Lebanon's travel and tourism economy to generate $11.4 billion
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) estimated that the travel & tourism (T&T) industry would contribute directly $4.2bn to...
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Abu Dhabi’s Cristal Group Hotel chain plans new hotels in Iraq
Abu Dhabi’s Cristal Group, which plans to open its first Baghdad hotel, the Cristal Grand Ishtar, at the start of...
Qatar to develop a new hotel and business district
Nine football stadiums do Arab destination Qatar still need to meet with the World Cup 2022 agenda. '13 Stadiums we...
Qatar interested in 'floating hotels'
Qatar has shown interest in a Finnish architecture firm's proposal to build 'floating hotels,' Construction Week says in its recent...
Qatar hospitality sector to add 21 new hotels by 2017
Qatar has lined up a total of 21 new hotels for the next five years as part of adding up...
Hotel occupancy rate soars to 90% in Dubai
Hotels in Dubai continued to surpass previous year performances as regional and international tourists flock to the city for the...
Saudi hospitality sector booming with over $213.3 billion investment
The hospitality sector in the Kingdom is booming with investments surpassing SR 800 billion ($213.3 billion). The implementation of an...
Lebanon’s travel and tourism industry to generate a total of $11.1 billion in 2013
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) estimated that the travel & tourism (T&T) industry’s direct contribution to the Lebanese...
Tourism trips in Saudi Arabia may reach 83 million by 2020
Saudi Arabia has developed a general policy for the promotion of national tourism and the betterment of top traveling sites....
Marriott International to double its number of Middle East hotels
Marriott International Inc. (MAR) plans to double the number of hotels it operates in the Middle East and Africa over...
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