EVENTS

Countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are already setting examples for other Middle Eastern countries where KSA is planning to invest $810 billion to transform the tourism industry, says Dr. Sanjay Batheja, Co-Founder & Director of Capital College. While industries like Big Data, healthcare and pharmaceutical …

TravelRevive, powered by ITB Asia and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), took place on November 25-26, 2020 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Leading the way with rigorous protocols and innovative solutions for the end-to-end visitor journey, TravelRevive was the first pilot tradeshow to trial the newly developed ‘hybrid event’ …

Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) has announced details of its comprehensive 2021 Retail Calendar, with citywide events, activations and experiences set to fully support the emirate’s economic and tourist development goals. The calendar is packed with 15 festival campaigns spread throughout 2021. With this year’s Dubai Fitness Challenge and …

One of the most proactive tourism boards in the region, Malaysia Tourism once again showed their prowess by presenting their most valuable offerings at the first-ever virtual event in the region, Gulf Travel Show. The partners share their experience. Shahrin Mokhtar, Director, Tourism Malaysia, Dubai GTS 2020 proved to be …

It was two days of non-stop meetings, extensive networking and understanding industry trends at the first-ever virtual Gulf Travel Show 2020. The event concluded with 6,000 one-on-one business meetings and 2,000 buyers from across the globe. Exhibitors, buyers and industry leaders share their views. HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, …

CatererGlobal.com’s Annual Industry Event highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality recruitment community, including its effect on mental health and wellbeing. This study reveals that 67 per cent of the hospitality workforce will plan a career move within the next 12 months. New, independent research conducted by CatererGlobal.com – …

The Palm Fountain at The Pointe, Dubai’s premier lifestyle and dining destination by Nakheel, has secured the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Fountain after a breathtaking launch streamed live across the world. The magical show was attended by distinguished guests, residents and tourists, who watched in awe as …

The year has been quite challenging with the pandemic taking over and disrupting processes in the hospitality industry. Last month, for the first time, owners and management teams from the hospitality industry came together and discussed some of the key areas in the industry. Robin Rossmann, Managing Director, STR These …

The first one-of-a-kind virtual event in the GCC in the post pandemic era kicks off on November 23 and 24 with two days of connecting the industry leaders on a networking platform like no other. SCTDA and RAKTDA have partnered as Gold and Platinum sponsors respectively. HE Khalid Jasim Al …

TRAVTALK will be media partners for the first ever virtual event titled “The Gulf Travel Show” on Nov 23 and 24, 2020. This event will connect 40 sellers from the ME with buyers from across the globe. This is a very unique opportunity that will enable you to meet with …