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.
Despite popular belief, the UAE’s hospitality sector did not benefit in a major way from the Arab Spring, said experts.
Jumeriah boss, Gerald Lawless, said the GCC could introduce an electronic visa platform for global visitors.
Istithmar World confirmed it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the landmark Dubai hotel for $250 million.
Company plans 43 more hotels and 100 per cent more jobs in the next five years.
The emirate will see a flood of new hotels rooms in the next three years said STR Global.
Formula One teams taking part in the Bahrain Grand Prix will not be at risk, circuit chairman Zayed Al Zayani has said.
The travel firm had to cancel a similar sale two years ago due to a lack of demand.
In between climbing mountains and running his eco-friendly travel company, Omar Samra has a chat with Aarti Nagraj.
Interestingly, visitors from Russia were the biggest spenders in the UAE during the Dubai Shopping Festival, according to Visa.
The occupancy rate for hotels in February reduced by 2.4 per cent year-on year, according to STR Global.
The hotel group targets to have 100 hotels either operating or under construction in the region by 2015.
The emirate has launched a new cultural district in Downtown Dubai, which will include an opera house, an art museum, galleries and art hotels.
F1 boss says there won’t be violence at Bahrain race and protests should be peaceful.
The region has witnessed a growing shift towards the wellness experience.
The emirate will not stop issuing new hotel licenses as previously reported by local media, but will be selective in the number it grants.
More than 1.5 million tourists visited the emirate last year, and the city is putting in several efforts to attract more visitors in the future.
Dubai will soon welcome two large hotels located in close proximity. But will they be able to co-exist and attract enough demand?
The hotel group has 15,000 rooms under development in the MENA region and is planning further expansion.
Hotels in Dubai and Jeddah saw occupancy levels rising in January 2012, according to TRI Hospitality Consulting.
Victoria’s $16.5 billion tourism industry has benefitted from Emirates’ marketing efforts, which include the Melbourne Cup
Abu Dhabi has recorded its most successful year ever in terms of hotel guest arrivals with some 2,111,611 visitors.