Dubai airport smashes targets with 87m guests in 2023Dubai International (DXB) has concluded a record-breaking year of achievements and extraordinary growth by welcoming 87 million guests in annual traffic in 2023, surpassing not only Dubai Airports' own yearly forecast but also pre-pandemic More… |
Abu Dhabi receives 2.4m guests in H1, up 34%Abu Dhabi's hotels welcomed 2.4 million guests in the first half of 2023, a 34 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. More… |
IHG unveils wi-fi connection for guests worldwideIHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), a leading global hotel company, has unveiled its new Wi-Fi Auto Connect feature that seamlessly connects loyalty members’ mobile devices upon entering hotels. A first-of-its-kind innovation av More… |
Carnival Cruise achieves milestone of 100m guestsCarnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & pie, recently achieved a major milestone for the industry as the first cruise line to embark 100 million guests since its first sailing. Carnival President Christine D More… |
Abu Dhabi hotel revenues surge 23% to hit $1.5bn in 2022Abu Dhabi hotels generated revenues of AED5.4 billion ($1.47 billion) in 2022, up 23% from the previous year as they welcomed a total of 4.1 million guests, reflecting an increase of 24% from 2021, according to data by the Department of Culture More… |
UAE guests value hotel facilities the most: surveyThe three most popular features of a hotel stay for UAE guests are the facilities (pool, sauna), room service, and entertainment options, according to a survey. IHG Hotels & Resorts today revealed the More… |
25hours Hotel One Central guests to get MINI drives25hours Hotel One Central and MINI have teamed up to launch a unique new offering to Dubai’s hospitality sector. The exclusive partnership between the two innovative brands will see a fleet of four MINI v More… |
Oman hotel guest numbers up 43% in 2021The number of guests staying in 3- to 5-star hotels in Oman jumped 43 per cent to around 1.219 million last year, up from 850,000 a year earlier, a report quoting the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) said. &nb More… |
Oman hotel guest numbers down 23pc in MarchThe total number of guests in the three- to five-star category in Oman fell by 23.5 per cent at the end of March to stand at 298,885 guests compared to 390,642 guests for the same period of 2020. According to t More… |
Trial set for CommonPass health pass for travelThe Commons Project Foundation and the World Economic Forum announced international trials starting this week for CommonPass, a digital health pass for travellers to securely document their certified Covid-19 test status while keeping More… |