Category: Hospitality

First-Party Data Strategy for Hospitality Brands in the Middle East

First-Party Data Strategy for Hospitality Brands in the Middle East (2026)

81% of hotels report a revenue lift after implementing a first-party data strategy, and 78% of leisure travellers now expect a property to remember their preferences from a previous stay. Yet most Middle East hotels still let that data scatter...Read More
MICE Marketing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Rebuilding the Pipeline

MICE Marketing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Rebuilding the Pipeline (2026)

The UAE's MICE market is valued at roughly US$6.69 billion in 2026 and is forecast to nearly double to US$12.14 billion by 2033, a compound growth rate of 8.9%. Dubai ranked first in the Middle East and Africa in Cvent's...Read More
Tourism Marketing in Saudi Arabia: The Vision 2030 Opportunity

Tourism Marketing in Saudi Arabia: The Vision 2030 Opportunity (2026)

Saudi Arabia welcomed 122 million visitors in 2025, recorded around SAR 300 billion in tourism spending, and posted SAR 82.7 billion in spending in the first quarter of 2026 alone from 37.2 million visitors. The Kingdom already blew past its...Read More
Booking Engine Conversion Rate Optimisation for Middle East Hotels

Booking Engine Conversion Rate Optimisation for Middle East Hotels (2026)

A 2026 study of 65 hotel booking journeys across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia found that 72% of hotel websites fail the three-second load benchmark, average mobile load times hit 4.1 seconds, and 44% of hotels hide taxes...Read More
Google Hotel Ads and Metasearch: The GCC Setup Guide

Google Hotel Ads and Metasearch: The GCC Setup Guide (2026)

When a traveller types your hotel's name into Google, a booking module appears with dates, prices and a list of places to book: Booking.com, Expedia, and, if you have set it up correctly, your own website at your own rate....Read More