Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 2 April, 2017 3:40 am

ABU DHABI SEES FURTHER GROWTH IN HOTEL GUESTS FOLLOWING

Following a record-breaking year for hotel guests in Abu Dhabi, the emirate has recorded impressive growth in the first two months of 2017, seeing a 5.5% rise in hotel guests. According to figures from Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), 749,650 hotel guests have checked...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 1 April, 2017 8:17 pm

GOIC: The opening of the Foodex Qatar and the first meeting of manufacturers of food products and food security programs in the Gulf

Al Fajer Information and Services, Dubai, UAE, jointly with their Gulf Associates, Gulf Marketing, are organizing the 1st and only International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Process Technology in Qatar during 2 to 4 April 2017 and have signed with GOIC to organise the Gulf Food Industries...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 1 April, 2017 1:19 am

Ròya initiates hospitality industry leadership roundtable aiming to support increased employment of GCC Nationals in the profession

An industry roundtable composed of GCC government tourism bodies, major hotel chain management and private sector industry stakeholders met on 10 April to form a voluntary advisory board for encouraging national citizen hospitality industry employment. The session was hosted by Ahmed Ramdan,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 1 April, 2017 1:19 am

Ròya initiates hospitality industry leadership roundtable aiming to support increased employment of GCC Nationals in the profession

An industry roundtable composed of GCC government tourism bodies, major hotel chain management and private sector industry stakeholders met on 10 April to form a voluntary advisory board for encouraging national citizen hospitality industry employment. The session was hosted by Ahmed Ramdan,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 31 March, 2017 10:15 am

Leopold’s of London Hosts Personal Development Charity Program to Benefit Orphaned Children

The Leopold’s of London located in Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) Dubai, served as the venue for the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation’s Personal Development Charity Program, that aimed to understand the trauma faced by orphaned children aged 14 and above. Leopold’s of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 31 March, 2017 5:00 am

Unite with Tomorrowland this July 29th in Dubai

Tomorrowland, the world’s most prestigious electronic music festival held at Boom, Belgium, brings Unite with Tomorrowland to Dubai for the first time on Saturday, 29th July 2017 at the new indoor venue Dubai Festival City Arena. The ticketing practice of this festival is unlike any other....

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 31 March, 2017 4:20 am

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Officially Opens its Latest Rollercoaster “Turbo Track”

The highly-anticipated rollercoaster “Turbo Track” was officially launched at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi yesterday. The latest heart-pounding ride burst into life at a high-profile, inaugural event attended by His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Miral, Mohamed Abdalla ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 30 March, 2017 9:09 am

Jeddah launches double-decker bus service for sightseeing

A double-decker city bus service, the first of its kind in Jeddah, hit the road on Tuesday. Now tourists and residents can visit major tourist spots in the city in a two-hour tour for SR60 (adults) and SR35 (kids). An official inauguration was held on Jeddah Corniche with the attendance of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 30 March, 2017 8:59 am

With the aim of upgrading the Saudi tourism.. STIM have witnessed the signing of a media agreement between the Tourist Routes and Eye of Riyadh

In a remarkable strategic step, Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage represented by the Tourism Routes Program, signed a media cooperation agreement with Eye of Riyadh by the aim of marketing the program, raising the national awareness about it and contributing to support the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 30 March, 2017 8:58 am

Saudi Tourism festivals line up to delight students during mid-year break

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the Tourism Development Councils (TDCs) have lined up festivals geared toward students and parents during the mid-year school break. The festivals begin this weekend. “The mid-year vacation will witness 41 tourism festivals...

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