A REGION IMMERSED IN HISTORY, CULTURE AND CENTURY-OLD TRADITIONS, WITH EXCELLENT ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AS TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION INFRASTRUCTURE,

WITH PREFERENCES EVOLVING APACE, TRAVELLERS ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS THAT OFFER A HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME FEELING AND ENSURE THAT THEY MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR TIME, WHETHER ON HOLIDAY,

AHMAD NAZZAL continues as director of marketing at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates. An experienced hospitality marketing and communications executive, Nazzal commenced his career in Germany and went on to gain experience in the

ROBERT CLARK has been welcomed at Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi as the new general manager. Clark has worked with InterContinental Hotels Group for 17 years, having started his career in New Zealand within the rooms division, before moving to revenue management.

MICHAEL KASCH, GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRO SHARJAH, SHARES HIS VIEWS ON CHANGING MARKET TRENDS, GUEST LOYALTY AND TREASURED TIMES.

LUCA MEDDA is the new general manager of Centro Capital Doha. With 26 years of experience in the hospitality industry – eight of which with Rotana – and having worked in Qatar, the UAE and Egypt, he possesses a strong understanding

Ajman remains committed to its values, and according to Al Nuaimi, this sizable town-living feel is one of the destination’s trump cards. Rizvi echoed similar views, saying that people often tend to grow tired of the traffic

WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS ARE GAINING MOMENTUM ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AS A VIABLE

Spending on airport construction projects globally has risen to over USD441 billion, according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).

Based on data released by the organisation, there are some 2,520 projects under development around the world, with the Middle East accounting for a large portion of these ventures.

The UAE alone represents USD32.7 billion worth of airport investments underway or in the planning stage.

Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport for example entails an investment of over USD8 billion, while Dubai International is undertaking a USD7.8 billion airport and airspace expansion programme to boost capacity to 90 million travellers.

This comes in line with Dubai Airports’ plans to double the emirate’s passenger handling capacity to 200 million by 2045.

According to data released by Arabian Travel Market research, Kuwait has around 7,256 hotel rooms with a further 1,958 units and up to