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Tourist spending in Mideast hit $46.7bn in 2012
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said global tourism receipts rose... Read full article »
Dubai's Atlantis seeking $850m loan
Dubai's iconic island resort Atlantis, The Palm, is raising an $850m syndicated loan to refinance... Read full article »
Palm Jumeirah to get new $1bn hotel
Dubai-based SKAI Holdings has announced plans to build a $1bn hotel on the Palm Jumeirah. The... Read full article »
500 hotels needed in Madinah to avoid hospitality crisis
Saudi Arabia's Madinah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has said the city needs 500 hotels... Read full article »
Egypt saw 20% rise in March tourist numbers
Egypt's government statistics agency CAPMAS has said that some 1.1 million tourists visited the... Read full article »
Beirut hotels occupancy saw 10% drop in Q1
According to a report by Ernst & Young, occupancy at hotels in the Lebanese capital, Beirut,... Read full article »
Ramee Group to open five-star property in Bahrain
Ramee Group of Hotels and Resorts has announced it is set to open its first five-star hotel in... Read full article »
UAE nationals advised to avoid travel to Lebanon
The UAE foreign affairs ministry has advised Emirati citizens not to travel to Lebanon "for their... Read full article »
SCTA says over 200 new hotels to be built in KSA by 2015
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has said a total of 214 new hotels will... Read full article »
Qatar's Katara in talks to buy 'iconic' hotels in Europe
Christopher R J Knable, the chief operating officer of Qatar's Katara Hospitality has said the... Read full article »
MAF Properties plans Beirut, Dubai hotels
Majid Al Futtaim Properties has unveiled plans to build a hotel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut,... Read full article »
Mövenpick in talks for Qatar's third hotel
Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts, which operates two hotels in Qatar, is in talks with Katara... Read full article »
Hilton to have 1,600 rooms in Qatar by 2017
Hilton Worldwide has said its four new hotels in Qatar will bring to 1,600 the total number of... Read full article »
SCTA proposes $1.33bn fund to promote tourism
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has proposed a SR5bn ($1.33bn) fund to... Read full article »
Shurooq launches $136m eco-tourism project
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has unveiled a plan for a Dhs500m ($... Read full article »
