Wamda

Egypt

Competition heats up for Cairo's ride-hailing apps

The first announcement at this year’s RiseUp Summit in Cairo came from Halan, a motorcycle and tuk-tuk-hailing app. Following on from...

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Egypt

Careem launches bus service in Cairo

Careem has launched a new service, Careem Bus, with an initial launch in Cairo in a separate application from its ride-hailing...

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U.A.E

Navigating through a smart city

As the number of people living in cities grows around the world, the need for effective transportation becomes paramount. This year’s...

Smart Cities Transport automation

U.A.E

Hospitality veteran invests $4M in Dubai-based virtual hotel startup to drive its expansion plan

MaisonPrive, a ‘virtual hotel’ operator that offers luxury apartments and villas to business and leisure visitors to Dubai,...

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U.A.E

When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED...

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U.A.E

When business travel and leisure mix: A look at Abu Dhabi’s MICE sector

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, $1.2 trillion was spent on business travel around the world, nearly one quarter...

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U.A.E

How is Abu Dhabi getting ready to become a world-class tourist destination

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, the number of hotel guests in Abu Dhabi reached 4.4 million, signaling...

Miral Yas Island Tourism

Regional

Beachill is one of three startups selected by Marriott Hotels TestBED Middle East and Africa [Video]

After launching its TestBED programme in partnership with Wamda in the Middle East and Africa region for the first time in September this...

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Regional

Twistar is one of three selected startups by Marriott Hotels TestBED Middle East & Africa [Video]

Last September, Marriott Hotels launched Marriott Hotels TestBED programme in the MEA region, following a debut in Europe in 2016. The...

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Global

Intrapreneurship to lead the tourism industry

The hotel industry is facing more tech disruption now than it had at any other time in its long history. Thus, innovation is key for hotels...

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U.A.E

Majid Al Futtaim and Image Nation Abu Dhabi participated in financing an LA-based VR startup

Dreamscape Immersive, the location-based VR startup backed by some of Hollywood's biggest players, announced closing a $30M Series B...

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U.A.E

Marriott Hotels TestBED bootcamp: Startups are on their marks to start real-life testing

The Marriott TestBED bootcamp which took place at Marriott Al Jaddaf, Dubai, came to end November 29. Throughout the three-day workshops,...

Marriott TestBED MEA bootcamp startups

Regional

Why hotels need startups more than ever

With upcoming mega events like Expo 2020, Dubai is set to double the number of its hotels. Hospitality Management Holdings, a...

Marriott TestBed Hotels

Regional

Investing in tech enhances guest experience

A BLP MENA hotel market survey, revealed that 67 percent of hotels and industry professionals have plans to spend more on technology in the...

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Regional

Great potential, more work in store for the MENA’s travel tech sector

At GITEX 2017, Dubai Airport Authority revealed a virtual aquarium tunnel. As you walked through the tunnel, consumed by glimpses of...

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Global

Robotics are set to revolutionise hospitality and guest servicing

On Thursday March 10, 2016 the special guest at the ITB Berlin Hospitality Day, one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, was...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s crowdshipping platform wants to be in everyone’s luggage

Saudi Entrepreneur Khaled Sehly was a pharmacist before he quit his job to become an entrepreneur. In March 2017, Sehly launched...

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Morocco

Reinventing Whatsapp for sailors in Morocco

For Soremar Group, the Moroccan company specialized in maritime radio since the 1980s, improving communications and expanding their...

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Tunisia

Cyberesa improves e-tourism in Tunisia

Despite the regional instability and tourism shakiness, Tunisian e-tourism is actually witnessing bright days and is not affected by the...

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Egypt

Car app fight club in Egypt

The market for tech-enabled transport in Egypt is tight: 13 companies are offering some kind of online ride hailing product. All of...

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Egypt

Is Egypt finally ready for ride-sharing?

Uber and Careem fares have become unaffordable for many Egyptians, as fuel costs continue to rise following the floatation of the currency...

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U.A.E

Hidden gold mines for MENA’s air tech entrepreneurs

If Paul Papadimitriou’s realistic air tech projections can be summed up in one piece of cautionary advice for startups, it is that in...

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Global

What I know about airtech: Paul Papadimitriou

Paul Papadimitriou is a self-described technologist but we weren’t interested in that, we wanted his thoughts on flying...

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Saudi Arabia

A Saudi startup invents VR glasses that could change books for ever

By 2020, the global virtual reality (VR) market is projected to reach $150 billion. It is expected to reach its first billion this year...

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