It is evolution as well as revolution. “Our current Boeing 777 business class seats are already an industry-leading premium product, and what [the] new seat does is to take that design and comfort to the next level.

WITH A FOUR DECADES-LONG PRESENCE IN OMAN, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (IHG) IS INVESTING MORE AND MORE IN THE SULTANATE, AND AS THIERRY PERROT,

WAEL EL BEHI has been named general manager at First Central Hotel Apartments, in Dubai. El Behi will oversee all operations of the 524-room property, including guest services, sales

FATHI KHOGALY has returned to Grand Hyatt Dubai, now taking over as general manager. Khogaly joins the hotel from his most recent role as general manager at Hyatt Regency Dubai.

HASSAN HASSANEIN has been selected general manager at Mövenpick Hotel Jeddah. Prior to his appointment, Hassanein served as general manager at Mövenpick Hotel Kuwait for over two years and held

The 50th edition of ITB Berlin welcomed over 120,000 trade visitors – the highest number to date – and generated some EUR7 billion (USD7.8 billion) in sales.

Following the success of Arabian Travel Market (ATM)’s 2015 spotlight theme of family travel, the focus for this year’s edition will be on midmarket tourism,

Air Arabia recorded a net profit of AED531 million (USD144.6 million) for 2015, down six percent year-on-year,

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group ended 2015 with 120 new signings, with 20,000 rooms, marking the third consecutive year of increased numbers of deals.