UNWTO chief at ITB Berlin: “Tourism has a say when it comes to facing up to global challenges”
With international arrivals reaching 1.4 billion in 2018, the UNWTO Secretary-General underscored how tourism “keeps growing ahead of the world economy, which we almost doubled last year”.
Cairo’s hospitality industry is back on track
The significant growth in the Cairo’s hospitality sector performance is mainly attributed to the country’s improved political stability, lift of flight bans to Egypt and focused efforts on tourism marketing and campaigns globally.
Plug and Play launches new hospitality acceleration program in Abu Dhabi
Plug and Play’s Travel & Hospitality Innovation Platform was founded in 2016 at their Silicon Valley headquarters, focused on discovering, supporting and scaling disruptive technologies that are reshaping the future of travel.
Saudi Arabia – The evolution of the Kingdom’s tourism industry
TRI CONSULTING, one of the region’s leading management consultancy firms specializing in the fields of hotels, tourism, leisure and real estate, highlights key elements of the kingdom’s tourism strategy
Over 10 million travelers visited Abu Dhabi last year
Abu Dhabi has seen huge advances across all areas of tourism sectors, including the cultural, business, family-focused and medical sectors, with the cruise sector providing more than 350,000 visitors to the emirate in 2018.
Global medical tourism will reach USD 144 billion by 2025
Medical tourism is mainly driven by cosmetic treatment which represents more than two-fifths of the total market share in 2017.
Tourism boost expected in Lebanon following lift of the Saudi travel ban
“We are awaiting for the travel ban to be lifted by the UAE, and this is a announcement we anticipate in a month or so,” Achkar said.
The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2019
The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2019 has unveiled its program for the 15th edition. It will bring more than 900 hotel investors, owners and operators together at the AHIC Village in Ras Al Khaimah. This year’s theme, ‘Synchronised for Success’ will tackle current tensions in the owner-operator relationship. Topics to tackle The...
Over 1 million visitors in Ras Al Khaimah last year
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority reports a 10 per cent increase in visitor numbers year-on-year in 2018 to over one million.
Kuwait smooth sailing on rough seas
A review of the latest hotel performance insights and tourism-related developments in Kuwait by Philip Wooller, area director Middle East & Africa, for STR