The northern emirate of Ajman witnessed a 7% increase in total tourism revenue during the first quarter of 2024, mainly driven by a 3% rise in occupancy rates and a 9% growth in visitor numbers compared to the same period last year, said a report.
More than 2,300 exhibitors and representatives from over 165 countries will be taking part in the 31st edition of Arabian Travel Market 2024, the region s largest travel and tourism exhibition, which opens in Dubai tomorrow (May 6).
The third edition of Cruise Travel Mart, held in Dubai, drew over 200 agents from the region s, alongside representatives from 15 key cruise firms. It provided crucial industry insights and networking opportunities, and showcased the latest innovations.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, has inked an agreement with SAP, a market leader in enterprise application software, to upgrade its enterprise resource planning solution to SAP’s latest software – S/4HANA Cloud.
Saudi Arabia is gearing up to develop 320,000 hotel rooms to cater to the projected surge in tourism, with the kingdom raising its projection for tourist numbers to 150 million by 2030, according to a new report.