Abu Dhabi could become home to its own pyramids, but these would serve as solar-powered energy generators rather than tombs. This follows a design featuring nine pyramids, similar in form to Egypt’s famous Great Pyramids of Giza, winning the UAE’s Land Art Generator Initiative, an architecture competion to promote carbon neutral developments.

Eric Clapton, the only three-time inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is to kick off the Abu Dhabi concert season by playing a one-off concert at Yas Island on 11 February.

The convergence of social media and mobile applications will have a profound impact on corporate meetings and events, but not in the way one might expect. In a new report and upcoming Online Event, PhoCusWright examines the U.S. corporate groups and meetings market, and how meeting planners, travel companies and technology providers can leverage the mobile-social “sweetspot” to their advantage.

One month into 2011, and the pace of life in Joburg is back in the full swing of summer, as Africa’s most exciting city gears up to host a full roster of world-class events, including Joburg Fashion Week, ATP SA Tennis Open and Meetings Africa, which all take place this month.

Egypt’s tourism industry has been one of the few success stories of the global downturn. Excellent value, sun and ancient culture have proven a huge hit. But with ongoing protests, BTN looks at what the future holds for an industry that contributes over 11 percent to the country’s GDP.

Turkey’s rise to tourism superstardom has received another boost after the actor Nicholas Cage arrived in the country to start filming scenes for the sequel to “Ghost Rider”. The Oscar winning actor met the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that he was keen to pay a visit to İstanbul, which was voted “Europe’s Leading Destination” by the World Travel Awards.