Hospitality chain Radisson has announced the opening of a new hotel in Panama, offering breathtaking views of the Panama Canal, along with being just minutes away from Albrook International Airport.

Scheduled to open in December, Radisson Hotel Panama Canal was originally a Country Inn & Suites by Radisson and recently completed a nearly $2 million renovation to convert the property into a Radisson.

“We are thrilled to welcome this fantastic hotel as we continue growing the Radisson brand"...

Central Hotels’ Royal Central Hotel The Palm has soft opened today. Located on the East Crescent of Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, the five-star hotel on The Palm features 207 rooms and suites.

Commenting on the opening, Central Hotels vice president Abdulla Al Abdulla said: “We are very excited to announce the soft opening"...

Jumeirah’s iconic, sail-shaped hotel Burj Al Arab is set to undergo renovation in the summer of 2019, according to company CEO Jose Silva.

“We will also renovate [Burj Al Arab], probably in summer 2019,' he told Arabian Business.

The hotel, which opened in December 1999 in Dubai, will follow in the footsteps of nearby property Jumeirah"...

Four top executives from different sectors of the travel industry will take a look back on 2018 and a look ahead to 2019 at WTM London, the leading global event for the travel industry taking place from November 5-7.

The session, called World Travel Leaders – What to expect in 2019, will be in the form of a panel discussion, with the four senior leaders sharing expert insight into what is currently driving the UK markets in outbound and inbound travel.

The speakers – representing easyJet,"...

Seif Saleh Alshunnar recently beat his brother Ali’s current record as youngest Emirati to climb Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, at only 14 years of age. Standing at 5,895 metres above sea level, Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain in the world.

Seif’s older two brothers had respectively held the title in turn, with Moawiyah Saleh Alshunnar at age 15 and a half and Ali Saleh Alshunnar at age 15 and 1 month

His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, issued an Emiri Decree about reducing the tourism tax paid by hotels and tourism companies in Ajman, with the aim of promoting tourism and improving the emirate’s investment environment.

Decree No. 08 for 2018 stipulates the reduction of tourism fees, as per articles No. 01 and 02 of Emiri Decree No. 20 for 2017 on reducing the tax on local hotels and tourism companies from ten to seven per cent of the value of all"...

Renowned for their quality lifestyle projects in the Sultanate - Al Raid Group has recently launched the nation’s first outlet mall and largest retailtainment destination – ‘Al Araimi Walk’ in Barka. The iconic 240,000 sqm development project will set a new benchmark as the nation’s first ever retailtainment destination; and will feature 164 retail outlets, 42 food and beverage outlets, 7 entertainment hubs, a hypermarket, and IMAX cinema.

Apart"...

Radisson Hotel Group announced at its 2018 Asia Pacific Business Conference in Batam, Indonesia, its new strategic partnership with Hainan Airlines, China’s leading five-star carrier.

The two companies share many synergies, and are part of the same “family of brands”: Hainan Airlines is owned by HNA Group, a China-based Fortune Global 500 company which is also a majority owner of Radisson Hotel Group.

These two global companies will now deepen their relationship even further with"...

Launched by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in February 2018, the Mosul Initiative is conceived in partnership with the Iraqi Government to integrate the human dimension in the reconstruction and recovery of the city, particularly through culture and education, after years of painful destruction. Between 2014 and 2017, historic monuments and sites were systematically destroyed in Iraq.

Ernesto Ottone-Ramirez, UNESCO Assistant Director-General"...