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Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performing the Hajj attend the Friday prayers inside and outside the Grand Mosque, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Salah Malkawi/ The National

Saudi Arabia inks tourism deal with e-travel booker Agoda

The preliminary agreement aims to promote the kingdom to pilgrims with dedicated portal

December 4, 2018
A cyber breach in Starwood's reservation system had allowed unauthorised access to information about as many as 500 million guests since 2014. Bloomberg

Marriott data breach: how are customers in the Middle East affected?

Marriott International said on Friday that hackers accessed up to 500 million customer records

December 1, 2018
Marriott Hotels confirmed its reservation database has been hacked since 2014. EPA

Marriott hotels cyber attack: privacy of 500 million guests compromised

The group said confidential information such as passport and credit card details of guests at its Starwood unit had been exposed in the attack

November 30, 2018
Dubai's Emaar Properties is selling five hotels to Abu Dhabi National Hotels. Reuters

Business Extra podcast: Emaar checks out of five Dubai hotels 

Plus, we talk about the business of e-sports with the founder of Dubai Power League Gaming

November 29, 2018
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JULY 30, 2018. Rudi Jagersbacher, Hilton’s president in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: David Dunn Section: BZ

The open door policy of hotelier Rudi Jagersbacher

The Austrian president of Hilton Middle East assumed his role in 2010

November 23, 2018
La Pergola at Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria. Courtesy Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria

Executive travel: A Roman gem that offers opulence and fine dining

Cavalieri Wardorf Astoria is home to masterpieces from one of Italy’s largest privately owned art collections - and the hotel is huge

November 16, 2018
Sidi Bou Said, Tunis, Tunisia. The country's tourism industry is rebounding. Rosemary Behan

Tunisia's tourism industry starts to shine again

Sector vital to African country's economy finally showing signs of complete recovery, three years after a spate of devastating terrorist attacks

November 16, 2018
The Lapita Hotel project at Dubai Parks and Resorts office, whose operator DXB Entertainments narrowed losses and grew visitor numbers in Q3 2018. Satish Kumar / The National

DXB Entertainments shrinks losses in Q3 as company conducts strategic review

Total visits to Dubai Parks and Resorts were up 5 per cent to 501,394, theme park operator says

November 6, 2018
Marrakech at dusk, Morocco. The government is said to want to sell a stake in the famous La Mamounia Hotel. Getty

Morocco hopes lure of Winston Churchill will attract hotel investors

Government said to plan next year to sell a 51 per cent stake in La Mamounia Hotel, which has welcomed famous names such as the late UK war-time leader

October 29, 2018
Attractions such as the Taj Mahal are proving a major draw for domestic Indian tourists. AFP

Indian domestic tourism sector set for take-off

As appetites and incomes grow, travel and tourism companies in the country are eager to tap into the vast market on their own doorstep

October 28, 2018