Saudi Arabia
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UAE carrier Etihad Airways for 2011 reported a record 8.3 million passengers
operates a network of 82 destinations. Routes with the strongest passenger growth last year included Dubai to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (48 percent), Paris (32 percent) and Manchester, U.K. (29 percent). According to CEO James Hogan, Etihad
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Citigroup said it expanded its commercial card business into Bulgaria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan
and now holds issuing capabilities in 101 countries, of which 64 are in local currencies. Citi also said it launched an international payment card service in Saudi Arabia and expanded prepaid card services business into Bahrain, Egypt and Pakistan.
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June Hotel Rates, Occupancy Rise Worldwide
which hosted the FIFA World Cup last year. Rates in the country overall were down 45.9 percent. Rates in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , were up 12 percent, the largest increase for the region.
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Saudi Arabian Airlines agreed to join the SkyTeam alliance
Saudi Arabian Airlines agreed to join the SkyTeam alliance bit.ly/fNswR1 next year. It would become SkyTeam's first Middle Eastern carrier. http://www.thetransnational.travel/Saudi-Arabian-Airlines-join-SkyTeam.2011011001
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London, Shanghai, Dubai Lead Regions In Hotel Development
for 32,686 of the total 126,273 rooms under development. Abu Dhabi, with 14,641 rooms under development, and Saudi Arabia , with 17,283 rooms under development, also led in terms of growth numbers. Central and South America has 133 hotels
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STR Global Details International Hotel Pipeline
East and Africa. Just under half of those rooms are in the United Arab Emirates, largely in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia has 15,770 rooms in the pipeline, Egypt has 7,178 rooms and Qatar has 6,041 rooms. Central and South America
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Next Stop For U.S. Open Skies Talks: China
include a passenger component, Byerly said. He said the U.S. remains interested in Open Skies with Brazil and "potentially some other countries like Columbia," and also has been in "active discussions" with Saudi Arabia and Israel.
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2010 U.S. Hotel Chain Survey: Le Meridien Dethrones Upper Upscale Leader JW Marriott
years, Gaymer-Jones said. It has 20 hotels under development and will open 10 this year, including in Austria, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. InterContinental also has several upcoming openings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, LaBarre said
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2010 U.S. Hotel Chain Survey: Ritz-Carlton Knocks Off Four Seasons In Punch-Drunk Luxury Tier
according to Freitag. Even so, the major brands all have openings slated this year: among them, Fairmont in Pittsburgh, Saudi Arabia and Beijing; Four Seasons in Marrakech, Denver and Beirut; and Ritz-Carlton in Dubai, Shanghai and Hong Kong
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Open Skies Breeding Antitrust-Immune Ventures
liberalization with Brazil, South Africa and other African nations. "We're in discussions with countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia and Israel," Byerly said. "I can't tell you we're going to get to Open Skies there, but we're working on

