Alka Winter promoted at FRHI Hotels & Resorts
Alka Winter has been promoted to Regional Director MEAI of FRHI Hotels & Resorts – a consolidation of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Prior to this appointment, Alka was Area Director, Public Relations for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, providing PR support for the Fairmont hotels in the UAE, More Info »
Weber Shandwick named Global Agency of the Year
Weber Shandwick has been named 2014 Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report. Honourees of the title are selected by the publication’s Editors, based on information gathered during the Agency Report Card and regional awards processes. In addition to being named 2014 Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report regionally in both North More Info »
Hotel News Middle East magazine launches
BNC Publishing has debuted Hotel News Middle East magazine across the UAE. Launched this week alongside the Hotel Show in Dubai, the publication is geared towards discerning hoteliers and will act as a vital resource for industry professionals seeking reliable, current information about the region’s burgeoning hospitality space. Covering the latest industry news and analysis, More Info »
Architectural Digest to launch in the Middle East
Architectural Digest is set to launch in the Middle East in Spring 2015, announced today by Jonathan Newhouse, Chairman and Chief Executive of Condé Nast International. Published under license agreement with Arab Publishing Partners (APP), a division of ITP Publishing Group, this will be the eleventh edition of the magazine available globally. “Architectural Digest is hugely More Info »
Ovation PR to represent TKD Lingerie
Ovation PR has been appointed as the public relations partner for TKD Lingerie in the UAE. The Dubai-based boutique specialises in lingerie, nightwear, as well as swimwear, and features brands such as Panache, Fantasie, Freya, Cake, Masquerade and Miss Mandalay. “We’re thrilled to be working with such a wonderful boutique,” says Rebecca Liedtke, Founder, Ovation More Info »
Facebook relaunches Atlas for targeted ads
Facebook has re-launched Atlas – its new ad-serving and measurement platform – allowing marketers to target advertisements across multiple devices. Microsoft sold Atlas to Facebook in 2013 for an estimated $100 million and is offered to advertisers as a way of targeting the social network’s 1.3 billion users. With personal information already used to show contextual More Info »
Women’s Health ME announces Next Fitness Star
Women’s Health Middle East, in association with the National Health Insurance Company – Daman and their ActiveLife initiative, has announced the winner of the region’s first campaign for the Next Fitness Star. In a search for the UAE’s ultimate fitness personality, the title has been awarded to Heba Abel Gawad, who was selected by readers More Info »
Hospitality Business Middle East launches redesign
CPI Media Group has announced a fresh new look and expanded editorial scope for Hospitality Business Middle East magazine. Renamed HBME, the magazine will diversify its editorial focus from the business of hotels to the business of tourism across the GCC. HBME will now report on the business of hospitality as both a pillar of More Info »
Majlis PR & Events signs Mohsin & Saleh
Majlis PR & Events has been appointed by beauty brands distributor Mohsin & Saleh as its communications partner in the region. With the beauty department launched in 2013, the wholesaler currently distributes international beauty brands across the GCC as well as Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. “Mohsin and Saleh is a great addition to our More Info »
Facebook to secure EU approval for WhatsApp bid
Facebook is set to win unconditional EU approval for its $19 billion offer for mobile messaging service WhatsApp, in a deal that will pit the leading social network against telecom operators. This will be the largest deal in Facebook’s 10 year history, and will give the company a firm foothold in the growing mobile messaging More Info »