http://www.meed.com/rss/rss_meed_tourism.xml en-uk A tender has been issued for design consultancy services on the Jabal al-Akhdar hotel project in Oman. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/tender_issued_for_lead_design_consultant_for_oman_hotel.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/tender_issued_for_lead_design_consultant_for_oman_hotel.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 09 July 2008 14:12 Over $5.4bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region up to 8 July, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports. Check back at the end of the month for a full list of contracts awarded in July. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/contracts_awarded_monthly_round_up/2008/07/middle_east_contracts_awarded_july_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/contracts_awarded_monthly_round_up/2008/07/middle_east_contracts_awarded_july_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Beverly Shemaine 09 July 2008 13:52 http://www.meed.com:80/images/CONTRACTS_resized_70_tcm24-1375056.jpg Site will be first of 19 coastal towns to be developed following approval of kingdom’s tourism masterplan. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/alrayis_to_be_saudi_arabias_first_resort_town.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/alrayis_to_be_saudi_arabias_first_resort_town.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Matthew Martin 04 July 2008 17:32 Over $6bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in June, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/contracts_awarded_monthly_round_up/2008/06/middle_east_contracts_awarded_june_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/contracts_awarded_monthly_round_up/2008/06/middle_east_contracts_awarded_june_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Beverly Shemaine 16 June 2008 12:02 http://www.meed.com:80/images/CONTRACTS_resized_70_tcm24-1375056.jpg  Provision of architectural/lead design consultancy services for the development of a hotel. Closing date: 28 July 2008   http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/06/oman_tender_hotel_development_consultancy_services.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/06/oman_tender_hotel_development_consultancy_services.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Jane Bishop 30 June 2008 23:11 Saudi Arabia’s $38bn tourism strategy has been approved by the Council of Ministers. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/saudi_tourism_plan_receives_approval.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/saudi_tourism_plan_receives_approval.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 29 June 2008 11:17 A tender is to be issued for construction work at Atturaif, close to Riyadh, one of Saudi Arabia’s major cultural sites. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/tender_issued_for_historical_site_in_riyadh.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/tender_issued_for_historical_site_in_riyadh.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 24 June 2008 14:04 The region's hoteliers mull over the idea of a sub-Saharan hospitality training institute. http://www.meed.com:80/realestate/lastword/2008/05/mozambiques_gulf_dream.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/realestate/lastword/2008/05/mozambiques_gulf_dream.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Edmund O'Sullivan 07 May 2008 08:03 http://www.meed.com:80/images/mozambique-boys_resized_70_tcm24-1325426.jpg The UAE emirate of Ras al-Khaimah has launched an offshore mixed-use development. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/ras_alkhaimah_launches_offshore_project.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/ras_alkhaimah_launches_offshore_project.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 09 June 2008 13:59 http://www.meed.com:80/images/Dana-island_resized_70_tcm24-1518260.jpg The Dubai-based Drake & Scull International has been awarded a AED162m ($44m) contract for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) work on the Palm Jumeirah. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/06/drake__skull_win_mep_contract_on_palm_jumeirah.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/06/drake__skull_win_mep_contract_on_palm_jumeirah.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 09 June 2008 13:01 Taameer Jordan Holdings has unveiled a JD1.5bn ($2.12bn) project to redevelop the Aqaba Special Economic Zone and build a new tourist resort on the site. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/taameer_jordan_holdings_plans_2bn_tourist_development_in_aqaba.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/06/taameer_jordan_holdings_plans_2bn_tourist_development_in_aqaba.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Hugh Tomlinson 09 June 2008 16:30 Almost $22bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in May, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month. http://www.meed.com:80/petrochemicals/contractaward/2008/05/middle_east_contracts_awarded_may_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/petrochemicals/contractaward/2008/05/middle_east_contracts_awarded_may_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 14 May 2008 13:33 http://www.meed.com:80/images/CONTRACTS_resized_70_tcm24-1375056.jpg The government is investing $40bn in resorts along the Red Sea coast to attract visitors and provide jobs. http://www.meed.com:80/construction/features/2008/05/riyadhs_red_sea_vision.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/construction/features/2008/05/riyadhs_red_sea_vision.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 16 May 2008 12:05 http://www.meed.com:80/images/saudi-umbrella_resized_70_tcm24-1356517.jpg The UAE-UK group Al-Futtaim Carillion has started work on the Cairo Festival City (CFC) retail centre in a joint venture with Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries. It will also work on other Festival City projects across the Middle East and North Africa. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/alfuttaim_carillion_begins_work_on_cairos_festival_city.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/alfuttaim_carillion_begins_work_on_cairos_festival_city.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Colin Foreman 16 May 2008 14:24 Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) has been awarded an estimated $1bn contract for building works on the Omagine project outside Muscat. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/consolidated_secures_1bn_resort_deal.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/consolidated_secures_1bn_resort_deal.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Colin Foreman 16 May 2008 14:01 With 13 million domestic visitors annually, the kingdom need not concern itself with Western tourists. http://www.meed.com:80/commentary/2008/05/riyadh_right_to_focus_on_regional_tourists.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/commentary/2008/05/riyadh_right_to_focus_on_regional_tourists.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 16 May 2008 13:20 Four firms have so far purchased tender documents for the contract to build a new hotel development in Duqm in Oman. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/bids_in_for_oman_hotel_project.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/05/bids_in_for_oman_hotel_project.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 Christopher Sell 15 May 2008 12:13 Saudi Arabia is faced with a serious challenge. Its need to invest in infrastructure and public services is crucial if it is to maintain its non-oil GDP growth, which is outperformed the hydrocarbon sector for the first time in 2007 (5.6 per cent compared to 3.6 percent energy growth). http://www.meed.com:80/construction/specialreport/2008/05/saudi_arabia_and_the_infrastructure_inflation_paradox_special_report_28_june_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 http://www.meed.com:80/construction/specialreport/2008/05/saudi_arabia_and_the_infrastructure_inflation_paradox_special_report_28_june_2008.html;jsessionid=D0A40F0D7954DBDDE41DF8DCD92BB017 14 May 2008 11:46