Etihad Airways has launched a new program called BusinessConnect which aims to help small to medium sized enterprises (SME) get the most value from their travel budget when flying...

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a regional variant of its Advantage Abu Dhabi initiative.

Rotana is predicting that the proportion of its overall business taken up by meetings and events will rise to around 18% in the next two years. The major hotel group, which has just signed up as...

Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes d...

A comfy bed and a power shower would probably keep most hotel guests happy but what if you have to pay for everything else that comes with your stay? The man behind low-cost long haul airline AirAs...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch of its new destination manage...

American Express OPEN announced the expansion of its OPEN Savings program through a new partnership with AirTran Airways, a leading low-cost airline designed for business travelers. OPEN S...

Bournemouth University (BU) is now accepting applications from candidates for the first of 11 tourism-related PhD studentships available through the newly-created John Kent Institute in To...

More hotels are expected to change hands in Dubai in 2010 following a sharp slowdown in hotel investment last year, as economic conditions improve and demand rises for cheap assets. However, expert...

Due to a robust boost in the hospitality sector, more than 21,000 additional hotel rooms and units are expected to open for business by the end of 2012, according to statistics by the Qatar...

UNWTO welcomed the outcome of the First T.20 Ministers’ Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa (22-24 February) to debate the contribution of tourism to the global agenda, in par...

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel groups worldwide, adds once again a new country to their portfolio: In Rwanda, the 62nd nation where the company is present, Rezidor announ...

FastBooking and Circos are joining forces in a strategic partnership that adds cutting-edge brand analytics and social media management tools to the FastBooking portfolio of online business solutio...

Millennium and Copthorne Holdings Limited Middle East is to manage a new five-star hotel at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) has transformed one of its largest exhibition halls, the 7,920-square-metre Hall 12, into a single-hall auditorium capable of seating up to 5,700...

Many perceive South Africa to be an unsafe third world state, but with all eyes on how the country will manage the forthcoming Fifa World Cup, Meetings Africa 2010 and the UN World Travel...

Senior executives in the US and Europe appear to be emerging from recession mode and priming themselves for a return to growth, according to results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2010...

The quality of content, interaction, technology and networking were seen to be the main quartet of factors behind an effective and exciting event, according to the initial research from the...

Meetings indutsry consultant, Daniel Tschudy, sees a real reason for optimism at Meetings Africa.

All the focus at the moment is on how technology will effect and change the meetings industry over the next 10 years. With its powerful real-time collaboration capabilities, could Google Wave be...