Hilton has reaffirmed its commitment to a 600 percent expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), creating more than 10,000 new jobs, as part of an ambitious expansion across the country, following a recent meeting between H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, minister of tourism, Saudi Arabia, and Chris Nassetta, CEO, Hilton.
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).
flynas, the Saudi national air carrier and one of the leading low-cost airlines in the Middle East, has announced its latest flights expansion including the first ever direct international flights into AlUla International Airport, in Saudi Arabia.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism sector, announces that its 22nd Global Summit will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of 2022.
flynas, a Saudi Arabia air carrier, has scored yet another remarkable achievement by winning two major Skytrax awards for 2021 as the Best Low-Cost Airlines in the Middle East 2021 (for the fourth consecutive year), and the Most Improved Airline in Middle East 2021.
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of three hotels within the Thakher Makkah megaproject, an urban development in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Expanding its presence in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is bringing the world’s first globally branded boutique hotel brand to the Kingdom with the signing of Hotel indigo Riyadh King Abdallah Road.
Saudi Arabia hosted global travel industry leaders across public and private sectors at the recent Tourism Recovery Summit in Riyadh. The summit convened to discuss common solutions and tangible actions as the sector enters a new era.
Radisson Hotel Group has announce the signing of Radisson Blu Resort, Riyadh Hills Itlalat and Radisson Blu Resort, Riyadh Hills Shalalah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier, Saudia, announced a new reciprocal loyalty agreement, expanding on the existing codeshare deal between the two airlines.