Oman’s Ministry of Tourism has revealed that the Sultanate posted a significant 43,6 percent growth in cruise ship tourists from January to December 2019 to reach 283,488 passengers from 193,467 recorded during the same period last year.
Travellers from across the globe representing all generations, now have a common interest in activities and experiences that are now influencing, indeed in many cases driving their travel decisions, according to new research from Expedia Group Media Solutions.
OYO Hotels & Homes, UAE, has recorded a 18 percent increase in business travellers from India as compared to January 2019 and expects this to touch 25 percent by the end of first quarter of this year.
Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA has announced the taking over Al Dana Diamond Makkah and rebranding it as M Hotel Al Dana Makkah.
GCC tourists to Egypt will spend USD2,36 billion this year, an increase of 11 percent over 2019, with visitors from Saudi Arabia driving this growth, according to new data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2020, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 19-22.
Looking to the future of travel in the Gulf, SpiceJet, a budget carrier in India, and Amadeus recently organised a series of empowerment sessions for the region’s travel community held in Dubai, UAE.
The International Tourism Trade Fair FITUR 2020, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, closed its doors with an excellent set of results.
Google Cloud recently announced it has joined forces with Sabre Corporation, a software and technology provider for the global travel industry, to help digitally transform the traveler’s experience, and co-create the future of travel.
Millennium Hotels & Resorts Middle East announced the signing of its first Millennium Central property in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with Hasaad Real Estate, on stage at the Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), held in Riyadh from 21-22 January 21-22.
Avani Hotels & Resorts continues its dynamic expansion with the launch of its first new-build hotel in the Middle East region – Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai.