Middle East business travel is recovering faster than any other region
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India tech talent flees to UAE as Golden Visa program offers attractive lifestyle, experts say
Travel industry insiders said the trend is expected to continue and possibly increase in the coming months given that the fundamentals persist
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How can global travel and tourism accelerate recovery to reach pre-Covid levels?
Despite positive trends, the travel and tourism sector is still facing recovery hurdles, including uneven vaccine distribution, capacity constraints, labour shortages, and supply chain disruption
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Let’s reclaim travel – together
Travel statistics for 2021 present an optimistic picture, especially for the Middle East and Africa region where occupancy rates recorded an increase of 26.9 percent last year compared to 2020
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One fifth of business travel industry to disappear post-pandemic, says industry expert
While the UAE’s luxury hotels have bounced back post-coronavirus, business hotels are lagging as more meetings are conducted online, according to Dirk Bakker, head of EMEA Hotels & CEO Netherlands, Colliers
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UAE’s red list status cost UK over $66m in a single week as industry figures renew call for change
UAE has been on the UK’s ‘red list’ since January, while the US has raised its travel warning to the country to its highest level amid Covid concerns
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Red list blues: Why UK Government restrictions are putting British businesses at a disadvantage
Although all commentators suggest that the red list status will change over the summer months, the continued uncertainty, which makes companies’ forward planning impossible, is having a tangible impact on bilateral business, and means that UK firms continue to miss out on the UAE opportunities that are accessible to others
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How the pandemic can promote business travel
Digitalisation and the virtualisation effect on business will fuel the need for business travel for three reasons
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UAE’s online travel sales in 2018 set to reach nearly $2bn
New research shows online travel sales are being driven by growing population, shift towards digital services
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Review: Hotel Rose Bourbon Paris
The three-star hotel offers stylish accommodation, but its service is average
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UAE passport named world’s most improved in last decade
New Henley Passport Index ranks the UAE 33rd with visa-free access to 133 countries, up 28 places since 2008
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Al Tayyar Online Business Unit triples sales in 2017
Travel giant has two online brands Tajawal and Almosafer which recorded over USD300 million in sales for the year
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5 tricks for productive business trips
Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts advises business travellers on how to make their trips more effective