CryptoBnB launches the first hospitality utility token
CryptoBnB, one of the world’s first online short-term rental and tenant smart matching platforms, announced a new partnership with WTC, Japa’s largest travel agency and B&B accommodation platform that focuses on product and services sharing economy. The partnership with WTC is a key milestone that facilitates tremendous usage and practical application of...
Emaar Entertainment to launch new VR attraction
Emaar Entertainment, the leisure and entertainment subsidiary of Emaar Properties, announced a new attraction, the VR Park. Designed to #ChallengeReality, the all-new, attraction is set to transform the virtual reality entertainment landscape, providing an unprecedented breadth of games, rides and experiences to suit all ages. Due to open in...
Pegasus Food Futures showcased new crop growing method in Abu Dhabi
Pegasus Food Futures showcased their pioneering hydroponic farming capability (growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent) at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture, in Abu Dhabi on February 5 and 6. With the world population set to grow from 7.3 billion to 8.5...
Fikra Labs Acceleration Programme launched in Abu Dhabi
As part of the UAE Innovation Month, which aims to strengthen the country’s position as a global innovation hub and celebrate ‘innovators’ across the nation, four leading Abu Dhabi organizations: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, Miral, Etihad Aviation Group, and Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), supported by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), have partnered with Wamda, an entrepreneurship empowerment...
World’s first automatic flatbread making robot launches in the Middle East
After tremendous success in US, Singapore, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, Rotimatic, the first automatic flatbread making robot, is set to launch in the Middle East. Rotimatic, is an IoT-enabled invention in the space of kitchen robotics that completely automates the flat bread making process. An innovation...
Space walks anyone?
Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on spacewalks for the first time, said Vladimir Solntsev, the head of Russian space company Energia. “Market analysts have confirmed this: wealthy people are ready to pay money for this,” he said. The cost could be...
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority partners with Airbnb
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) and Airbnb have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote responsible home sharing, boost tourism and diversify the tourism offer in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The announcement was made today by Haitham Mattar, Chief Executive Officer of RAKTDA and...
Virtual restaurant ‘Project P’ launches in Dubai
A brand new virtual pizza restaurant has landed in Dubai, offering a fuss-free solution to online food delivery. Project P, the brainchild of the Foodmark group, will offer a ‘one-size-fits-all’ deal – offering 13 inch gourmet pizzas for only AED 34 (USD 9) each (inclusive of VAT). A...
Nourpay prepares for increase in travel and tourism spend in KSA
Nourpay, the digital and payment services member of Nour Communications Group, and Planet Payment, a leading international and multi-currency payment processor, today announced a partnership agreement for the potential delivery of Pay in Your Currency, Planet Payment’s Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) solution, via Bank and Merchant customers in Saudi Arabia....
Saudi Arabia is fifth place globally in terms of the ranking of digital travelers
Travelport, the leading travel commerce platform, published the results of a Global Traveler Survey of 11,000 people worldwide that highlights the use of digital tools when planning, booking and experiencing a journey. According to the report 81 percent of travelers use peer to peer reviews when researching a trip,...
