Richard Whiddington, Jing Travel
As Chinese outbound travel continues to rise, this high-spending segment is increasingly appealing to destinations worldwide. Deploying WeChat, China's No. 1 superapp, may be key for travel brands and destinations looking to unlock this market.
2 weeks ago
Arif Sharif, Bloomberg
The crossroads of the United States, Europe and Asia — namely Dubai — will be a little less crowded while a runway at Dubai International Airport gets revamped. It will be back, but Emirates will have to cope with the lack of runway real estate.
1 month ago
Paul Biasco, Skift
Travel advisors serving the LGBTQ community need to be familiar with norms and laws affecting their clients in destinations around the globe. That doesn't mean banning every unfriendly destination, but does require knowing how to deal with them.
2 months ago
Hannah Sampson, Skift
Six Flags' big ambitions for international expansion are meeting economic reality. The theme park operator still finds potential in partnerships outside the United States, but expectations have to be adjusted.
3 months ago
Filipe Pacheco, Bloomberg
The economic slowdown and rise in the number of theme parks in the Gulf are among the factors keeping Six Flags from going full throttle in Dubai.
4 months ago
Archana Narayanan, Bloomberg
Dubai does not lack high towers. Here's another, and one that will provide events planners with more exciting venues. Roll it on.
4 months ago
Layan Odeh, Bloomberg
Cutting costs can only get you so far. Is Etihad really a viable independent business or would it be be better suited partnering with Dubai-based Emirates?
4 months ago
Lisa Fleisher, Bloomberg
Think there's been some growth recently in Dubai? The city's airport handled 500 million passengers in its first 50 years, through 2011. It only took it seven years to double that number.
5 months ago
Zainab Fattah and Manus Cranny, Bloomberg
Build it and they will come had been Dubai's mantra forever. But oversupply has caught up with the city whose economy is still seeing the impact of lower oil prices. Billionaire hotel developer Khalaf Al Habtoor can't stomach the resulting lower room rates so he's moving his cranes to other projects now.
6 months ago
Archana Narayanan, Bloomberg
Executives with Six Flags Entertainment warned last month that an on-time opening of the Dubai project was unlikely, and it appears that caution was warranted. As DXB Entertainments conducts a strategic review, what other changes await?
7 months ago
Hannah Sampson, Skift
Six Flags still considers international licensing an important driver of revenue growth, despite some roadblocks along the way. Back in the U.S., where most of its parks are located, weather put a damper on quarterly earnings.
7 months ago
Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg
Dubai bit off a massive project at a precarious time when it bought the QE2 for $100 million more than 10 years ago. Will the investment finally start to pay off?
1 year ago