Positive momentum established in Jordan’s tourism industry
Year-end tourism figures released by the Jordanian authorities suggest the sector is stabilizing after a contraction across a number of...
Hospitality
Saudi to open a record 68 hotels in 2017
Saudi Arabia will see a record 68 new hotels and 29,033 hotel rooms open across its major cities in 2017,...
Oman invests over $1 billion in tourism and hospitality sector
Oman’s tourism and hospitality industry is building momentum, with total investment in the sector set to hit $1.17 billion by...
Qatar plans hotel alternatives for 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is only five years away, and the host nation of Qatar has been stepping up...
Qatar anticipates tourism boom as FIFA 2022 gets closer
The World Travel and Tourism Council expects Qatar’s tourism sector to contribute QAR 66bn ($18 billion) to the economy by...
Hamad International Airport expansion to finish by 2021
A major expansion to enhance the Hamad International Airport’s annual capacity to more than 65mn passengers will start this year,...
Tourism In Saudi Arabia to soar high
In the last few days of January 2017, US President Donald Trump publicly issued an executive order that effectively...
Iran Tourism Market Stirs International Interest
Iran is renewing ties with the world in the hope of drawing foreign investment by presenting itself as a business-friendly...
Iran, Lebanon agree to develop tourism cooperation
The chairman of Tehran Hotels and Hotel Apartments Union Mohammad Ali Farrokh-Mehr and the Lebanese Tourism Minister Avadis Kadanian agreed...
Rotana to open 4 new hotels worth $130 million in Saudi Arabia this year
Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, will open...
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