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Saudi aims to triple tourism revenues

Saudi Arabia hopes to almost triple revenues from domestic tourism by 2010, to SR101.3bn from... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Thursday, March 27 - 2008 at 14:11

Gulf Hotel gets $21m investment

Gulf Hotels Group is investing BD8m ($21.2m) on hotel facilities in Bahrain. It will build a... Read full article »
Bahrain: Thursday, March 27 - 2008 at 12:01

Six Senses sets up in Evason Ma'in

Six Senses Resorts & Spa announced it is refurbishing Evason property's Ma'in Hot Springs in... Read full article »
Jordan: Wednesday, March 26 - 2008 at 09:06

Doha expects 22 new hotels

Qatar Tourism Authority said a total of 22 new hotels will be opened this summer and over the... Read full article »
Qatar: Tuesday, March 25 - 2008 at 07:45

Raffles Dubai gears up business

Raffles Dubai has hired Al Basel Consultancy, a consultancy firm and a member of Al Basel Group,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 24 - 2008 at 09:04

SriLankan launches 'island breaks' package

SriLankan Holidays plans to expand its presence in the Middle East with the launch of a series of... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, March 23 - 2008 at 08:43

Emirates Palace signs tour deals

Emirates Palace has attracted tour operators in four European countries to sign a deal to send... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, March 22 - 2008 at 10:10

Women only hotel opens in Saudi Arabia

A hotel catering just for women has opened in Riyadh. The Luthan Hotel & Spa has 25 rooms and... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Thursday, March 20 - 2008 at 12:17

Rixos to open Palm hotel

Rixos Hotels Group is entering the Middle East market, with a hotel on the Palm Jumeirah in... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, March 20 - 2008 at 10:24

UAE hotels produce double CO2 emissions

Five-star hotels in the UAE are producing twice as much CO2 compared to similar hotels in Europe,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 19 - 2008 at 13:39

Region's tourism potential far from realised

The Middle East's tourism growth potential is far from realised, according to Jonathan Worsley,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 19 - 2008 at 13:31

Starwood to open 4 hotels in ME

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide plans to open four hotels in the Middle East this year, the... Read full article »
Wednesday, March 19 - 2008 at 07:02

Coral Hotels opens Fujairah property

Coral Hotels and Resorts, the UAE's home-grown hospitality chain, has announced that it has... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 18 - 2008 at 11:00

Emirates Palace occupancy up 19%

Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel, managed by Kempinski, said it experienced 19% growth in... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 18 - 2008 at 10:56

ME hotel industry to be safe from US recession

The Middle East hotel industry is unlikely to be affected by a possible US recession because of... Read full article »
Tuesday, March 18 - 2008 at 09:13