The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has honoured Alfred Pisani, Founder and Executive Chairman of Corinthia, with its prestigious WTTC Icon Award for his lifetime contribution to hospitality and tourism.
The World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards has announced a strategic partnership with Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, to deliver data-driven insights and strategies that support a more sustainable future for global tourism.
Dubai is set to welcome Club 15, a new 15,000-square-metre sports and lifestyle destination in Al Quoz, this October, bringing professional-level sport, training, recovery, wellness, family activities, hospitality and social spaces together under one roof.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future trend but a present force reshaping hotel distribution and pricing. That was the central theme of the 4th Hospitality Pricing Innovation (HPI) Series, hosted by 123Compare.me in partnership with the Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC) and Keytel.
Saudi-based Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Company has launched a dedicated real estate development arm, Al Othaim Developments, with plans to invest over SAR16 billion ($4.27 billion) in about 10 projects comprising 8,000 residential units across several Saudi cities over the next two years.
Al Sharqi Shipping, a leading UAE-based logistics service provider, has announced the opening of its new multi-temperature integrated logistics and distribution hub located at Dubai Industrial City, a part of Tecom Group. The new facility features 280,000 sq ft of built-up storage space and 200,000 sq ft of open yard space.
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced that a hot topic at its conference, being held in Dubai from November 18 to 21, will be the shifting consumer desires and the best new ideas emerging in the wellness tourism space.
Marjan, the master developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah, and RAK Hospitality Holding, the government-owned investment and development arm in the Emirate, have announced a landmark strategic merger to create a unified entity operating under Marjan.
The value of Mena’s hospitality market is set to grow from $310 billion in 2025 to more than $487 billion by 2032, according to data released ahead of the Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World, Madinat Jumeirah Dubai, October 27-29.
SalamAir is expanding its Stopover Programme with Visit Oman and the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, targeting more than 7,500 potential visitors through February 2027, including Indonesian Umrah travellers offered overnight stays in Muscat.
