Number of visitors to Dubai’s International Airport climbs with a big increase from flydubai’s new Russia service.
The number of guests in the emirate’s hotels reached 192,374 during May this year, official statistics show.
Visitors from the UK topped the list, spending almost $500 million in 2011, according to Visa.
Qatar plans to buy four hotels from Starwood for around $940 million, according to French media reports.
The number of Lebanese visitors staying at Dubai’s hotels rose two per cent year-on-year during Q1 2012.
The luxury hotel chain group has specific discussions going on in Mumbai and Delhi, its chairman has said.
The Canadian hotel operator announced that it will open its first resort in Dubai by mid-2014.
Travellers from the GCC love all that Europe has to offer in terms of shopping, medical treatments and good weather.
Abu Dhabi is the world’s fastest growing destination while Dubai tops the popularity list in the ME.
Official statistics reveal that local tourism in the Kingdom will grow five per cent during summer this year.
The Kingdom has warned its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to increasing insecurity in the country.
The country plans to introduce multiple entry visas for cruise tourists by September this year.
Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Company will retain its stake in the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel.
UAE, Bahrain and Qatar have urged their citizens not to travel to Lebanon as Syria unrest spreads.
The Gulf state will add a plethora of new hotel and resort rooms across the country by 2012-2013.
The Dhs150 million project will replace the existing zoo and will also include a butterfly park and golf courses.
The emirate is planning a massive advertising campaign in New York’s Times Square to attract more US visitors.
Five international hotel brands are planning to hire almost 50,000 staff in the region over the next three to five years.
Hotels in the Saudi Arabian city saw average occupancy rates of 81 per cent during the month.
The international hotel operator is planning to add 13,000 new rooms to the region by 2017.
The Dubai-based airline bagged four awards at the Business Traveller Middle East (BTME) Awards 2012.
The airport is increasing measures to cater to the rising number of visitors from the Gulf.
Dubai’s Drydocks World has signed an agreement with a Swiss firm to build the new hotels.
Compared to the rest of the world, GCC nationals on average spend 260 per cent more on airfares.
The Abu Dhabi-based private jet operator has partnered with a UK based travel firm to offer luxurious holiday packages.
The emirate’s hotels also recorded a nine per cent rise in guest numbers during the first quarter of the year.
The emirate is aggressively developing its hospitality sector and aims to attract 2.5 million visitors by 2015.
According to UNWTO, tourist arrivals in the region are set to grow seven per cent per year over the next 20 years.
Last year, 80 per cent of the Gulf travellers visited the German city for medical reasons.
Regional hotel operators must invest in new technologies to stay ahead, say industry experts.