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Hi everyone,

You want to have a wrap up of what happened in the last 4 weeks in the Middle East? (Hint: they make great conversation topics)

SAUDI had some really exciting news:

·?????They celebrate their 92nd National Day on 23rd September

·?????The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was named Prime Minister

·?????Saudi together with Turkey also brokered a deal between Ukraine and Russia to exchange prisoners

·?????NEOM will host beach games in 2022?- the first events will happen this month from 19th October

·?????NEOM announced a hot air balloon hotel

·?????MBC moved his headquarters to Riyadh and this move should booster the Saudi film industry

·?????Riyadh Season is back in October and it will be the biggest one yet

·?????Amaala has awarded 300 contracts to date worth 1.7 Billion

·?????Al Ula just signed an agreement with the Louvre exhibiting ancient Saudi art – they are showing a sculpture dating back to the Lihyanite period right now

In the other Gulf states a lot happened too:

·?????Qatar Museums have signed an agreement with New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art

·?????The World Cup is 49 days away

·?????Qatar has sold 2.7 million tickets to the World Cup so far

·?????The UAE and Oman have signed an agreement to link Abu Dhabi to Sohar by high speed train and reduce travel time to 1hour 40 minutes

·?????The Pope announced a visit to Bahrain from 3rd to 6th November to be exact

Star-CaT Tip of the month:

Send greetings for your clients or colleagues National Days – it is more appreciated and a great way of deepening a relationship. Saudi just celebrated their National Day on 23rd September.

Star-CaT recommends:

If you are planning to travel to Saudi in November make sure to stop by MDLBeast Soundstorm – this is such a great event in the desert. 4 incredible nights, 7stages, 200 regional and international artists will delight you.

Star-CaT news:

We will be at the Kingdom Business Luxury Travel Congress in Riyadh and I am a speaker. So don’t be shy come and say hello – 11 and 12th October.

Star-CaT resources:

Want to find the best recruiters for jobs - download our pdf guide (in my featured section).

Anything else we can help with? Reach out.

See you in November ??, Corina and the Star-CaT team