DoubleTree by Hilton Makkah Jabal Omar has opened its doors to guests, offering 448 rooms and 228 suites, and is located in the centre of the holy city of Makkah in the Jabal Omar development with views over the Grand Mosque (Al Masjid Al Haram). Guests can enjoy aromatic coffee, freshly brewed tea, pastries and…
Haitham Effat has been appointed as the cluster director of sales and marketing by Saudi Arabia‘s Millennium & Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem. Effat, who has more than 22 years of experience in the industry, started his career in hospitality after undertaking different assignments and working for international chains such as Starwood, Rezidor, Mövenpick and Elaf…
According to the latest data released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), Dubai welcomed 8.36 million international overnight visitors in the first six months (January-June) of 2019, posting a positive 3% in tourism volume growth compared to the same period last year. The new figures reinforce the continued strength of Dubai’s…
Tourism related sectors expected to generate 3.3 per cent of KSA GDP in 2019 Hospitality, leisure and entertainment will play a major role in realising Saudi Vision 2030, according to panellists at Arabian Travel Market 2019 Total number of Saudi Arabia’s domestic and inbound trips projected to rise to 93.8 million by 2023 Tourism will play a major role in reducing Saudi Arabia’s dependence on oil revenues, according to experts speaking…
