The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future perf ...

Audio: The Thai hospitality brand Dusit Thani expands its Middle East presence with the opening of a new property in Abu Dhabi. Phil Blizzard talks to Stefan van der Kruyf, Director of Sales & Marketing, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi about the expansion of the brand in the region and the key aspects of the new hotel.

Audio: Global Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) totals approximately US$5.3 trillion in assets under management, with the second largest being Abu Dhabi's "ADIA". In this interview, based around a recent report highlighting trends in SWF in the Middle East, Phil Blizzard talks to Vikas Papriwal, Partner & Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds &amp ...

Audio: The demand for mid-level hotels is likely to be significant as Dubai aims for 20 million visitors per year by 2020. At the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, organised by MEED and The Bench, Russel Sharpe, COO - Hotel Division, Landmark Hospitality talks to Phil Blizzard about their development pipeline, brand values and the futur ...

Audio: A new hotel brand for the new generation of business executives, entrepreneurs and leisure travellers is how Emaar have described their Vida Hotels and Resorts. At the Arabian travel Market Phil Blizzard spoke with Stefan Viard, GM, Vida Downtown Dubai to find out more on the aims of the new brand and what their first hotel will off ...

The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future pe ...

Audio: Omar Samra, Founder & CEO, Wild Guanabana in conversation with Phil Blizzard talks about his passion for climbing and what it meant to summit Mount Everest, being the first Egyptian and the youngest Arab to conquer the world's highest peak. He also talks about his major career move, from the coporate world of banking to that of ...

Audio: Marc Dardenne, former CEO of Emaar Hospitality who launched The Address and Armani hotels in Dubai talks to Phil Blizzard at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference about his new venture in Singapore. As CEO of Patina Hotels & Resorts he will be creating a new style of luxury hotels and hopes to bring the brand to the Middle Eas ...

Audio: Omar Samra, Founder & CEO, Wild Guanabana talks about sustainable and adventurous tourism with Phil Blizzard and the locations they visit and how local partners are selected. He also explains the origins of the name for his business which came about during an expedition in South America.

The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future ...

Audio: A look at the key trends in the real estate market for the first quarter of 2013. Phil Blizzard talks to Barat Kumar, Marketing Director, Propertyfinder.ae on the day they publish the first report for the year 2013. Listen to discover what is happening to both the rental and sellers markets in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. ...

Audio: The FIFA World Cup is probably one of the largest events in the MICE sector of the travel and tourism industry and with Qatar hosting the 2022 event we speak with Abdulla Malalla Al Bader, Director, Qatar Tourism Authority. He talks to Phil Blizzard about their hotel pipeline, the range of sporting events which they host, the cultur ...

Audio: Singapore is seeing a substantial rise in visitors from the Middle East due to the increasing number of airlines flying into the island state. Mohamed Hafez Marican, Area Director Middle East & Africa, Singapore Tourism Board talks to Phil Blizzard about key events and attractions which are helping to boost visitor numbers. He ...

The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future ...

Audio: A significant number of companies don't pay enough attention to corporate information security practices, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey, in association with B2B International. The survey, conducted in November 2012, polled over 5,000 senior IT managers worldwide and found that 35% of companies expose corporate data to unauth ...

Audio: A forum organised by Emirates for the hoteliers of Dubai has served as platform for the airline to showcase their development strategy, and in particular new source markets. Phil Blizzard talks to Marc Bennett, Divisional Senior VP, Destination & Leisure Management, Emirates about the key messages they are putting to hotel execu ...

Audio: "We have big objectives this year, to become global, we want to be in every single continent" say Fadi Malas, CEO, Just Falafel in conversation with Phil Blizzard. He said they are getting strong response from Brazil for future expansion and also talks about new product development and the importance of social media in their growth. ...

The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future pe ...

Audio: The newly launched distribution platform from Travelport is aimed at aggregating information from a number of sources to enable travel agents keep abreast of the ever evolving and changing airline landscape. Phil Blizzard talks to Will Owen Hughes, Snr Director, Airline Services, ME&A, Travelport about the focus of the new merch ...

Audio: Executive Views with Fadi Malas, CEO, Just Falafel starts with him talking about the key elements of their business development in 2012 - a year which saw rapid expansion of their franchises across the Middle East. He also talks to Phil Blizzard about their strategy for 2013 and what it meant to him and his organisation to win a raf ...

Audio: The Travelport Merchandising Platform has been designed to enable a greater flow of information to travel agents and is aimed a creating a speedier and more content rich solution to the booking of airlines tickets. Phil Blizzard spoke with Ian Heywood, Head of Global Supplier Strategy, Travelport about the key aspects of this platfo ...

Audio: The 13th World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit took place in Abu Dhabi with the theme "A Time for Leadership". President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker at the event, which attracted travel and tourism leaders from across the globe. Phil Blizzard reports on the summit which focused on some of the key issues facing the ...

The Investor Alert is U.S. Global Investors' weekly newsletter featuring a brief, in-depth synopsis of the major movements in the world's markets. The commentaries are arranged in easy-to-follow SWOT format with each section examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current market, and the opportunities and threats that could affect future ...

Audio: Dubai World Central has announced it will commence general passenger operations as of October 27th 2013. In this report Phil Blizzard talks to Jamal Al Hai, Snr VP, International Affairs & Communications, Dubai Airports about their facilities and also talks with Jozsef Varadi, CEO, Wizz who are based in Central Europe and will s ...

Audio: Launch airline for Passengers flights into Dubai World Central (DWC)includes European based Wizz Air and in this part Phil Blizzard speaks to Jozsef Varadi, CEO, Wizz Air their decision to use DWC rather than Dubai International Airport. He also talks about their ticketing structure, the advantages of booking early and despite being ...