Sabre Red showcased at Business Travel Show in Dubai

Sabre Travel Network Middle East (STNME), the leading provider of high performance solutions for the travel industry, and EmQuest, today announced that more than 500 agencies around the Middle East are now using the Sabre Red Workspace, a unique new agent platform at the heart of the newly announced Sabre Red total travel solution.

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Al Raha Beach Resort is a place you have no doubt driven past on your journey on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway. The large expanse that is the soft pink coloured complex is hard to miss and appears sprawled out along the sheltered Gulf coastline.

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SCTA seeks SAGIA support to mobilise new investments

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Arab News has reported. The agreement is expected to lead to greater cooperation between the two government organisations for the benefit of the national economy, said SCTA president, Prince Sultan bin Salman. The pact would also boost investments in the tourism sector, and with plans to establish a number of giant projects in the tourism sector, SAGIA's professional support would help in mobilising investments for these projects, he said.

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