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Virtual Dubai and the Creator Economy: Inside the Hotels Shaping Social Influence
As travel marketing moves deeper into the creator era, Virtual Dubai continues to show how Virtual World Internet is turning immersive hospitality content into a powerful tool for modern destination storytelling. If the first wave of travel marketing was built around glossy photography and the second around social media, the next is being shaped by navigable content: digital environments that allow creators, influencers and publishers to explore, pre-scout and frame experiences before they ever arrive. That is precisely where Virtual Dubai has found its edge. Through interactive virtual tours across some of the city’s most visually striking hotels, the platform is creating a new layer of creator-ready infrastructure, one that aligns with how luxury travel is now discovered, shared and sold
Traveling Through Music: Destinations That Went Viral Because of a Song
Many trips begin with the discovery of a cheap airfare or a message from a friend suggesting that you should go to that destination. Today, most travel decisions are made when a person hears a particular sound. A 12-second snippet of music that brings to mind something special, a lyric that has an effect on you, or a beat drop - that makes walking down the street seem like an action scene from a movie that features you!
Trip.com Group Highlights Growth in Spain’s Asia Travel Market and Expanding Inbound Demand
Trip.com Group reports strong growth in travel flows between Spain and Asia in 2025, with rising demand from Spanish travellers to destinations such as Japan, South Korea, Thailand and China, alongside increasing interest in Spain from Asian markets. Hotel bookings are a key driver of this growth, reflecting longer stays and deeper engagement with destinations. Meanwhile, European inbound travel to Spain remains stable, with the UK, France and Germany leading source markets.
BTN Interviews: Ritesh Raj, Co-Founder and CEO, CuddlyNest: From India to the Future of AI Travel
CuddlyNest has evolved from its founding ambition of touching every travel vertical into a next-phase company now focused on enhancement rather than building—leveraging AI, expanding into flights and attractions, and redefining how travellers discover and book experiences. Its journey reflects what happens when grit aligns with timing and resilience meets risk, driven by a founder who turned his beginnings in an “unpopular town” into a global vision. Today, CuddlyNest stands as a testament to exploration, determination, and the belief that the world is not only worth seeing—but worth connecting.
Qatar set to host the first ever Shell Eco-marathon in the Middle East
For the first time ever, one of the world’s leading energy-efficiency engineering programmes for students, Shell Eco-marathon, is coming to the Middle East and will be hosted in Qatar under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani - Chairperson of Qatar Museums
Marriott International Signs Industry-First Strategic Collaboration with Rappi in Latin America
Marriott International has announced that it has signed an industry-first agreement with Rappi, Inc., the multilatina technology company.
Hudini set to double growth in 2022
With over 60% of hotel executives looking to introduce a fully contactless experience by 2025, Hudini witnesses unprecedented demand for its solutions, designed to transform the hotel guest experience
Qatar Tourism receives 13 international awards for its Visit Qatar website & mobile application
Most recently, Qatar Tourism was awarded World’s Best Tourism Authority Website and Middle East’s Best Tourism Authority Website at the 2nd Annual World Travel Tech Awards 2022
Dubai hosts Women in Tech Global Awards at the Museum of the Future
Under the patronage of Sheikha Mozah bint Marwan..Dubai hosts Women in Tech Global Awards at the Museum of the Future Fifth edition of the Awards recognised women for their outstanding contributions to tech
Gitex 2022: tech at the top of Dubai’s priorities, says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has said Gitex Global helped to place technology among Dubai’s top priorities. He said the event, which runs until Friday at Dubai World Trade Centre, made the emirate a key technology centre.
Insignia’s Intelligence Unit predicts the blurring of boundaries of places and experiences
Launching today at The Future Hospitality Summit in Dubai, ‘The Blended Future’ spotlights the trends that are accelerating change across specific industry sectors, including urban design, architecture, tourism, hospitality, dining, healthcare and culture.
US airports under mounting pressure to adopt a US biometric exit solution
As international travel resumes, US airports are under mounting pressure to adopt a US biometric exit solution to aid US Customs & Border Protection