Over 200 hotels are going to compete and try to cut their carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2011, making the hospitality industry more sustainable.

Holiday Inn has signed up as the official hotel sponsor for the London Olympics in 2012, seeking a high-profile way to showcase its £600-million (Dh3.6 billion) three-year relaunch, which is about half completed.

According to a report issued by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), the performance of Sharjah's hotel sector improved significantly in terms of services rendered to guests in the first half of this year.

Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), which measure passenger traffic, grew 11.1 per cent last month in the Middle East, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Australia pulling out all stops to attract Gulf travellers to its Gold Coast.

Though the Gulf region is seeing a total of 306 new hotels under construction at a value of over $140 billion (Dh514 billion), more will be needed by 2013 to satisfy the expected demand, a study says.

The Hotel Show, opens on Sunday at Shaikh Rashid Hall of the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Falling prices and a stronger dollar have made these exotic locales affordable for travellers.

Company doing good business while worldwide industry struggles.

MGM Mirage and Pearl Dubai FZ LLC announced on Tuesday plans to develop Bellagio, MGM Grand, and Skylofts hotels, as well as branded residences at Dubai Pearl, the $4 billion (Dh15 billion) world-class, fully integrated luxury development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.