More malls and hotels set to open in Qatar in 2019
At least seven hotels and five malls are due to open in 2019. This year is also expected to deliver...
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Riyadh eyes future with leisure complex
Saudi Arabia announced plans Wednesday to build an entertainment complex in the capital Riyadh, the latest in a series of...
Tourism seen driving Oman economic reforms, say execs
More than half of Oman-based executives believe tourism will take the lead in the sultanate’s diversification drive, according to a...
Red Sea unveils masterplan for mega tourism project
The Red Sea Development Company, a wholly-owned entity of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has unveiled the masterplan of its...
Thailand’s Centara opens its first hotel in Qatar
Centara Hotels & Resorts, a leading hospitality group in Thailand, has made its debut in Qatar with the launch of...
Saudi PIF launches mega sustainable tourism project
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the launch of a mega sustainable tourism project, Wadi Al Disah Development...
Jumeirah to open 7 new hotels by 2019-end
Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company, has announced that it will open seven new hotels in the GCC and...
Dubai hotel occupancy, rates dip despite demand growth
Hotels in Dubai witnessed declines in occupancy and revenues in October despite a significant growth in demand (room nights sold),...
Hospitality Qatar 2018 closes with over 7,000 visitors
Hospitality Qatar 2018, which hosted the first ever conference on the ‘Future of Tourism in Qatar’ in partnership with the...
Egypt sees ‘steep rebound’ in tourists as industry recovers
The number of tourists to Egypt soared 40 percent in the first nine months of 2018 from a year earlier,...
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