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Saudi Arabia Cancels Hotel Licensing Fees: Hotel Sector to Witness Growth

Hotelogix

Saudi Arabia's decision to eliminate hotel licensing fees demonstrates its commitment to boosting tourism and reducing operational costs for hospitality providers. With the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative driving economic diversification and tourism development, the hospitality sector is expected to experience a surge in demand.

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Tourism is booming again – but how can we solve the recruitment and retention crisis?

Hotel Owner

Despite the cost-of-living crisis and economic uncertainty, the international hospitality and tourism industry is experiencing a surge in bookings as the summer season reaches its peak. An estimated 235 million tourists travelled internationally in the first three months of this year, more than double those in the same period of 2022.

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What’s it like to work in the top 10 hotels in Abu Dhabi?

Les Roches

In 2023 the city saw a remarkable increase in tourist arrivals, welcoming over 11 million visitors. This surge in tourism has significantly bolstered the hospitality sector, creating a wealth of opportunities for those aspiring to build a career in this dynamic industry.

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Emerging hospitality trends: what next in 2024?

Hotel Owner

Tourism and hospitality is one of the world’s most important industries – worth around $9.5tn in 2023, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) – and most dynamic, making it a fascinating subject for academics like myself to pursue. So first a summary of three key trends we saw in 2023.

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Maximize Return on Experience (ROE) with Data Driven Marketing

Revenue Hub

Tech-savvy guests expect an attractive, easy-to-navigate website that offers a clear view of what the property has to offer and makes it easy for the guest to navigate the site and book direct the first time – whether on a desktop or a mobile device. use their phones exclusively during the research phase of their travel.

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What it’s like to work in hotel operations management

Les Roches

Some of the obstacles that operations managers face include: Maintaining high guest satisfaction : balancing varied expectations while consistently maintaining good levels of service across all departments Handling staff shortages : dealing with unexpected absences while ensuring guest service quality Strategic planning and decision making: looking (..)

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Web Exclusive: Property execs talk ’23 expectations

Hotel Business

Hotel Business spoke with executives from hotels around the world to see what they expect for travel in 2023, and what they are doing to attract guests. We have already begun to offer ways for guests to easily reconnect with colleagues and other guests and will continue to make that a major focus in 2023.