Kempinski Hotels and Resorts has opened an Anantara Spa at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea, which they claim is the biggest one in the Middle East. The spa has more than 10,000 square meters in space, 20 treatment rooms, and boasts a big studio for meditation, pilates, tai chi, and yoga. The [...]

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced that they are officially reopening the Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat after extensive renovations on the whole hotel. The restoration done to the property covers a huge upgrade, which includes changes done to the garden and beach area, lobby, most of the guest rooms, and the sports facilities. [...]

Rotana Hotels and Summit Hotels has signed an agreement for Rotana Hotels to be the managing company for a 5-star hotel in Baghdad, which is set to open early in 2012. This is the first luxury brand of hotels to be opened in Iraq and will be located in the International Green Zone, a [...]

Hotels.com has reported that the average room price for hotels around the world declined during the summer, according to their Hotel Price Index. This is the first fall on year-on-year prices that has been measured in a quarter since the Hotel Price Index was started in January of 2004.
On average, travelers were paying 3% [...]

Skiers and snowboarders in the United Arab Emirates are now able to book trips to the slopes with the launch of Etihad Holidays’ winter holiday program. Enthusiasts can now book holidays in the snowy mountains of Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Lebanon at prices that start as cheap as Dhs2,580 (US$702), which includes transfers, accommodations, [...]

A proposed new high-speed rail link between London and Scotland could be agreed as early as March, according to Lord Adonis, Transport Secretary.
The move would come after approval of a study commissioned by the government into a 200mph route that would reduce travel times to the north of Britain by half to just over two [...]