January 2nd, 2019 | 0 commentsThe UAE’s online travel sales are expected to register AED 17.3 billion ($1.98 billion) in 2018 due to the growth in population and the flourishing of tourism in the GCC country, according to a report released by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Direct online sales’ value is expected to record AED9 billion last year, whi...
December 6th, 2018 | 0 commentsEmaar Hospitality Group presented industry-first projects including ‘Expo 2020 Hotel of the Future’ at the ongoing Hitec Dubai 2018, a major hospitality technology show in Dubai, UAE. Hitec Dubai 2018, the Middle East’s largest hospitality technology exhibition and conference, is endorsed by Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing...
November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsSaudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the launch of a mega sustainable tourism project, Wadi Al Disah Development (valley of palm trees), which will come up on the southwest of Tabuk region of the kingdom. Located within the north-west of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve, Wadi Al Disah will become a major sus...
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsAdventure Cube, part of the Air Cube family of active entertainment concepts, was officially launched recently in Wadi Al Sail Mall in Bahrain. Providing thrilling activities for teens, adults and corporates, the 100% Bahraini concept was created by an experienced development team with the goal of bringing to life a new and exciting enter...
November 16th, 2018 | 0 commentsDubai Tourism will inaugurate HITEC Dubai 2018, the largest hospitality technology exhibition and conference in the Middle East. The annual business-to-business (B2B) exhibition will take place on 5 December 2018, according to an official statement. HITEC Dubai 2018 will give regional buyers, currently worth more than $75 billion, access...
November 15th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Development and Investment Entertainment Company (DIEC) has been rebranded to “Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN)”. The DIEC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund (PIF), has also hired Bill Ernest as a new CEO. SEVEN will be PIF's entertainment investment arm that will build and o...
November 13th, 2018 | 0 commentsSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has commissioned the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) to renovate 130 historic mosques in the Kingdom over the next period. This move is part of the “National Programme for the Care of Historic Mosques” which is under the supervision of the SCTH. The SCTH and the Saudi Minist...
November 7th, 2018 | 0 commentsPreliminary work has commenced at Mina Al Sultan Qaboos (MASQ), according to DAMAC International, the strategic partner to the joint venture with Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran), the government’s tourism development arm. The transformation of the historical port into a $2 billion integrated waterfront destination, which includes...
October 30th, 2018 | 0 commentsUAE-based TIME Hotels on Monday announced plans to launch its first beach resort in Egypt under the name TIME Nozha Aqua Park Hotel & Resort in the Red Sea governorate of Ras Sudr. Slated for inauguration in December, the four-star property boasts sophisticated 52 guest rooms, four suites, and 14 chalets as well as a four food-and-bev...
October 24th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatar's Hamad International Airport (HIA) welcomed a total of 9.68 million passengers and handled 57,031 aircraft movements in the third quarter of 2018, making this the busiest quarter of the year so far. The airport also handled 538,551 tonnes of cargo in the third quarter of this year. The third quarter 2018 report revealed that HIA se...
