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Marriott International has recently announced an exceptional year of growth across Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) in 2025 with more than 230 organic signings representing over 31,000 rooms. Marriott also added 170 properties and nearly 24,000 rooms across EMEA in 2025, contributing to a 7.8 percent net rooms growth in the region.
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, is the first Kuwaiti airline to launch deema, Kuwait’s first licensed ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) payment solution.
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Radisson Rewards, the global loyalty program for Radisson Hotel Group, has surpassed 27 million members within three years, reflecting its rapid growth and strong global appeal. In 2025, the program introduced a series of new and expanded partnerships across banking, travel and lifestyle sectors, strengthening its promise to make earning and using points easier, more relevant and more rewarding for members worldwide.
Dubai Airports recently announced that Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 95.2 million guests in 2025, up 3.1 percent year on year, marking the busiest year in the airport’s history and the highest annual international passenger traffic ever recorded by any airport.
The United Nations General Assembly mandated UN Tourism with the implementation of the International Year. Now, with its launch of its new Road Map, the organisation has taken another step towards delivering on its responsibility. The Road Map is the product of a collaborative process, and was warmly welcomed by UN Tourism's Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS).
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operating and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), reported the airport's strong 2025 annual performance on record, driven by unprecedented cargo volumes and robust passenger traffic that cements its position as a vital regional hub for commerce and connectivity.
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The Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade group representing over 600 airports across 44 countries and territories, recently released its Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era, revealing a fundamental shift in airport retail dynamics. The study points out that younger travellers are now driving spend, while passenger behaviour, rather than sheer traffic volumes, has become the defining factor of airport travel retail performance.
With overseas travel spend by Middle East residents expected to grow by six percent per year until the end of the decade, where it will top USD60 billion according to the latest ATM Travel Trends Report, exhibition space is in high demand among international participants at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, which will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 04-07.
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