Qatar plans $1.35 billion Sardinia tourism project
Qatar Holding has unveiled plans for a one billion euro ($1.35bn) investment in Sardinia's tourism sector, it has been reported....
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New hotels in Saudi Eastern Province boost tourism
The Eastern Province has seen a dramatic rise in the number of hotels and furnished apartments in the last two...
Best Middle Eastern cities for hotel investment
Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and the UAE's Dubai proved to be the best Middle East hotel investment locations during the first...
Qatari Retaj to build 15 hotels within 6 years
Retaj Marketing and Project Management, a Qatar-based company, is seeking to build 15 to 20 hotels in Qatar within the...
IHG to open two hotels in Saudi Arabia this year
International Hotels Group (IHG) plans to open two hotels in Saudi Arabia in 2013, said IHG India, Middle East and...
Tourism generated $3.5 billion in Jordan
The tourism sector generated $3.5 billion (around JD2.5 billion) in 2012, a 15.3 per cent increase from $3 billion in...
Massive tourism projects under construction in Kurdish region of Iraq
The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Tourism General Directorate said that famous international companies will be arriving to develop the tourism...
34,882 economy hotel rooms to rise in Saudi Arabia over next 5 years
There is a limited supply of quality internationally branded economy hotels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. New findings from...
Ashour Holding acquires a majority stake in Movenpick Lebanon
Lebanese investment firm Ashour Holding reportedly acquired the shares of Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin-Talal in the Movenpick Hotel & Resort-Beirut...
Over 72 million tourists visit Dubai in 2012
The number of tourists who visited Dubai last year registered a rise reaching more than 72 million, according to Major-General...
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