An “Out Of This World” elite supercar key will appear at the fourth Amex World Luxury Expo in Riyadh. Senturion (also official partner of the Lotus F1 Team) have created a Senturion supercar key which is in fact a high technology device or bracelet made from meteorite deposits. At its core the Senturion Meteorite contains a Widmanstätten etch pattern (these are fine, interweaving bands of metallic elements) lifted from iron meteorite deposits.

Wings Travel Management is establishing operations to service the Saudi Arabian market, commencing travel management services to one of its Fortune 200 tiered clients based in the Kingdom. In light of this development and the interest expressed by other clients, Wings has advanced the establishment of a Saudi Arabian registered company.

Turkish Airlines has introduced a new route to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. The carrier ranks among the world’s major airlines, with a flight network reaching 276 destinations in 110 countries.

Musa Barrieh, vice president, investment and development, Dur Hospitality Company talks about the re-branding and the new strategy of the Saudi Hotels & Resorts Company. He also speaks to Phil Blizzard about their present inventory and how that is likely to develop, along with news from AHIC on their partnership with the IHC Group.

A new report published by Jones Lang LaSalle reveals today the major cities of Saudi Arabia - Riyadh and Jeddah - are forecast to see an increase of 16,000 new hotel rooms by 2018. Of these, over 50 per cent will be part of new five-star hotel developments, as international hotel brands put in place ambitious expansion plans. The number of rooms in Jeddah is expected to increase by 2,700 in 2015 alone.

After more than a decade operating hotels in the Middle East, leading Asian hospitality group Dusit International has further solidified its presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council by entering into a joint venture hotel management agreement with a local partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dusit International and regional hoteliers Dyar Hotels & Resorts recently held a signing ceremony to formally establish a joint venture hospitality management company.