FOUNDED IN 1956, MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL (MHI) IS CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF HOSPITALITY EXCELLENCE THIS YEAR. GABRIEL ESCARRER, CEO, MHI, TALKS ABOUT THE PAST SIX DECADES AND THE YEARS AHEAD.
TRULY ASIA HAS BEEN MALAYSIA’S TOURISM SLOGAN OVER THE PAST YEARS, REFLECTING THE COUNTRY’S RICH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE. DATUK SERI MIRZA MOHAMMAD TAIYAB, DIRECTOR GENERAL,
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways served nearly 600,000 passengers from the Middle East in 2014. Although the figure slightly decreased in 2015, the company remains focussed on adjusting its routes and frequency according to demand and market conditions.
The tourism board’s confidence in the Middle Eastern market is reflected in Hong Kong’s industry stakeholders’ views. As Hildebrand noted, W Hong Kong is still at the early stages of exploring the potentially lucrative Middle Eastern market.
A COSMOPOLITAN CITY DOTTED WITH WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTIONS AND AN EVER-ENCHANTING CULTURE, HONG KONG HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ITS PURSUIT OF ATTRACTING TRAVELLERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO PROPEL THE INDUSTRY’S LONG-TERM GROWTH.
RISING GOVERNMENT LEVIES, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, NEGATIVE PUBLICITY AND GLOBAL UPHEAVAL; THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH GREEK HOTELIERS ARE SETTING A BENCHMARK WITH THEIR RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY.
A REGION IMMERSED IN HISTORY, CULTURE AND CENTURY-OLD TRADITIONS, WITH EXCELLENT ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AS TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION INFRASTRUCTURE,
As Nicolas noted, along with the changing market dynamics and micro- and macroeconomics, the guest profile has also diversified, with customers now also taking into consideration not only location and space, but also pricing –
WITH PREFERENCES EVOLVING APACE, TRAVELLERS ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS THAT OFFER A HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME FEELING AND ENSURE THAT THEY MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR TIME, WHETHER ON HOLIDAY,
As Hafid Laanani, revenue and reservations manager, Holiday Inn Riyadh, Izdihar, noted, the enhancement of the Kingdom’s tourism product is set to increase demand not only domestically but also from Western as well as Eastern source markets.
