Category Archive for "Tourism"

KSA’s first Hampton by Hilton to open in 2018

Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement that will see the hotel debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Hampton by Hilton…

KSA reveals $11.2bn domestic tourism investment

Research reveals domestic tourism growth in Saudi Arabia, with Mecca leading the list of destinations. Spending on domestic tourism in Saudi Arabia…

Swiss International debuts in Saudi Arabia

Swiss International signed its first two hotels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The chain will be entering the market with the…

AccorHotels signs deal for over 2300 Saudi rooms

French hotel operator AccorHotels has signed three management agreements with Al Rajhi Investment Group for a trio-cluster of hotel properties in Al…

27 September is World Tourism Day!

Every time we travel, for whatever reason, we are part of a global movement; a movement that has the power to drive…

Millennium & Copthorne signs four Madina hotels

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Middle East and Africa has signed four new hotels in Madinah.  The properties include two Millennium hotels as…

Dubai occupancy increased 26.1% in July 2015

STR Global’s preliminary July 2015 data for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, indicates significant year-over-year performance increases.  Based on daily data from July,…

International tourist arrivals up 4% in the first four months of 2015

International tourism demand continued to be robust between January and April 2015 with tourist arrivals increasing 4% worldwide according to the latest…

Summer Slowdown for Riyadh Hotels in June 2015

The performance of hotels in Riyadh was negatively affected by a 6.1 percentage point reduction in occupancy to 59.1% as a direct…

Hotel Occupancy in the Middle East And Africa Region Drops 8.2% to 56.1% for June

Hotels in the Middle East/Africa region reported mixed results in the three key performance metrics when reported in U.S. dollar constant currency,…

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