491 ongoing hotel projects in the Middle East
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) hotel development pipeline comprises 491 hotel buildings, which gives a total of 120,795 rooms,...
Hospitality
Wyndham Hotel Group enters Iraq
Wyndham Hotel Group, last week announced its entrance into Iraq with the opening of the newly-built, 71-room Ramada Sulaymaniyah Salim...
Law to classify hotels and to set room tariffs in Saudi Arabia
Come summer, and the citizens and the hospitality industry are at loggerheads on the issue of pricing of tourist accommodation...
New Hilton hotel to rise in the Saudi city of Dhahran
Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with Al Hokair Group for its fourth hotel in the Eastern Province. The latest...
Qatar developing a broader leisure industry
With a strong existing market from business visitors, and a growing status among tourists from elsewhere in the Gulf, Qatar’s...
Qatar’s ancient walled town of Al Zubarah added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
Qatar’s ancient walled town of Al Zubarah has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the first site in...
Occupancy rate up in Qatar despite increase in hotels
Despite a rise in the number of hotels, Qatar has seen an increase in hotel occupancy rate. During the first...
Hotel construction explodes in Erbil
Taxi drivers in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, are keen to tell every non-Kurdish person they...
Hotels in Qatar toast to green initiative
Hotels in Qatar have joined hands to pursue a new green agenda. The initiative is being led by Qatar Green...
Dubai Mall eyes 100 million visitors with huge expansion
The massive expansion of The Dubai Mall , described as the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, has commenced its...
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