After Warner Bros. World, an all-new attraction at Ferrari World will accompany the opening of its iconic roof to visitors, before Yas Waterworld brings the Middle East’s first floodable cinema to Abu Dhabi
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Arabian Travel Market
Video: What next for the Gulf’s tourism industry?
As the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) wrapped up for another year, we asked three experts where the industry is heading, and whether the region can deliver on its ambitious growth targets.
Arabian Travel Market
Arabian Business Podcast: What next for the Gulf’s tourism industry?
As the Arabian Travel Market wrapped up for another year, we asked three experts where the industry is heading, and whether the region can deliver on its ambitious growth targets
Abu Dhabi Hotel
Video: How can UAE hotels offset revenue shortfalls this summer?
According to Chris Hewett, director at management consultancy specialists TRI Consulting, revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the UAE in 2018 could drop by as much as seven percent. The latest first quarter 2018 industry figures released by hospitality consultancy STR have already reported a fall of 2.6 percent and four percent in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, respectively.
Arabian Travel Market
How hotels in the UAE can offset revenue shortfalls this summer
Markus Oberlin, CEO of facilities management consultancy Farnek, helps outline the challenges facing the hospitality sector
Arabian Travel Market
Opinion: Saudi Arabia needs to spread the word
Hard work is needed to turn the kingdom’s tourism dreams into a reality
AliPay
Dubai Tourism woos Chinese tourists with AliPay, UnionPay initiative
Approximately 764,000 Chinese tourists visited Dubai in 2017, with another 258,000 in Q1 2018
Arabian Travel Market
Roda to open seventh Dubai hotel next week
The hotel will be located near Dubai International Airport
Alfahim
Chauffeur service backed by UAE conglomerate eyes GCC expansion
The Berlin-based Blacklane plans to open a regional office in Dubai later in 2018
Arabian Travel Market
Flydubai flights to land at DXB Terminal 3 soon
Airline’s CEO said flights will operate out of both airports at DXB and DWC “for the foreseeable future”
Arabian Travel Market
‘Sleeping giant’ Saudia to begin hub operations in March 2019, says CEO
New King AbdulAziz International Airport terminal will be a ‘gamechanger’ for Saudi Arabia, said Saudia CEO Jaan Albrecht
Al Furjan
Sustainable ECOS hotel to be built in Dubai’s Al Furjan
The hotel is being built with Expo 2020 Dubai and the expansion of Dubai South in mind, according to HMH – Hospitality Management Holding
Arabian Travel Market
In pictures: Arabian Travel Market opens in Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018 today, marking the start of the 25th edition of the show. This year’s show, which is taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 22-25 April 2018, has more than 400 main stand holders with representation from over 150 countries. With more than 40,000 visitors expected to attend, ATM 2018 will showcase over 2,500 exhibiting companies – of these, 100 will be making their show debut – and 65 national pavilions.
Arabian Travel Market
Five things to know about new exhibitors at ATM 2018
ATM 2018 will welcome more than 2,500 exhibitors and 40,000 industry professionals from 150 countries to participate in the largest travel and tourism event in the Middle East compared to the 39,000 attendees at last year’s event