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...
Hospitality
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...
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...
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...
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...
Accor to open two hotels in Doha by 2015
Accor, Europe's largest hotel operator, is set to open two of its upscale brands in Doha in 2015 as part...
Tourist arrivals surge in Oman
With the onset of winter, the on-going Muscat Festival and the recently concluded Tour of Oman, the Sultanate has been...
4-star Sundus Rotana hotel in Muscat
Muscat - Sundus Investments Projects LLC, pioneers in mixed-use development in the Middle East, on announced that it has signed...
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