InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has announced plans to open two new hotels in Saudi Arabia, including the first Hotel Indigo in the Middle East.
Benefitting from its perception as a safe haven in the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring, Dubai enjoyed a strong rise in tourist arrivals in 2011.
United Arab Emirates:
Thursday, March 08 - 2012 at 09:01
Hotels in Dubai outperformed other markets in the region by a wide margin in January while Abu Dhabi hotels enjoyed double digit growth in occupancy during the month, according to the latest HotStats survey of full-service hotels in six MENA cities by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
United Arab Emirates:
Sunday, March 04 - 2012 at 12:48
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to take delivery of the 1000th Boeing 777 tomorrow (March 2), at a special ceremony to be held in Seattle, Washington. With the delivery of the airplane to Emirates, the 777 will reach 1,000 deliveries faster than any other twin-aisle airplane in history.
United Arab Emirates:
Thursday, March 01 - 2012 at 15:08
Middle East carriers enjoyed the highest increase in the world for passenger demand and cargo freight in the month of January, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Middle East:
Wednesday, February 29 - 2012 at 15:54
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has said it plans to impose fuel surcharges of up to Dhs610 per ticket from March 1 to counter the recent surge in oil prices.
United Arab Emirates:
Tuesday, February 28 - 2012 at 14:52
Etihad Airways has announced that it will launch flights to Basra in southern Iraq from mid-April. Basra becomes the third city the carrier flies to in Iraq, along with Baghdad and Erbil.
United Arab Emirates:
Tuesday, February 28 - 2012 at 10:56
A surge in holiday traffic helped Dubai International achieve another record month in January and has put the airport on pace to smash last year's record total.
United Arab Emirates:
Monday, February 27 - 2012 at 14:12
Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch non-stop daily service between Abu Dhabi and Washington, D.C. from March 31, 2013, subject to receiving regulatory approvals.
United Arab Emirates:
Thursday, February 23 - 2012 at 10:49
Hotels in Qatar received 50% more visitors from the Gulf region in 2011, according to the latest statistics from the Qatar Tourism Authority. International tourism also climbed 12% last year, the data showed, due in part to the Gulf state's strategy of targeting travellers transiting to stop in Doha.
With social media playing a larger role in the hospitality industry in the Middle East, AMEInfo.com spoke with Rob Singleton, social marketing manager, India, Middle East, Africa for InterContinental Hotels Group, to gain insights into the advantages and challenges of using the fast-growing medium.
Gulf Air will be the first carrier in the world to offer a new in-flight cable channel that will enable passengers to watch live coverage of sporting events such as Premier League football and the Olympics.
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Qatar is an oil-rich peninsula jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The majority of the country consists of sand dunes and salt flats.