Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 January, 2016 2:43 pm

UAE NOW 5TH LARGEST MARKET FOR CALIFORNIAN ALMONDS AND CLIMBING

The UAE has climbed to become the fifth largest export market for Californian almonds and the domestic market is growing, according to The Almond Board of California, which represents over 6,800 growers and handlers in ‘The Golden State’. Figures released by the Board show the UAE is ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 January, 2016 1:21 pm

Etihad Cargo and Masdar Institute Design sustainable Cargo Dolly System

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and Etihad Cargo, the fast-growing cargo division of Etihad Airways, today jointly announced the launch of a new design for a smart,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 January, 2016 1:05 pm

ETIHAD AIRWAYS NAMED BUSINESS AIRLINE OF THE YEAR

Etihad Airways has been named Business Airline of the Year at the 2016 Business Travel Awards. The ceremony was held last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane. The Business Travel Awards recognise the extraordinary achievements of the most deserving organisations and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 January, 2016 3:02 am

New prize for antiquities instituted

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), has launched a new set of awards to recognize those protecting the country’s antiquities. The Abdulrahman Al-Ansari Prize is being coordinated with King Saud University and the Saudi...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 January, 2016 2:40 am

DEL MONTE FOODS LOOKS TO OWN FARMS IN JORDAN AND SAUDI ARABIA

North American food production and distribution giant, Del Monte Foods, is looking to own farms as in Jordan and Saudi Arabia to expand its vertically integrated model aimed at established quality process control for its expanding overseas markets.  The news comes as Del Monte, which...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 18 January, 2016 3:55 pm

UAE’S TURKISH COFFEE CHAMPION HOPES HARD WORK (AND A BIT OF SCIENCE) PAY OFF AT GULFOOD’S WORLD CEZVE / IBRIK CHAMPIONSHIPS

As the UAE’s undefeated Turkish coffee-making champion, Indian Karthikeyan Ranjedran is pinning his hopes on a genetically-engineered Kenyan coffee bean to ward off 20 international challengers and secure his adopted homeland’s first World Cezve / Ibrik Championship...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 18 January, 2016 3:19 pm

Interview with Austine Jarome, Director of Purchasing, Al Faisaliah Hotels – Al Khozama Management Company

Do you believe that the management needs to be more involved in the procurement function from a strategic point of view?   I would rather say that the management should see the strategic importance of procurement function. The procurement function is considered as an expensive stream....

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:32 am

THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C. SHINES EVEN BRIGHTER ACROSS GLOBAL CULINARY SCENE

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C retained 12 of its coveted Michelin Stars in 2015, with Azure 45 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo awarded its first Michelin Star. The thirteen stars across seven restaurants in six hotels within Asia and Europe, reaffirmed the luxury hotel company’s status as...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 17 January, 2016 4:20 am

Jeddah’s airport sees record passenger numbers

King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah handled more passenger in 2015 than any other year since its establishment. Administration at the airport recorded 29,785,874 passengers last year, an increase of 6.6% from 2014.  In a report, airport administration indicated the increase is...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 17 January, 2016 4:01 am

New York hotel marks 5,000th opening for IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today unveiled the Hotel Indigo® Lower East Side New York as its 5,000th hotel globally. The opening of this landmark property takes IHG’s global system size to 5,000 hotels, in nearly 100...

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