Emirates and Google ran an initiative entitled Celebrating Arabic Reading all through October in a bid to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE's Year of Reading.

Those interested in hosting top-class events and inspiring incentive trips are to be delighted with the country’s newest gem, Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort, hailed as the highest luxury resort in the Middle East at 2,000m above sea level, due to open this autumn.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE REGIONAL MICE SCENE, THIS YEAR, THE SPOTLIGHT SHONE BRIGHTEST UPON OMAN. FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OMAN CONVENTION BUREAU TO NEW VENUES AND TOURISM PROJECTS, THE SULTANATE HAS BEEN PROPELLED TO NEW HEIGHTS.

HAFIDH AL BUSAIDY has been recruited as cluster general manager at Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels (SWBH). With 31 years of experience in the hospitality sector, Al Busaidy has worked in seven counties, including Saudi Arabia,

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

Oman Air affirmed its commitment to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by cooperating

THIERRY PERROT is the new area general manager for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in Oman.

One of these projects is the highly-anticipated Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) which is expected

EXUDING CULTURE AND STILL MAINTAINING DEEP LINKS TO ITS PAST, OMAN IS JUST AT THE BEGINNING