Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities in leisure and tourism industries in Iraq.
By Waheed Ghanim. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basra’s Miracle Flower Show: Growing Petunias without Water In temperatures of over 50 degrees C, in a place where there is either no water or it’s […]
Conserving the priceless manuscripts of Najaf: Protecting the history of civilization International and Iraqi experts, historians, and members of the world's intellectual society turn to Iraq as UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture launch a pioneering programme to conserve the priceless books and manuscripts of the city of Najaf, a main centre of Islamic and […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari inaugurated on June 6, 2013 the first Iraqi passports issuance center abroad in the Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq in Dubai. This center is connected to the central office in Baghdad and will save the Iraqi people a lot of effort, time, travel and facilitations, the center was established […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced that more than 130,000 tourists entered Iraq in May. According to Aswat al Iraq, the tourists mainly visited the holy shrines in Karbala, Najaf (pictured), Baghdad and Samarra. Approximately 12,000 tourists came from "Arab and foreign countries", while the rest came from Iran […]
By John Lee. According to property consultancy Colliers, there is a "clear market opportunity" to develop branded hotel projects in Erbil. Construction Weekly Online reports occupancy rates are increasing, and the construction of a new airport in the city has had a positive effect on the numbers of both business and leisure tourists. The total […]
Dubai-based Emaar Properties and Kurdish firm Farouq Holdings [Farouk] are reported to be in talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government about developing a new $3bn resort in Sulaimaniya governate. Zawya reports that the KRG has approved the Dukan tourist city project, and that work could start within six months. The director-general of the Kurdistan Investment […]
University of Manchester archaeologists have started the excavation of an enormous building complex in Iraq, thought to be around 4,000 years old. The team, directed by Professor Stuart Campbell and Dr Jane Moon, both from Manchester, and independent archaeologist Robert Killick, first spotted the amazing structure – thought to be an administrative complex serving one […]
HMS Infotech has announced an alliance with Ejaftech as their channel partner in Iraq for reselling Hotelogix to the hospitality industry there. Hotelogix is a cloud based Property Management System (PMS) and Online Distribution System, used by small and medium sized hospitality businesses in over 50 countries across the globe today. (Source: HMS Infotech)
Hilton Worldwide today announced its expansion in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan into the city of Sulaymaniyah following the signing of a management agreement with Kurdonia Company for Tourism & Hospitality Ltd, owned fully by Hiwa Rauf Company. The new build, 223-room DoubleTree by Hilton Sulaymaniyah is expected to open early 2015. The hotel will […]
By John Lee. Abu Dhabi's Cristal Group, which plans to open its first Baghdad hotel, the Cristal Grand Ishtar, at the start of May, says it wants to expand beyond Baghdad to Erbil, Karbala, Basra and Suleimanya in the next two years. Referring to Baghdad and most of the country outside the Kurdistan region, Peter […]
From Jewish News One. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As the world discusses the legacy of the Iraq war on the 10 year anniversary of the US-led invasion, one group that appears to have clearly benefited from the conflict is Iraq's […]
By Saleh Elias. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An old Mosul mechanic is shocking locals by restoring scrapped, vintage cars and making lots of money. The aging mechanic even talks to the vehicles to […]
