have changed
Meraas to open a new action park at Last Exit AUH
The new attraction will also be home to the first Upside Down House in the MENA region. It will offer guests a place to capture the most surreal images.
Navigating MEA hotel profitability landscape
Top line hotel performance in the Middle East is heading towards its fifth year of continuous decline. Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East & Africa executive for STR, navigates the choppy waters of the current hospitality market
Abu Dhabi’s Marsa Mina to offer mixed-use leisure concepts in Q1 2020
When complete, the area will feature a diverse mix of food trucks and unique retail concepts, family entertainment, playgrounds and open seating areas.
Saudi Arabia: A star in the making
‘A Vibrant Society’, ‘An Ambitious Nation’, ‘A Thriving Economy’, these are the game-changing, transformative and innovative goals mapped out in the Saudi Vision 2030 plan. A Kingdom that was previously known for being an enclosed nation is today going big. Once the Saudi government realized the need to revive the nation and diversify its economy away from oil, the hard work to bring about a transformation began in earnest. Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, highlights the opportunities that this reinvention is producing
