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Visitors flock to Sheikh Zayed Festival, boosting exhibitors’ sales
Abu Dhabi, UAE--Sheikh Zayed Festival is witnessing a large public turnout from citizens, residents and tourists from all over the world to celebrate New Year's Eve and welcome the new year 2024, which contributes significantly to increasing retail sales for exhibitors and commercial stores at the festival. During the celebration...
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Qatar sees record expenditure during Eid holidays
The entertainment sector, which includes restaurants, cinemas, and theme parks, attracts customers at record rates during the festive period, especially with the introduction of various smart applications that facilitate e-purchasing and e-payment methods, in line with offers and promotional campaigns that attract more clients. -
Food delivery market hots up even as inflation fear makes GCC residents cautious about expenses
Increased energy costs and supply chain disruptions caused by the epidemic would be a considerable burden for Gulf countries, which rely heavily on imports, says a report. -
Qatar World Cup to kick up region’s economic growth
The FIFA World Cup, which is likely to boost tourism across GCC, is all set to increase revenues for Gulf airlines, hotel and restaurant industries and domestic transportation. -
Dubai eateries earn Middle East’s first Michelin stars
Created in 1900 by the brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin of the tyre company Michelin for motorists, the guide has become a reference for food lovers. -
More sectors adapt to crypto payments in the UAE
As the number of people in UAE who deal in cryptocurrency rises, sectors like real estate, hospitality and travel have started accepting cryptocurrency payments. -
Not just business hub, Dubai is music, food destination too
The locals, residents, and visitors have once again started flocking to museums, historical and heritage sites, and public libraries, according to DCAA data. Trips to these locations totaled 521,753 during 2021, with heritage sites accounting for half of those visits, followed by libraries at 39 percent and museums at 11... -
UAE restores Ramadan goodwill with tough fight against COVID-19
While iftar tents are reinstated this year for government and licensed entities, authorities have advised that the group iftars and suhoor gatherings should be limited to family members in the same household. -
Google Maps and Tripadvisor nix war news in reviews
Both services face a campaign by activists to use online reviews of businesses such as restaurants to get news of the war to Russians being fed information from the government. -
One-horse open sleigh ride across frozen Turkish lake
The region mainly produces cheese but because of harsh and long winter such activity is rare so tourists on board horse-drawn sleighs are a small supplement to the income of locals. -
Jordan defers Covid-19-hit restaurants’ repayments till mid-2022
Issam Fakhreddin, the head of Jordan Restaurants Association called on tourist restaurants to submit a written request and a document of inability to repay -
Online food delivery infra a necessity now
‘The delivery sector has become critical to the hospitality industry's survival,’ says Deliverect Middle East General Manager Naji Haddad. -
Dubai’s gourmet restaurants hungry for a star
It is a prize a restaurant or a chef would die for to possess. It is the culinary equivalent of an Oscar in the film industry. The Michelin star is the medal that diners of the world hunger for. -
Abu Dhabi issues new Covid-19 norms for tourism and leisure venues
Restaurants can operate at 80 percent of their capacity and allow a maximum of 10 people at a table who must wear a mask while moving about. Gyms and spas can operate at 50 percent of their capacity and wedding halls can have a maximum of 100 attendees. -
What ails restaurant sector in Kuwait?
*Shortage of qualified workers, delay in vaccination and timing restrictions are affecting the sector negatively *Small restaurants and cafes especially suffering because of incomplete vaccination KUWAIT CIT: A severe shortage of specialized and qualified workers, delay in vaccinating a large segment of the sector’s workforce, and continuation of the closure...