Rotana, has been named the best employer in Iraq and Lebanon at the Aon Best Employers – Middle East Awards 2017.

The award coincides with the brand’s completion of 25 years in the business; with the company now having 55 operational properties in 21 cities across 13 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

'It"...

Emirates launched a $15 million promotional campaign aimed at promoting the carrier's growing network of global destinations, as well as its home and hub, Dubai.

With the help of a scientific study, the world's largest international carrier selected the most uplifting or “feel-good” tune on the UK charts in the past 50 years, “Don’t stop me now” by British rock band Queen, for the video, which was shot by award"...

(AETOS Wire)-- The fourth edition of the prestigious World Branding Awards saw 245 brands from 32 countries named “Brand of the Year” in a glittering ceremony held in the main entrance and Orangery at Kensington Palace today.

Global tier winners included Apple, Beijing Tong Ren Tang, BMW, Cartier, Club Med, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, Lego, L'Oréal, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Nescafé,"...

Desert Palm Dubai is celebrating its new brand look and booking engine with special staycation offers when booking directly through their new website, http://desertpalm.ae/en/.

Guests can jump start their staycation in any of Desert Palm Dubai’s rooms, suites or villas and receive a complimentary daily breakfast at Epicure restaurant and 15 per cent discount at the hotel’s spa, restaurants and bars.

Additionally, guests staying in the villas will enjoy a complimentary mini bar, excluding"...

UAE hotel operators can increase their bottom line by as much as 22 percent by undertaking a number of room, F&B or energy saving initiatives that will increase revenues and decreasing expenses, according to a new report.

Property consultancy Knight Frank's hospitality report, entitled ‘Driving Hotel Value’, found that hotels can increase room revenue by 6.5 percent a year by managing their relationships with online travel agencies"...

Some of the factors affecting tourism in the region were highlighted by TRI Consulting associate director Chris Hewett at the Hotelier Middle East Great GM Debate 2017.

Some of the factors are the soft euro in the last few months, Brexit and the pound drop against the dollar. Hewett highlighted that the depreciation of sterling is forecast to continue during 2017, which is expected to lead to a substantial slowdown in outbound travel and tourism"...

Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s authorities said Sunday that tourism activity in the autonomous region has been brought to a total halt coinciding with border closures and air embargos imposed over the region’s recent referendum on independence from Iraq.

Aram Jabbar, a spokesperson of Kurdistan’s tourism authority, was quoted by Baghdad Today saying “most of the region’s summer resorts, theme parks and gardens have become"...

Virgin airlines founder Richard Branson will invest in the Saudi Red Sea project that aims to turn 50 Saudi Arabian islands into luxury tourism destinations, the Saudi government announced on Sunday.

The development will begin construction only in Q3 2019, with its first phase due for completion in Q4 2022. Hotels and"...

Iraq hopes Malaysia will reopen its embassy in Baghdad, to improve bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the education sector to provide wider opportunity for Iraqis to pursue studies in this country.

Deputy head of mission of the Embassy of Iraq in Malaysia, Hassan Muhsen Al-Haidari said currently there were over 5,000 Iraqi students studying in Malaysia, at both public and private universities or colleges.

'Malaysia"...