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
Meraas expands its seaside activities and offerings this fall
From 24 October to 8 November 2019, you can catch all-time favorite movies at the pop-up cinema every time you spend AED 30 at Kite Beach.
UAE lifts travel ban on citizens willing to visit Lebanon
UAE tourists have always been major contributors to the tourism cycles and performance in Lebanon, whether in terms of hotel occupancy, or in terms of shopping, due to their high expenditure power.
Saudi Arabia launches e-visa portal: The fine-print
The eVisa will be a one-year, multiple entry visa, allowing tourists to spend up to 90 days in the country.
TripAdvisor’s one-of-a-kind ‘Life on Mars’ experience blasts off
Anyone who ever dreamt of interplanetary travel will now be eligible to join TripAdvisor’s otherworldly expedition without even leaving Earth! TripAdvisor Experiences is launching ticket sales for the adventure of a lifetime, which happens to actually be in a Spanish Cave. Working with interplanetary agency, Astroland, TripAdvisor is bringing you...
Emaar launches new property management concept attracting travelers and investors
For investors, the innovative technological infrastructure offers the opportunity to fill the market gap for short-term rentals and helps them capitalise on an emerging business model.
Middle East and Africa hotel performance update
Hotels in the Middle East reported mixed July 2019 performance results, while hotels in Africa posted increases across the three key performance metrics, according to data from STR.
