Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 12:47 pm

New hotel at Madinat Jumeirah unveiled as Jumeirah Al Naseem

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has unveiled the name for Jumeirah’s new hotel at Madinat Jumeirah, scheduled to open during 2016: it will be known as Jumeirah Al Naseem. The name ‘Al Naseem’, which means a gentle wind or sea breeze in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 9:09 am

Air Arabia celebrates inaugural Multan flight

Air Arabia has celebrated its inaugural flight to Multan, Pakistan’s fifth largest city and home to more than three million people. The flight took off from Sharjah International Airport at 04:45 on Friday, May 1, and landed in Pakistan at 08:20 local time.Multan joins Air Arabia’s extensive...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 9:03 am

New First Class experience on all long-haul flights from Munich to Riyadh

Lufthansa passengers to Riyadh can now experience the airline’s new First Class service on all long-haul flights from Munich. This coming winter, a total of 24 A340-600 and A330-300 aircraft will serve 22 intercontinental destinations from Munich, including Riyadh. “With the new First Class on...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 8:06 am

RESENSE SPA THE ESCAPE TO TRANQUILITY

Global spa management expert, Resense Spa is enhancing guests’ luxury experiences at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski in Riyadh, with the opening of the first “Resense Spa” in the Middle East. The new spa offers an oasis of tranquility, taking up residence on the hotel’s sixth floor, amongst the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 8:05 am

Marrakech opening in 2015 to expand Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Morocco portfolio

Linked to a major congress centre and close to the historic centre, the five-star hotel with 501 rooms will attract both MICE and leisure business Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is set to further boost its brand presence in Africa with the announcement of a third property in Morocco. Mövenpick Hotel...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 12:56 am

Arabian Travel Market 2015 opens Today

Middle East’s largest travel trade event showcasing 2,700 exhibitors, 64 national pavilions, over 35 seminar and technology theatre sessions, and the return of the UNWTO Ministerial Forum set to welcome an anticipated 23,000 visitors Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2015, the region’s leading travel ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 4 May, 2015 12:29 am

Elaf highlights its hotels in the holy cities and Jeddah

The Elaf Group of Companies for Travel, Tourism and Hotels is participating at this year’s edition of the Arabian Travel Market, the Middle East region’s leading annual travel trade exhibition, which is being held from May 4 to May 7, 2015 in Dubai. During the show, Ziyad Bin Mahfouz, President ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 May, 2015 12:39 pm

Marrakech opening in 2015 to expand Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Morocco portfolio

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is set to further boost its brand presence in Africa with the announcement of a third property in Morocco. Mövenpick Hotel & Palais Des Congrès, Marrakech will soft open in Q4 2015. Owned by Kuwait’s Al Ajial Asset Fund, the 501-room five-star property will complete...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 May, 2015 11:24 am

Abu Dhabi – Where The Global Halal Industry Meets. The World Halal Travel Summit & Exhibition.

The World Halal Travel Summit (WHTS15) is taking place from the 19th to 21st October 2015 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi. 

The World Halal Travel Summit is the world's largest gathering of the most senior global Halal travel professionals who are the drivers of outbound tourism in the fastest growing...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 May, 2015 12:25 am

KAIA to fly high with new revamp

The 30-year-old King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) is undergoing a massive overhaul that would further entrench its leading status in the region and the world.The first phase saw two main contracts signed on November 13, 2010, to expand the facility as the main gateway to Jeddah and the...

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