Tourism
Middle East tourism news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Tourism News
Saudi Arabia to open world’s second tallest tower in August
The Makkah Clock Royal Tower will be 577 metres tall
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Contractors to bid on King Abdullah International Gardens
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Cowi to design Al-Khobar’s first green hotel
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Dewan to design two hotel projects in Iraq
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Antiquities council to prequalify contractors for pyramids museum
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Mandarin Oriental to manage Saadiyat resort
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Carillion Alawi wins Oman National museum contract
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US-led team to manage Grand Egyptian Museum project
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels raises $408m loan
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Sharjah hotels suffer drop in occupancy
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Union Properties in talks with buyers for Ritz Carlton
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Mubadala seeks financial adviser for Rosewood hotel
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Contractors prepare bids for Bustan hotel spa
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Oman tenders Duqm hotel consultancy role
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Orascom Hotels completes $160m loan
Tourism Analysis
Regional investment agency chiefs
Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi
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Majid Al-Futtaim Group
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North Africa and Levant tourism
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Cairo casts its net for investment
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Business Close-up: Al-Hokair Group
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Saudi Arabia hotel developers
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Saudi tourism key to job creation
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Lebanese tourism sector bounces back
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Gulf tourism
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Saudi Arabia's Economic Cities programme faces defining year
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Lebanon's Cedar Island - Fast facts
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Dubai’s search for economic stability
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Regional tourism drops off in Dubai
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MA Al-Kharafi & Sons
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Saudi Arabia Hajj
Tourism Special Reports
Special Report: Hotel Investment & Tourism - Budget brands expand
The Middle East’s hotel industry has enjoyed startling growth over the past few years. According to global business advisory firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, hotels have recorded a five-year run of double-digit growth in revenue per available room - a key indicator of profit.
Tourism Data
Regional hotels turn to alternative markets
Empty aircraft seats and discounted hotel rooms have characterised the global tourism market over the past six months, as the global credit crunch has kept business travellers and tourists at home.
Major tourism projects in the GCC
The number of tourism related investments in the Gulf is at an all time high as investors seek to profit from the region's growth in visitor numbers. MEED Projects shows a total of $194 billion projects are planned or underway across the GCC.
Tourism Tenders
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Egypt: Library and museum construction
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Bahrain: Karting circuit construction
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Bahrain: Karting architect and supervision consultancy
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Oman: Hotel development consultancy
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Oman: National museum fit-out works
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Oman: Hotel spa buildings
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Kuwait: Building cleaning works
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Lebanon: Archaeological project infrastructure
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Oman: Hotel interior design consultancy
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Oman: Hotel architect of record and engineering consultancy
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UAE: Park construction
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Oman: Road development
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Iraq: Events and hotel services
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Oman: Construction of tourism project
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Jordan: Petra gateway consultancy
