Israeli hotel chain Isrotel has announced plans to invest NIS1bn ($270.89m) to open five new hotels across the country this year. This “major expansion” will increase the chain’s presence to 28 hotels …
Michael Jordan’s former Chicago mansion is now a $1M timeshare
After sitting on the market for more than a decade, the basketball icon’s sprawling Highland Park property is becoming a luxury timeshare.
Syria’s Christians face an uncertain future
When I visited Maaloula in southwest Syria in 2016, the Jabhat Al-Nusra (the predecessor of the Hayat Tahrir Ash Sham jihadis, who have toppled Bashar al-Assad) had systematically destroyed …
Fewer Macau ‘whales’ sighted pre-CNY: Citi
So far in January, Macau has seen a lower wager per premium mass player and a lower number of “whales” – players that have a bet size of HKD100,000 (US$12,846) or more – compared to the same period in …
Paphos tops short-term rental charts in Cyprus
The number of short-term rental properties has seen significant growth across Cyprus, according to data shared with the House of Representatives by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism. Deputy Tourism …
Dubai Property: Record Rally Shows Signs of Slowing
Dubai’s property market is experiencing a record rally, with new towers and villa communities being built, but there are signs that the growth is slowing. Bloomberg’s Zainab Fattah reports.
Sri Lanka’s first all-female staffed tourist hotel opens in Dambulla
A groundbreaking milestone in South Asia’s tourism industry was achieved on January 10th with the grand opening of “Amba Yaalu”, the island nation’s first 100% female-staffed tourist hotel …
Sri Lanka’s first all-female hotel inaugurated…
A groundbreaking milestone in South Asia’s tourism industry was achieved on January 10th with the grand opening of “Amba Yaalu”, the island nation’s first 100% female-staffed tourist hotel …
Bangladesh Files Graft Cases Against Ousted Leader’s Family
Bangladesh’s anti-graft commission has filed cases against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, including a British government minister and a senior United Nations official, its chief said …
Tulip Siddiq faces fresh corruption investigation in Bangladesh
Tulip Siddiq has been named by investigators in Bangladesh in a second corruption investigation over a plot of land her family received “illegally” from her despot aunt’s government.