Royal Jordanian (RJ) recently placed the old Alia livery on one of its Airbus 321 to mark Jordan's centennial. The livery soared in the skies from the time the airline was established, in 1963, until it changed its name and logo to Royal Jordanian, in 1986. The aircraft also has Jordan's centennial logo placed on the fuselage.
Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island, in partnership with RAK AMI Hotel FZ-LLC, is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2022 on the spectacular Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has become synonymous with bold exploration, travel and cultural discovery, having pioneered luxury travel in emerging and well-loved destinations for the past 75 years.
On day one of the recent Dubai Airshow, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Gulf Air, signed an enhanced memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK International Airport), building on the original MoU that was signed earlier in the year between the two entities which aimed at building connectivity between the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, is taking the next step in its business diversification strategy with the strategic assets transfer of tourism business unit from Etihad Airways to ADNEC Group.
Emirates and airBaltic are starting codeshare cooperation that will open new, seamless travel opportunities.
Mondrian Doha has announced the appointment of Peter Haber in the position of commercial director.
In light of Gulf Air’s agenda in Day-2 of the recent Dubai Airshow, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and EGYPTAIR, the national carrier of Egypt, signed a letter of intent for studying cooperation expansion between the two airlines and the initiatives for cooperation in air freight, maintenance, training and frequent flyer programmes.
Over three million guests visited The Galleria Al Maryah Island during October, setting a footfall record for the destination to date. Coming out of a strong summer which peaked in July with 2,8 million visitors, October’s footfall is a testament to the continued growth and success of The Galleria as a safe shopping destination, offering a curated mix of best-in-class lifestyle, fashion, dining, home and entertainment brands.
According to the Q3 2021 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the third quarter (Q3), the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 545 projects/168,042 rooms. While the number of total pipeline projects has increased over the previous quarter, project counts are down six percent and room counts are down 19 percent year-over-year (YOY).