Hyatt to double brand presence in Middle East
Hyatt has announced plans to expand its footprint in the Middle East with the signing of management agreements by an...
Hospitality
Qatar hospitality sector tops in GCC
Qatar’s hospitality sector has ranked at the top of GCC destinations in the “Guest Experience in the Middle East (ME)...
20 Million Tourists Visited Iran Since 2013
Some 20 million foreign tourists traveled to Iran from the summer of 2013 (when President Hassan Rouhani took office) up...
15 hotels worth $10 billion to open in Bahrain by 2020
According to figures released in the latest Bahrain Economic Quarterly (BEQ) by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), the Kingdom’s...
Oman to sign $688 million tourism project deal
Oman's Ministry of Tourism is set to sign an agreement with Palm’s Beach Company to develop the RO265-million ($688.22 million)...
GCC hospitality project value exceeds US $148 billion in Q1 2017
The total value of 1,153 hospitality projects in the six members of the Gulf Co-operation Council, GCC, exceeded US$148.4 billion...
Swiss-Belhotel plans major expansion in the Middle East
Voivenel...'We have got an aggressive expansion strategy' Global hotel management company Swiss-Belhotel International has emerged as a major player...
Paramount in deal for branded tower at The Pearl, Qatar
Al Asmakh Real Estate Development and the US-based Paramount Hotels and Resorts have announced plans to build the first Hollywood-inspired...
Iran eyes tourism a fertile source of revenue
Iran regards tourism a fertile source of generating wealth, seeking to make the best use of positive atmosphere created in...
MENA to welcome 195 million visitors by 2030
Visitors to the MENA region will total 195 million by 2030, growing at a rate higher than the world average,...
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