Hassan Ahdab, president of hotel operations with Dur Hospitality Company, tells Breaking Travel News how the company is seeking to facilitate religious tourism in Saudi Arabia. With a new tour operator and a rapid expansion of its hotel offering planned, the company is well positioned to benefit from Vision 2030 and the expansion of the tourism sector in the country.

Breaking Travel News catches up with Dimitris Manikis, president and managing director in EMEA for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, during the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Ras al Khaimah. He tell us how important the franchise model is in the region, which markets are poised for growth and why the company is well-placed to exploit the boom in the mid-market sector.

The Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island is located centrally in Al Marjan Island, the flagship lifestyle and leisure destination developed by Marjan, the master-developer of freehold property in Ras Al Khaimah.

Marjan, the master-developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah, is showcasing an array of investment opportunities offered by the emirate for hospitality and property investors at the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference.

InterContinental Hotel Group vice president for development in the Middle East & Africa, Matthew Tripolone, speaks to Breaking Travel News during the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Ras al Khaimah. He tells us about the potential for growth in the mid-market segment, how important Saudi Arabia will be in the hospitality sector in the region and the development of the new voco brand.

With the first phase of the Red Sea mega-project in Saudi Arabia’s Western Region on track for completion in 2020, Breaking Travel News catches up with John Pagano, chief executive of the Red Sea Development Company, to understand more about the landmark project as they ramp up towards completion