The Hoxton is set to make its Middle East debut with a 230-room flagship hotel in Dubai Media City, following a partnership between Ennismore and regional developer Select Group.
Tourist arrivals to Mauritius from the Middle East increased by approximately 10.5% between January and July 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, as the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) prepares to target further growth across the GCC at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026.
Air connectivity across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East grew 11% in 2025, led by a 21% increase in the Middle East driven by Gulf carriers. Asia-Pacific connectivity rose 10%, reflecting expanding international networks and continued recovery in city-pair connections across the region.
dnata Representation Services, part of Dubai-based dnata Travel Group, will host the next edition of its luxury travel roadshow, Opulence by Ahlan Arabia, in Courchevel, France, this December, marking the event’s first edition outside the Middle East.
Middle East leads on AI sovereignty strategy and foundations, but now capability and adoption must catch up, says new Accenture research.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its supply and demand projections for the remainder of the year, expecting world oil supply to average 100.7 mb/d in 2026, down 5.7 mb/d y-o-y in its last report, with a full recovery in supplies from Middle East producers deferred until 2027.
Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher, said media reports. This 1,200-km pipeline had helped the kingdom bypass a shipping logjam in the Strait of Hormuz.
Accenture has signed a six-year strategic deal with AWS to help organisations across the Middle East region modernise legacy infrastructure, strengthen their digital core, and unlock value from cloud, data, AI and next-generation enterprise platforms.
The Middle East's travel and tourism sector is forecast to shrink 14.5% in 2026 amid geopolitical disruptions, but the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) expects the region to become the world's fastest-growing tourism market through 2036, led by Gulf economies.
AES Engineering has strengthened its presence in the Middle East reliability sector by acquiring a controlling stake in Technomax Middle East Engineering and Technomax Industrial Services, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
