Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 6 April, 2015 12:34 am

George Ganchev Appointed General Manager at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski

Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski has the honour of welcoming George Ganchev to its team as general manager, effective as of early March 2015. With previous highly noted leadership positions at Kempinski hotels, Mr Ganchev holds over 23 years of experience in the hospitality industry, particularly in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 6 April, 2015 12:01 am

ROCCO FORTE HOTELS ANNOUNCES BOOST IN MIDDLE EASTERN OCCUPANCY AND VISITOR FIGURES TO ITS EUROPEAN PROPERTIES

Middle East, Dubai, 5 April, 2015 - Rocco Forte Hotels, the family of 10 luxury properties in key destinations across Europe, has witnessed increased revenue from the Middle East during the past fiscal year.The Rocco Forte Hotel’s most important markets in the region for 2014 continued to be the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 6 April, 2015 12:00 am

DAMAC Properties adds Two Further Hotel Projects in the Burj Area

DAMAC Properties Opens Five Hotels in 14 months DAMAC Maison The Vogue and NAIA Breeze; Latest Additions to the Growing Portfolio of DAMAC Hotels & ResortsFor Immediate Release, 5 April 2015: Luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties has announced the opening of two new serviced hotel...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 April, 2015 3:14 pm

Oman Air Launches Flights To Goa

Oman Air has launched a brand-new service between the Omani capital of Muscat and Goa, in India. The new service, which was announced in January 2015 and started on 29th March, offers four flights per week. And for a limited time, promotional fares are available for travel between the two...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 April, 2015 8:43 am

Hotels face hefty fines for price manipulation

New tourism regulations aimed at eliminating price manipulation in the tourism sector will take effect at the beginning of next Ramadan, confirmed Mohammed Al-Humaidi, a regulatory consultant with the Bureau of Experts (BoE) at the Council of Ministers.The regulations include a fine of SR10,000...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 3 April, 2015 9:25 am

SCTA sees huge potential for ‘Made in Makkah’ initiative

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), lent his total support to the “Made in Makkah” project which was floated by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, through a partnership between the SCTA and the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 3 April, 2015 9:21 am

Tourism sector will provide 400,000 jobs in five years

The tourism sector will throw up employment opportunities to more than 400,000 people in the next five years and all-out efforts are being made to train Saudis for these jobs, an official of the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) has said.The organization is conducting studies and assessment...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 2 April, 2015 4:11 pm

Al Hokair Launches "Double Tree-Hilton Riyadh Hotel"


Abdul Mohsen Al-Hokair Tourism and Development group launches its latest hotel in the Kingdom "Double Tree Hilton-Riyadh", the twelfth hotel in Al Hokair group in the central region.The group aims in the expansion in the development of tourist enterprises to double the number of beds in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 2:15 pm

AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLD LUXURY EXPO OPENS IN RIYADH

The third American Express World Luxury Expo took place at the palatial Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. The three-day event was officially inaugurated HH Prince Mohammad bin Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Faisal to an audience of VIP guests and other dignitaries. HRH Princess Nouf Bint Faisal Bin Turki Al...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 9:47 am

Tilal Liwa Hotel joins UAE in celebrating Earth Hour

Lights switched off and non-essential appliances unplugged for one hour Tilal Liwa Hotel, a secluded hideaway leisure resort perched on the edge of Rub Al Khali Desert, participated in the annual Earth Hour by turning off all unnecessary lights around the hotel premises and in the staff...

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