Emaar Hospitality, a subsidiary of Dubai’s biggest listed property developer, said it will open five hotels this year as it expands its offering in the emirate in the run-up to Expo 2020 Dubai.

The new hotels in Dubai this year include two under its premium Address Hotels + Resorts collection, another two under its upscale Vida Hotels and Resorts brand and a fifth under its mid-scale Rove brand, a joint venture between Emaar Properties and"...

Faiz Alam Ansari thinks it is a great time to be a hotelier in India.

He is the complex general manger of the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel in the south Indian city also known as Bangalore. Business is brisk at the property.

“There is a huge increase in demand and also the limited supply of hotels helps,” says Mr Ansari. The hotel only opened one"...

QNB Group announced another successful completion of a Formosa bond issuance under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme, dual listed on the Taipei and London Stock Exchanges.

Under this programme, a $850m tranche was issued with a maturity of 3 years. The issuance was part of QNB Group’s strategy to diversify funding from new markets.

The Reg S issue attracted"...

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the world's first factory that uses robots in the manufacturing of vehicle number plates, with a capacity of 33,000 plates per day.

Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the RTA, revealed plans to install 10 similar machines at centres of service providers which will be controlled through the central factory.

Al"...

DXB Entertainments, the operator of the Dubai Parks and Resorts theme parks, recorded an 11 per cent year-on-year decrease in visitor numbers to its parks in the first quarter of 2019, but is looking to hospitality to boost growth, it said on Thursday.

“A decline, during the second full-year of operations, is not unusual for a destination such as Dubai Parks and Resorts which benefited from high penetration of its resident market in 2018,"...

Princess Cruises and Regent Seven Seas intend to drop port calls in Brunei, while Crystal Cruises is “monitoring the situation” after the country introduced a new penal code that potentially affects some passengers, according to Cruise Arabia &Africa.

“Princess Cruises is aware of the news stories circulating about the country of Brunei… we are looking at one itinerary in May 2020 and another in January 2021 that currently"...

Manama, Apr. 10(BNA): Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al-Khalifa received Huawei Bahrain CEO Jon Lu Yuedong, who was accompanied by Public Relations Director Mohammed Khalid Al-Kaabi.

BTEA Chief stressed the importance of consolidating cooperation and enhancing bilateral relations in all fields. He outlined"...

Surrounded by craggy rocks, every 20 minutes or so, fresh water spurts out of a spring, collecting in a pool below. According to legend, the water comes from the efforts of two jinn who live deep below the spring and are embroiled in a constant battle between good and evil. When the good jinn is winning, water comes gushing out of the stream. When the bad jinn takes the lead, the flow of water slows to a trickle, and the pond level drops. This is Ein Fawwar, a place that locals consider lucky. It’s located in Wadi Qelt,"...

ABU DHABI, 7th April, 2019 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi will promote its cruise sector attractions at the Seatrade Cruise Global, leading annual cruise industry event, which will take place from 8th to 11th April in Miami, Florida, USA.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, is leading a delegation to the event, comprising partners such as Abu Dhabi Ports, Etihad Airways and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners"...

The new 133-key Hilton Garden Inn Al Jubail has opened in Saudi Arabia’s commercial centre in Jubail, Dammam. It joins three existing Hilton Garden Inn properties in Saudi Arabia.

Helmed by Dewan Architects + Engineers as the Lead Consultant and designer of the project, the hotel building serves as a contemporary hospitality haven in the heart off Al Jubail, the industrial hub if Saudi Arabia. The hotel’s modern form is a new visual"...