Tourism business opportunities were discussed at a recent meeting by minister Alain St Ange, the Seychelles minister of tourism and culture and Akbar Al-Bakar, CEO of Qatar Airways.  This was the first opportunity for minister Alain St Ange and CEO of Qatar Airways to discuss what was seen as challenges facing ...

Middle East, May 21, 2013

Shaza Doha is gearing up for its opening in Spring 2016. The hotel will offer 180 rooms and suites, three dining venues, an executive club, the signature Shaza Hammam & Spa, a Kids' Club, and the country's first art gallery to be integrated into the lobby.  Shaza Doha will boast one ...

Middle East, May 20, 2013

Wyndham Hotel Group announced plans for the first Wyndham Hotels and Resorts property in UAE following the signing of an agreement with Sigma III Limited. Currently under development, the Wyndham Dubai Marina is expected to open within the next three years with 497 guest rooms including 251 suites.  The hotel will ...

Middle East, May 16, 2013

Qatar Airways has signed a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways, offering its passengers access to a series of destinations across Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Effective this week, the agreement will see Qatar Airways place its 'QR' flight code on Bangkok Airways' flights from the Thai capital's Suvarnabhumi airport to Koh ...

Asia Pacific, May 16, 2013

Qatar Airways has resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner services on its London-Doha route. Services onboard the aircraft originally launched in December but were grounded with other airlines after a fault was found in its battery. The airline had already resumed services from Doha to Dubai with the aircraft on 1 May. “We are absolutely ...

Middle East, May 15, 2013

Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways has intimated that it is going to pursue Boeing for compensation over the grounded Dreamliner incident. The firm’s CEO, Akbar Al Baker, has said he will be pursuing the aircraft manufacturer to the tune of US$200 million – the amount, Baker said, his line has suffered ...

Middle East, May 7, 2013

Qatar Airways announced its route expansion across three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of its continued aggressive growth strategy.  Addis Ababa will be launched on 18 September, followed a month later by Clark International Airport in the Philippines from 28 October. Effective 1 March 2014, ...

Middle East, May 7, 2013

The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) recently participated in the 8thWorld Chambers Congress hosted by Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Doha.  Shurooq was represented by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) CEO HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal and included Shurooq's COO Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, Elie Armaly, ...

Middle East, April 29, 2013