Holiday homes market will allow property owners to lease out on a periodic basis while broadening visitor accommodations.
October saw 288,268 guests check into the emirate’s hotels with a 79 per cent occupancy rate, up 10 per cent on a year earlier.
Dubai film beat 1,400 entries to claim the World’s Best Tourism Film award.
Saudi Arabia continued to be Dubai’s primary source market, recording a 31.6 per cent rise in visitor numbers.
Cobone is looking to tap into the Gulf’s booming online travel industry by offering greater features.
The three regions led IHG’s growth in the third quarter with strong performances in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Dubai’s overall average occupancy increased by approximately 7.8 per cent in August compared to the same period last year.
As Dubai hotels continue to cash in on strong demand, room rates in Doha are falling due to stiff price competition.
Authentic desert retreat has no in-room TVs and phones can only be used in an emergency
Visitors are gradually returning to Egypt after the worst civil violence in the country’s modern history.
Dubai’s hospitality sector has been recording a strong growth rate.
The tax exemption, covering the 10 per cent municipality fee, will extend to applications over the next three years.
R Hotels group owns, manages and operates three hotels under the Ramada brand.
The 432-metre tall Marina 101 Hotel & Residence tower is set to open in Dubai Marina in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Based in Tecom, the new hotel is expected to open by 2016 and will have around 672 rooms.
The 1,238-room Holiday Inn Makkah is slated for completion in 2016.
The Bin Otaiba Investment group has bought a 91,000-square-metre land plot on the island to develop a five-star hotel.
Minor Hotel Group has tied up with Dubai-based Rani Investment to expand in Africa.
An average Middle Eastern traveller spends 71 per cent more on a hotel stay in London than the global average, finds survey.
As the peak season for hospitality winds down, average occupancy across UAE and Saudi hotels witness a slight decline.
Hilton’s ultra-luxurious brand has opened a 346-room hotel in Ras Al Khaimah.
With hotels battling the double dampener of Ramadan and summer, firms are boosting their coffers through iftar and suhour offerings.
Visitor numbers from Saudi Arabia rose by 31.6 per cent during the first half of the year, said DTCM.
Officials attribute the low visitor numbers to lack of adequate tourism promotion.
With the Expo 2020 announcement looming, Gulf Business looks at how Shanghai’s mega event transformed the Chinese city. Can Dubai duplicate those effects?
Partnership with Universal Enterprises Maldives will see more Per AQUUM hotels across Middle East, Asia, Indian Ocean and Africa.
Tea Ros, managing director at Strategic Hotel Consulting, examines the challenges developers face in underwater construction.
The damage came as workers were putting final touches to a renovation by the owner, a brother of Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the former emir of Qatar.
Dubai World’s investment arm Istithmar bought the vessel from Cunard for $100 million back in 2007.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed has approved a host of new projects to be undertaken by the Dubai Municipality.