Hospitality group says it is keen to expand in Saudi Arabia, saying it holds ‘strong potential’
GCC tourism prospects
Bahrain tourism
Hotel giant IHG says to grow Middle East rooms by 30%
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to grow its number of rooms in the Middle East by 30% over the next 3-5 years
Bahrain tourism
Swiss-Belhotel says to launch four new brands in Gulf by end-2019
Hotel operator Swiss-Belhotel announces new brands to launch in Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman this year
GCC tourism prospects
Gulf’s online travel market forecast to grow to $15bn by 2023
GCC e-travel market is projected to grow by 20% during the period 2019-23, well above the conventional travel market
Bahrain tourism
Hilton says to open nearly 100 new MENA hotels by 2024
Expansion plan in markets including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain equates to a $9bn investment by Hilton’s development partners
AccorHotels
Accor hires new finance chief to support Middle East expansion plan
CFO Johny Zakhem will play a pivotal role in guiding the strategic direction of the Accor’s regional growth plans
Drees & Sommer
Global real estate firm launches hospitality unit in Dubai
Drees & Sommer says launch comes amid strong tourism growth in the Middle East region
Abu dhabi tourism
UAE’s Rotana says optimistic about tourism prospects
Rotana acting CEO says the region’s hospitality sector is on the ‘tip of a tremendous transformation’
Abu dhabi tourism
Thai hotel major plans to expand across Gulf markets
Dusit International says it aims to open six new hotels across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and other Gulf countries
GCC tourism prospects
VisitBritain chief on mission to attract more UAE tourists
Steve Ridgway on two-day visit to the UAE as he expects to see 825,000 GCC tourists to the UK this year
Alex Kyriakidis
Hotel giant hires senior exec to drive Middle East growth
Marriott International has appointed Jerome Briet as its new chief development officer for the Middle East and Africa
_1.jpg)
Bahrain tourism
Middle East proves magnet as global tourists rise to 1.4bn in 2018
World Tourism Organization says increase was driven by travel to southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Air India
India-GCC air traffic falls despite expansion of flights
Air passenger traffic between India and the GCC region remained almost static during the July-September quarter
Arabian Travel Market
GCC forecast to see 125% jump in Russian tourists by 2023
New research says rising demand from Russian visitors will create an extra 2.9 million room nights in the Gulf over the next five years