Golfing icon, Colin Montgomerie, has scooped top honours at the World Golf Awards. The Ryder Cup-legend was named Golf Course Designer of the Year at the golf tourism industry’s event of the year in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Bab Al Qasr Hotel & Residences has appointed Nemo Acimovic to the role of general manager. A bonafide leader and industry visionary, Acimovic will bring decades of experience and a strategic perspective to his new role at the 677-room property.

Featuring some of the most notable names of the 20th century avant-garde scene, Louvre Abu Dhabi’s upcoming exhibition, Rendezvous in Paris: Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani & Co. (1900-1939), will include more than 80 works.

Etihad Airways is extending its free Abu Dhabi stopover campaign to the end of the year due to the popularity of the special offer in its opening month. Travellers flying through the capital of the UAE with the airline are invited to enjoy a free two-night hotel stay to break up their journey and explore the city’s vibrant and diverse attractions.

Abu Dhabi has sought to portray itself as the sophisticated alternative to its glitzier cousins in the United Arab Emirates, but it also has a wild side. Take a look as Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, visits the Arabian Nights Village on the edge of the Empty Quarter in search of adventure

Saeed Al Saeed, destination marketing director with the Department of Culture & Tourism in Abu Dhabi, tells Breaking Travel News how the emirate has wooed record visitor numbers in recent years, why tourism will be so important looking ahead and how the cruise sector has proved to be an unexpected success for the market.