Vatel Bahrain, a specialist in business management within the hospitality and tourism sectors, has signed an agreement with Crowne Plaza Bahrain to help broaden their collaboration across multiple areas and provide quality training for its students at the group’s five-star hotels.
A new PwC Middle East report, ' AI at the heart of tourism and hospitality: powering personalisation, efficiency and growth', reveals that while 91% of regional industry leaders are already piloting or using AI technologies, only 3% have achieved full-scale implementation.
The UAE's hospitality sector continued its strong upward trajectory in the first nine months of 2025, with hotels welcoming 23.27 million guests – up 4.9 percent compared to the same period in 2024 - resulting in more than 79.3 million hotel room nights booked, said Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism.
Dusit Thani College (DTC), Thailand’s institute dedicated to hospitality education and training under Dusit International, has taken a step in advancing its global expansion by partnering with Alkhaleej Training and Education, an education provider in Saudi Arabia, to bring DTC’s fast-track Talent Opportunity Programme (TOP) to the Kingdom as its first global licence partner, opening the door to further international expansion.
From December 15 to 17, 2025, Host Arabia will take shape: an event organised by Fiera Milano in partnership with Semark, which will bring the Host Milano ecosystem — a leading exhibition for professional hospitality – to Riyadh, in a format designed to connect Italian and global players with buyers and stakeholders from across the region.
Oman Air has joined the World Travel Market (WTM) London 2025 this week to showcase its products, services and growing international network to global industry peers and partners.
The Hospitality Asset Managers Association Middle East & Africa (HAMA MEA) is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, having been established in 2015 within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Hilton and Riyadh Air have announced a strategic partnership naming Hilton the inaugural hotel partner for Sfeer, the recently launched lifestyle loyalty program powered by Riyadh Air.
Valor Hospitality Partners and King Khalid Tourism & Hospitality Campus University have signed a cooperation agreement designed to develop talent and strengthen hospitality capabilities across the Aseer region.
Sun Siyam Iru Veli celebrates the achievement of its General Manager, Masdhooq Saeed, who has been awarded Best General Manager – Hospitality in Maldives at the World GM Awards 2025.
