Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 30 April, 2017 9:08 am

UK’s Master Chocolatier Will Torrent at SCRF 2017

  One of the most extensively profiled chefs by the international press, specialised patissier and award-winning chocolatier, Will Torrent, flew in from the United Kingdom to share his love for chocolate and all things sweet with the young lot of the UAE at the Sharjah Children’s...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 30 April, 2017 1:25 am

Magnificent seven win ATM awards

  Popular Best ‘Stand Awards’ awards programme rewards exhibitor creativity and investment in five independent categories, with two additional highly commended winners; judging panel of top industry professionals select the most eye-catching and innovative stands....

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 29 April, 2017 11:33 am

Alpha Destination announces overseas expansion in new markets

Alpha Destination Management plans to explore new markets this year by opening more overseas offices to attract more inbound tourists in Dubai. This was announced by Alpha Destination chief executive officer Ghasan Aridi during the recently concluded Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai. Last ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 28 April, 2017 1:26 pm

Rezidor to add over 3,000 rooms to its operating portfolio in 2017 in the Middle East

Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide, is participating at the Arabian Travel Market and the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference this week, showcasing a powerful pipeline of 17 hotel openings, including 11 hotels in Saudi Arabia and 5 hotels in UAE for 2017...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 28 April, 2017 10:18 am

AHIC 2017 Awards celebrate two respected leaders of the budget and mid-market hospitality and tourism industries in the Middle East

On the final day of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2017 (AHIC), being held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, H.E. Sheikh Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Founder and Non-Executive Chairman, Action Hotels and Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai, were announced winners of ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 April, 2017 8:25 am

Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa in Oman to relaunch this October as standalone resort

  Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts announced today at the Arabian Travel Market that it will relaunch the luxurious Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa in Oman as a private standalone resort in October 2017.     The palatial Al Husn – which means castle in Arabic –...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 April, 2017 8:03 am

Albrecht aims to pilot Saudia back to its ‘glory days’

Jaan Albrecht chose the occasion of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) for his first public outing as chief executive of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), and — even in an arena where aviation news comes thicker and faster than the jets landing at Dubai International Airport — he left his...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 April, 2017 1:45 am

Demographics and digitisation identified as two major Catalysts of Change impacting the global hotel industry at AHIC 2017

Catalysts of Change including the shift in global economic powers, demographics and ageing populations, and the impact of digitisation were some of the hot topics discussed live on stage during the opening sessions of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2017 (AHIC), being held at Madinat...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 April, 2017 12:16 am

Middle East experiential travel is now ‘The Real Deal’

DCTCM outlines plans to combine Dubai’s rich cultural and latest attractions to build on Q1 2017 visitor numbers of 4.57 million GCC countries must marry the very latest attractions with their rich cultural offerings to maximise their tourism potential, according to panellists at the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 26 April, 2017 4:32 pm

Bahri promotes its logistics and data services at Breakbulk Europe 2017

Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, showcased its comprehensive range of logistics and data services at Breakbulk Europe 2017, which took place in Antwerp, Belgium from 24-26 April. This is the second successive year that Bahri has participated in Breakbulk Europe, the...

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