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Cabin crew as tourism ambassadors

In a first in the Middle East region, flyadeal has announced that Saudi cabin crew will be trained as certified tour guides in support of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to build a dynamic tourism industry. The programme will target 800 crew by 2030 for comprehensive tour guide training in which …

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Riyadh Summit to reboot tourism

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb has launched TOURISE, a bold new global platform designed to shape a new horizon and plot a shared roadmap for the next 50 years of tourism. Built for ambition and backed by vision, the new tourism planform will convene a cross-section …

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Malaysia targets 1mn ME tourists in ’25

Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, Director General, Tourism Malaysia, in an interview with TRAVTALK, shared that they expect to close 2025 with one million visitors from the Middle East region. Having received over 190k visitors last year, they are hopeful that alongside their new initiatives and enhanced connectivity, the numbers will rise …

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RezLive.com launches ‘Smart Match’

RezLive.com has launched Smart Match, an advanced AI-powered feature, set to redefine the way travel agents compare and book hotel rooms. With the travel industry constantly evolving, Smart Match represents a pivotal innovation—transforming the room selection experience by using AI to intelligently group, compare and present hotel room options in …

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MOVEMENTS

Radisson Hotel Group Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Daaliah Meyer joins Radisson Hotel Group as Cluster Director of Marketing & Communications in Saudi Arabia. With a background in neuropsychology and a career forged at the intersection of creativity, data and human behaviour, Meyer brings a powerful perspective to hospitality marketing. She …

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Al Rais appoints India representative

Al Rais Travel has appointed Footprints Worldwide as its representative office in India. The initiative reaffirms Al Rais Travel’s commitment to expanding its global network and building new partnerships with travel agencies and tour operators across India, and significantly increase the number of Indian visitors to Dubai and the UAE. …

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Delivering excellence in service

The Tower Plaza Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road has been the most sought-after hotel by both leisure and corporate travellers from across GCC, Europe and CIS countries. Ahmed Ibrahim, Commercial Director and Acting General Manager, Tower Plaza Hotel, shares with TRAVTALK some of their unique experiences and initiatives to attract …

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Purpose-built wellness infra in focus

SanJeet, Director, DDP Group, moderated an insightful session on ‘Wellness and celebratory tourism’ with three industry experts at the Arabian Travel Market. Paul Stevens, COO, MEA and Turkiye, Accor Hotels and Resorts Management; Eddy Tannous, COO, Rotana Hotels and Kathryn Moore, MD, Spa Connectors, shared their viewpoint on the wellness …

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Direct flights, diverse offerings for GCC

The German National Tourist Office GCC announced that GCC visitors to Germany have grown steadily to over 489,689 in 2024, a steady year-on-year increase of 1.2% and an impressive 21% increase when compared with the total number of visitors in 2022. These figures underscore Germany’s increasing post-pandemic popularity with GCC …

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