Middle East Travel News

On this week's round-up of hot hotel openings, COMO Cocoa Islands heats up in the Maldives, Rotana opens a five-star retreat in Dar es Salaam, Ritz-Carlton reopens in the US Virgin Islands…

Our hectic lifestyles push us to ‘book everything in advance’ and we inevitably find ourselves succumbing to the pressure. At the back of our heads is always the thought ‘What if I have to…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that more than 20 new luxury hotels and resorts are expected to open worldwide by the end of 2020.

In a display of its significant financial plumage, Qatar Airways has brought on football icons Neymar Jr, Robert Lewandowski and former Brazil captain and all-round legend Cafu to star in…

Destination wedding tourism, as well as solo and female, led travel and ecotourism, wellness, adventure and agritourism (EWAA) are defining the hospitality industry landscape, according to…

Airbus and Strata are celebrating a decade of collaboration this week,  ten years which have seen their partnerships shape UAE’s aerospace industry. As part of the UAE’s drive to create a…

Hyatt has announced the growth of its lifestyle hotels across the Middle East by adding more than 1,300 keys to the region, bringing the number of Hyatt lifestyle hotels to seven by 2023.

From Abu Dhabi's world-famous Yas Island to India's majestic state of Himachal Pradesh and the city centre of Czech Republic — here's this week's round-up of hot hotel openings.

The number of Indian tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase by 81% from 5.4 million in 2018 to 9.8 million in 2024, growing at CAGR of 10%.

Middle East’s carshare operator 'ekar' will now launch operations in Riyadh following the company’s successful Series B totalling USD 17.5 million in June of this year.

Uber may have created the concept of ride-hailing, but it seems that it is trailing behind its Asian counterparts when it comes to growth. In recent months, Uber has been mirroring the…

Russian tourists travelling to the GCC are expected to generate an estimated USD 1.22 billion in travel and tourism revenue by 2023, an increase of 19% when compared with figures from 2018.

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced the opening of the 5-star voco Riyadh, the first voco hotel in Saudi Arabia’s capital city.

On this week's hot hotels round-up, Accor debuts a USD 130 million 5-star hotel in Melbourne, Four Seasons welcomes guests in Hawaii and The Luxury Collection opens a palatial retreat in…

Frank Trampert is the new managing director & chief commercial officer, EMEA & APAC, Sabre Hospitality Solutions. In this role, Trampert will be responsible for the financial…

Amadeus published its key findings into the top inbound and outbound destinations the UAE region, with the UK capital coming heading the source market pack. According to the findings, the…

Rotana has showcased its new collection of hotels at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2019, making an entry to the Eastern European market. 

To further increase tourism demand from the Middle East to Japan, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Emirates on 30 October 2019…

Thailand's Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced a strategic five-year development plan that will see its global portfolio grow to over 130 hotels in more than 50 countries by the end…

Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have signed a codeshare partnership, for travel commencing from 27 October 2019. The announcement follows the…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its inaugural service to the Maldives as its flight GF144 landed in Velana International Airport in the capital, Male. Vincent…