Emerging Travel Group (ETG), the global travel technology company behind RateHawk, ZenHotels and Roundtrip, has launched ETG Marketing Hub as demand for advertising and promotional opportunities across its platforms continues to rise.
Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel group and Europe’s third largest, will bring its luxury Gran Meliá brand to the UAE for the first time with the opening of J1 Hotel, a Gran Meliá Hotel, in Dubai’s Jumeirah 1 in Q4 2027.
UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla Al Marri will open Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World 2026, joining more than 100 government representatives, investors and hospitality industry leaders at the event in Dubai from September 29 to October 1.
Abu Dhabi Festival will return from October 10 for its 23rd edition, bringing an international line-up of music, opera, ballet and contemporary arts to venues across the UAE capital.
Bahrain chaired a virtual GCC tourism meeting focused on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing joint tourism initiatives. Discussions covered promotion and marketing, tourism data, a unified guide licence, the Gulf Tourism Capital initiative, international cooperation, joint events and hotel classification.
AROYA Cruises, a subsidiary of Cruise Saudi and wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), will operate a special five-night cruise from Jeddah on September 22 to mark Saudi National Day.
The UAE National Pavilion, largest pavilion at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026, attracted big interest from official delegations, decision-makers, industry experts, specialists and visitors on the opening day.
A major technical failure in Britain's air traffic control system has thrown the country's aviation network into chaos, cancelling around 1,300 flights and raising the prospect of delays to Gulf airline services to and from the UK as carriers struggle to clear a huge backlog of aircraft and passengers.
The inaugural WTM Spotlight Riyadh opened in in the Saudi capital on Monday with the participation of senior tourism leaders and global travel buyers as Saudi Arabia showcased its growing portfolio of destinations, experiences and tourism opportunities.
Saudi Arabia’s international leisure tourism is set to grow by 93% by 2030, outpacing growth across the Middle East and globally, said a report. The leisure's share of international visitor spending in the kingdom increased from 9% in 2019 to 28% last year and is now forecast to reach 31% by 2030.
