Avani Hotels & Resorts has confirmed that the brand is on track to open more than 10 new properties in the coming years, including one in Dubai and one in Oman.

In addition, despite the global economic slowdown from Covid-19, Avani has successfully completed a number of full-scale renovation projects at its existing properties, including the construction of a second"...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has launched the Airport Health Accreditation programme to assist airports by assessing new health measures and procedures introduced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic against global standards.

As airports around the world begin to restart and then prepare to sustain continuing operations they are focused on the health and welfare of travellers, staff and the public.

The ACI Airport Health Accreditation programme provides airports with an assessment of"...

The travel and tourism industry contributes 3 to 3.5% of the global GDP. If we also count related industries, the total contribution of tourism to the global GDP nears 10%. The entire part of the global economy was hit hard with the coronavirus pandemics. As the economies were locked down, the revenue declined by more than 90%. Now the economies reopen, it may be estimated the hospitality industry would recover. According to Alpho analysts it will very likely take a long time.

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As travel restrictions start to ease around the world, Thailand is taking strides to kick start its tourism as it prepares to welcome travellers back to its shores.

With the purpose of mapping some of the top must-visit places in Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is asking millennials in the Middle East to share their top destinations in the kingdom that"...

As part of the Dubai Summer Surprises, Envie Events is set to launch the Tomorrowland Around The World digital music festival at Festival Arena by InterContinental Dubai Festival City on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26.

This two-day digital music festival promises an extravagant experience, bringing together the planet’s biggest names in electronic dance music and the world’s best technology in 3D design, video production and special"...

Nobu Hospitality, a luxury lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, is standardising on Aruba as its preferred network infrastructure vendor for three of its new hotels in Chicago, Warsaw and London Portman Square.

Using the foundation of Aruba ESP, a combination of Aruba wired, wireless and security solutions, Nobu Hotels is enabling"...

The opening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque will not change anything for tourists, a Turkish lawmaker said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Veysel Eroglu, a lawmaker and the Turkish presidency’s special representative to Iraq, said there has been great excitement among Muslims and Turkish people over opening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque.

He stressed that tourists will"...

Goco Hospitality has welcomed two new industry experts to its management team - Abhishek Sahai and Nichola Roche.

As director – operations, Sahai joined the company in December 2019 and is responsible for the successful operational set-up and management of Goco-managed spas and retreats. As the company gears up for accelerated expansion in the next few years, his addition to the leadership team shall provide greater operational control and strategic direction to all operating properties.

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Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality Awards.

The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers.

This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 individual airports. The full list of winners can be found here.