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Airlines
Competition in Pakistani aviation is getting fierce, pressuring the profitability of every carrier.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
Online Travel
Booking.com has a substantial presence in the Middle East, but there is a vacuum that Wego Group and homegrown players could begin to fill over the next few years.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
Tourism
Tourists can sometimes be insular and oblivious to the world around them until a supposedly benign environment is no longer so.
Lisa Barrington and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 2 years ago
Hotels
A significant piece of business coming out of the pandemic, but the hotel group may struggle to house large numbers of visitors across the emirate's relatively small hotel and real estate portfolio.
Andrew Mills, Reuters | 3 years ago
Startups
Investing in the "last mile" of travel can help on a few fronts, such as climate protection, gender equality, and economic development, according to Victoria Grace, founder of blank check firm Queen's Gambit. Makes sense on several levels.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago
Airline insurers want more security and proper air traffic control at Kabul's airport before restarting their coverage of commercial flights there. The concerns are understandable.
Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain, Reuters | 3 years ago
Is the kingdom carving out a reputation as a new epicurean center for the Middle East?
Davide Barbuscia and Marwa Rashad, Reuters | 3 years ago
Coronavirus
Accor's push into the Middle East is a needed shot in the arm for the region's tepid pace of hotel development. But success hinges on mega-projects and events in markets like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia actually panning out.
Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago
The pace of hotel development in the Middle East has fallen for more than a year, but companies aren't shying away from introducing new brands to the region. If it can sustain its winter travel appeal — and that's a big if — expect the development pendulum to swing in a positive direction.
In old-school business wisdom, the large eat the small. Today the truism is that the fast eat the slow. No wonder Almosafer is looking to outrun the regional and global competition in Saudi Arabia and a couple of its bordering countries.
