Jet Airways, an Indian full service international airline, and flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, have entered into an extensive codeshare partnership to enhance connectivity between India and Saudi Arabia.
Qatar Airways’ first non-stop flight from Doha to Mombasa, Kenya landed at Moi International Airport, marking the airline’s second gateway in Kenya.
Studio M Arabian Plaza, the first Studio M in the Middle East region and the first property to be introduced under the ‘M collection’ portfolio under Millennium Hotels & Resorts in the UAE, opened its doors on December 01.
Centara Hotels & Resorts has made its debut in Qatar with the launch of a spectacular new seaview hotel in Doha, the county’s rapidly expanding capital city.
Royal Air Maroc will join oneworld, adding one of Africa’s leading and fastest growing airlines to network. Royal Air Maroc will thus be the third Arab airline member besides Royal Jordanian (a member since 2007) and Qatar Airways (a member since 2013).
Rove Hotels, a joint venture 50 percent owned by Meraas and 50 percent owned by Emaar, announced the launch of its latest property Rove City Walk.
Located next to Dubai Arena, Rove City Walk comprising 564 keys, will complement the hospitality offering at City Walk, the urban lifestyle destination developed by Meraas.
Meraas is dedicated to making Dubai and the UAE better for people to live, work and play in. They design for a diverse mix of people to stimulate a creative urban culture where the next generation of ideas, businesses and communities can take root.
Meraas’s investments ensure a better future for generations to come and stretch across different sectors including properties, food, retail, leisure, hospitality, technology, marinas and clinic. The company’s destinations which include to date – City Walk, The Beach, Boxpark, Pearl Jumeira, Jumeira Bay, Last Exit, The Outlet Village, Kite Beach, Al Seef, La Mer, Bluewaters and The Yard – are open places for communities to socialise, explore, learn, play, create and innovate.
The scale of business that FITUR achieves as one of the meetings with the greatest impact in the world tourism industry, which annually brings together more than 200,000 professionals and more than 10.000 companies from 165 countries, together with its ability to detect trends and business models, has inspired IFEMA, through the Madrid International Tourism Fair, to set up the FITURNEXT Observatory.
Arabian Travel Market (ATM), part of the World Travel Marke (WTM) portfolio, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of a new portfolio director, who has over 25 years of experience within the travel trade and hospitality industry.
One of the world's most influential airport commercial revenues conference, the Trinity Forum, will be held in Doha in 2019, the first time the event has ever been hosted in Qatar.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the appointment of Dieter O. Franke as the general manager for InterContinental Cairo Citystars and Area General Manager for Egypt.
