Almost 3.5 million people checked into hotels in Abu Dhabi in 2014 — a rise of 25 per cent on the previous year’s figure, the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (ADTCA) says is a statement. This compares with the…
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Jumeirah Group aims for 20 more hotels: Reuters
Jumeirah Group president and chief executive Gerald Lawless said in an interview yesterday that the hotel company he leads plans to have a total of 20 more hotels in different parts of the world by 2018. At present, Jumeirah, part…
Carlson Rezidor considers Saadiyat Island resort: The National
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is considering plans to run a resort and an hotel on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi daily The National reports this morning “Resort hotels also attract their own level of business travellers as people…
Chinese visitors to Abu Dhabi rose 166 per cent in 2014
The number of visitors from China recorded in Abu Dhabi rose by 166 per cent in 2014 to 120,350 and the emirate is stepping up its campaign to attract more. Twenty hotels, two attractions and a luxury shopping mall across…
Spending at Dubai Duty Free to rise 10 per cent in 2015: Bloomberg
Spending at Dubai International Airport could rise by more than 10 per cent to $2.1 billion in 2015, Dubai Duty Free deputy chairman Colm McLoughlin said in an interview published by Bloomberg. This would restore Dubai Duty Free as the…
JLL’s seven top tips for the UAE real estate market in 2015
JLL’s seven top tips for the UAE real estate market in 2015 are: 1 the Dubai residential bubble deflates Dubai residential prices to decline marginally in 2015 Abu Dhabi to see stable sale prices but continued growth in rentals There…
Qatar reports rise in visitors in 2014 and forecasts hotel rooms to increase 25 per cent in 2015
Qatar enjoyed strong increases in visitor numbers, hotel occupancy and room rates in 2014, a report issued by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) this week shows. It forecast the number of hotel rooms is forecast to increase by one quarter…
Saudi heritage company formed
The Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA), a state agency chaired by Prince Sultan Bin Salman, signed an agreement yesterday for the creation of a new company to promote investment in heritage buildings in the kingdom. The Saudi Company…
Visitors to Abu Dhabi 25 per cent higher in January-October
More than 2.8 million guests checked into hotels in Abu Dhabi in January-October, figures released today by the Tourism & Culture Authority Abu Dhabi (TCA Abu Dhabi) show. This was 25 per cent higher than in the same period last…
Australian visitors to Abu Dhabi rise in 2014
The number of Australians staying in hotels in Abu Dhabi rose to almost 17,000 in the first five months of 2014, according to figures released by the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) today. This was 8…