The trend change in the startup sector comes in the wake of facing serious fundraising challenges of late due to concerns on ventures’ ability to earn hard cash from operations
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Surge in demand to push up UAE’s tourism market to reach $17 billion by 2025, study says
Post-pandemic, a new trend is emerging with more and more tourists preferring natural environment and adventurous tourism as they seek to lessen inter-human contacts, according to the RedSeer study
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Fans from around the world panic as airfares, hotel tariffs skyrocket for Qatar World Cup season
Flydubai to operate 60 flights per day from Dubai, while Kuwait Airways, Oman Air and Saudia to operate 20, 48 and 40 flights per day respectively just for the FIFA season
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Outbound travel expected to be strong this holiday, as the global coronavirus restrictions ease: experts
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There’s something in the air and I’m not referring to climate change
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Beirut hotel bookings for New Year at lowest number in 30 years
More than 100 hotels in Greater Beirut are still out of service, four months after the devastating Beirut Port explosion on August 4
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Video: Lebanon tourism sector is on the rise
Tourism experts in Lebanon are predicting the best summer in terms of hotel bookings and visitors, which are expected to see highs not witnessed since 2010.
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Rooms with a view: Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin
He has led Europe’s largest hospitality group to record profits. Now, Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin wants to turn it into the world’s most powerful hotelier
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Emaar Hospitality announces 72-hour flash sale on hotels
Emaar Hospitality is offering 25% off hotels booked between February 20 and 22 for stay this year
BookedHappy
Entrepreneur of the Week: BookedHappy’s Charlotte Gossage
Charlotte Gossage aims to bring business back to hotels through deals that refer customers to the hotels’ own websites to enable direct bookings
Abu Dhabi
Online travel agencies’ commission ‘too high’, says UAE hotel CEO
Khalid Anib said hotel operators should attempt to reduce commission rates by OTAs, which can be as high as 22%
BookedHappy
Online travel agencies ‘taking advantage’ of hotels, says Dubai start-up
BookedHappy aims to bring some business back to hotels through direct bookings, says founder Charlotte Gossage