Articles tagged “events”

Intense storms and flash floods in the Middle East city of Dubai this Friday morning have halted its events calendar. Across the country, storms began at around 4am local time,…

With an annual passenger volume of just under 90 million, it's no surprise that the primary focus of Dubai International Airport's expansion endeavors is directed towards elevating customer experience.

The London Marathon, set to attract 50,000 runners on Sunday, took several steps to lower its carbon footprint, including charging foreign entrants who had to travel to the city a…

Traveling to visit a single client could soon be a thing of past, Deloitte’s latest corporate travel study suggests. Instead, businesses see conferences and other live events as a much more productive affair, and will prioritize investing in attending them.

Companies that went hybrid are now being urged to "reuse" their office spaces by renting them out to other remote workers. Here we go again.

There’s a lot on tap for the hospitality industry in 2023, and at our Future of Lodging Forum we’re going to check in on how some of the industry’s brightest minds are tackling both the opportunities and challenges head-on.

In its effort to position itself as a destination for large-scale events and conferences, Abu Dhabi has been investing in world-class venues. And now it's incentivizing event planners even more by scrapping a 10 percent tax.

Most of the major hotel chains have now reported their fourth-quarter results. Tourists are back in full force, traditional business travelers less so. But fortunately for them all those conferences and big events are keeping their properties filled.

As countries in the Middle East set ambitious tourism targets for the future, Saudi Arabia is investing in infrastructure to drive numbers, while Dubai is investing in technology to adopt "Smart Gates" at Dubai airport and looking to make air taxis a reality.

After such a successful 2022, Skift Live is ready to take on 2023 by storm. Tickets are sure to sell out, so mark your calendars and register today.