The lean Revenue Management Software (RMS) provider, Atomize, witnesses exceptional demand in the Middle East as hoteliers look to boost their revenues and grow their market share as part of the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.
Preferred Hotel Group - which operates independent hotel brand Preferred Hotels & Resorts, new sustainable hotel brand Beyond Green, and leading provider of consultancy services, PHG Consulting - is pleased to welcome Kirk McDonald as director of global sales and development in the Middle East.
Business travel expenditure in the Middle East is forecast to rise by 32 percent this year, following a predicted 49 percent increase during 2021, according to a report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) published in November 2021.
The Scenic Group, which includes Emerald Cruises and Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, has cemented its commitment to drive growth from GCC, encompassing Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
In a strategic move to reach out to new travel markets, and as the world becomes more accessible again, the West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board has announced the opening of its first Middle East representative office in Dubai, UAE.
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).
Centara Hotels & Resorts, one of Thailand’s leading hotel operator, expands its global collection of world-class resorts with the opening of Centara Mirage Beach Resort Dubai.
Air France-KLM has announced the appointment of Sylvain Mathias as the new regional commercial director Middle East (ME), based at the company’s regional headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone, UAE.
According to the latest Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Middle East, research analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state at the end of the second quarter (Q2) of this year, the hotel construction pipeline in the Middle East declined once again to 531 projects/152,448 rooms.
Shaza Hotels maintains ambitious growth plans in the Middle East with various properties to open in the coming years in Jeddah, Dubai, Salalah and Doha.
