The inaugural Iran Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (IHTIC) organised by Bench Events is to be held in Tehran on 7-8 February 2017 to identify opportunities for investors, developers and service providers in one of the world’s most exciting hospitality…
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Strong line up for AHIC 2017
Global hospitality industry leaders including CEO of Hilton Worldwide Chris Nassetta are among the speakers confirmed to address the annual Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) which is being held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on 25-27 April 2017. The…
Iran aims for 20m tourists
Deputy head of the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts & Tourism Organisation Morteza Movahed For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Iran’s aiming for 20m tourists in 10 years time compared with 5.2m foreign visitors in the year ending…
Accor plans Iran joint stock company
Accor Hotels’ Ibis and Novotel in Imam Khomeini International Airport was opened in 2015 Accor Hotels of France is planning to set up a joint stock company in Iran to manage its Iranian hospitality business, the 12th annual Arabian Hotel…
Dubai owner calls for tighter hotel financial management
Chief hospitality and leisure officer at Dubai’s Wasl hotel group told the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) #AHIC this morning that conventional hotel ownership models will be replaced by professional financial management. “The focus is on the bottom line,” Al-Hashimi…
Abu Dhabi wins world travel market award
Abu Dhabi has won the city destination of the year award for the second consecutive year at the UK’s Travel Agents Choice Awards during London’s World Travel Market this week. Nearly 1,000 UK travel agents voted in the awards, which…
Saudi Arabia leads visitors to Dubai
The tourism market in Dubai continues to be dominated by visitors from Saudi Arabia, India and the UK, according to the Middle East Hotel Market Insight report issued by Deloitte and STR Global today. KSA drove the largest number of…
Deloitte forecasts sustainable real estate trends and strong growth in hospitality in Dubai
Dubai’s real estate market will follow a more sustainable pattern in 2015 but the emirate’s hospitality industry will continue to boom this year, according to the first Real Estate Predictions report launched this week by Deloitte Financial Advisory. “Dubai’s property…
Dubai residential prices to fall by up to 10 per cent in 2015: JLL
Activity in Dubai’s real estate market was subdued in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report released today by JLL. “The Dubai real estate market continued to experience subdued activity during the first quarter of the year. Residential…
Rove Hotels plans 10 projects by 2020
Emaar Hospitality Group says 10 Rove Hotels are to be opened in central Dubai and elsewhere in the region by 2020 as part of Emaar Properties’ developing hotel strategy, according to a statement issued yesterday. Rove Hotels is a brand developed…