The Middle East’s travel and tourism industry is expected to increase its spending on Internet of Things (IoT) technology by 22% by 2022, according to data published ahead of the inaugural edition of Travel Forward, which will take place alongside Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2020 at Dubai World Trade Centre from 19 – 22 April
Talkwalker, a leading social listening and analytics company, today announced Customer Data+, a new product feature, which allows enterprises to analyze customer conversations from owned data sources. The Talkwalker platform now runs analysis on first-party text data such as customer service emails, chats, surveys, and call center transcripts. The new AI-powered Consumer Insights feature expands
Over the last couple of decades, the Saudi trade finance industry has envisioned significant developments with the introduction of innovative strategies at par with the Saudi Vision 2030. As per the Saudi Macroeconomic report submitted by Jadwa Investment, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is foreseen to grow by 2 percent in the year 2019 where
According to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI), online ‘Hospitality and Travel’ related occupations in the UAE have increased by 37 percent from Q3 2018. The ‘Hospitality’ sector also witnessed a 21 percent increase in online hiring during the same period. The growth in demand for professionals in the sector comes despite a 10 percent
In its third edition, the Beirut Institute Summit in Abu Dhabi brings global thinkers and innovators to devise realistic and forward-looking solutions for the ongoing challenges in the Arab region. The summit under the title “Thinking 2020s: What to expect? How to prepare?” inaugurates officially in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al
Honeywell (NYSE: HON), a global technology leader, addressed Saudi Arabia’s growing demand for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-enabled technologies during a smart building and city technology showcase event held in Riyadh on October 9, 2019. The Honeywell Technology Day 2019 was attended by VIP guests including Ahmad Aalem, Head of Strategy at The Red Sea
Cashless transformations represent a game-changing opportunity to drive growth for GCC economies, with a potential to provide at least a 1% boost to non-oil GDP, equating to nearly $3 Billion, to the region’s largest economies. Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG), recent study titled How Cashless Payments Help Economies Grow, shows that cash-intensive economies are at risk
