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Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award withheld due to travel restrictions
SHARJAH, February 9, 2021 The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEA) has decided to withhold the Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award for this year due to travel restrictions. The decision came at a meeting to review the developments of the award s work plan in its 2020-2021 edition in light of the amendments made recently to keep pace with the spread of Covid-19, a WAM release said. The meeting was held virtually and chaired by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEC).
February 2021 614 UAE hotels braved a tough year in 2020 and are looking to 2021 with hope following the vaccine rollout. However, increased upcoming supply amid a slow revival in demand will see revenue and occupancy levels likely move lower in 2021, according to Cavendish Maxwell, a leading property consultancy and chartered surveying firm providing services in the Middle East and Africa. As expected, 2020 was a tough year for the hospitality industry in the UAE, with several hotels in shuttering on a temporary or permanent basis. However, some others have used the pandemic as an opportunity to revisit and cut operating costs thereby improving margins not only for 2020 but beyond. As a result, they have successfully brought down the occupancy rate required to break-even, which is lower than the typical 40 per cent, said the expert in its Q4 2020 UAE Property Market Report, containing key data and trends for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates.
Visit Winston-Salem has rolled out the latest in a long line of marketing campaigns, hoping the timing is right to appeal to tourists, conventions and sports groups that are cautiously inching forward in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tourism agency released last week Winston-Salem s Got You Covered, which blends a montage of local destination and hotel settings with a message emphasizing heightened safety measures to reassure travelers and guests.
The campaign is aimed at state, regional and national meeting planners, along with more than 450 meeting and convention clients.
Meeting and convention bookings account for more than 30% of the Forsyth County hotel occupancy, a key portion of the taxes those hotel room stays generate.