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Beyond payments: How Mastercard is fueling transformation and driving inclusion
Great strides have been made in advancing digital transformation and building a robust payment ecosystem across the region
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Future-ready CEOs in Saudi Arabia lead with optimism, innovation and climate action, PwC survey shows
Saudi CEOs anticipate that GenAI will significantly change the creation, delivery and capture of value in the next three years
Hospitality & Tourism
Localization rates for jobs in Makkah’s tourism sector reach 40 percent
The number of Saudi women working in the sector saw a 37 percent increase in 2024 so far
Saudi Arabia commits $800 billion to tourism, aims for 10 percent sector contribution to economy by 2030: Minister
Al Khateeb outlines plans to add over 250,000 hotel rooms, attract young Saudis to the industry
Saudi Arabia launches Saudi Summer Program 2024 to boost tourism sector
Program features over 550 tourism products and more than 150 special offers
Videos
Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023: Interview with Remo Giovani Abbondandolo GM for MENA, checkout.com
Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023: Interview with Nassir Ghrous, VP for Banking & Payment Services, Thales
Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023: Interview with Ali Bailoun, Regional GM for KSA, Oman, & Bahrain Visa
Aston Martin DBX 707- World’s fastest SUV – Full review
The Aston Martin DBX 707 is the world’s fastest SUV. The first DBX came out in 2020 and had a nice 550 brake horsepower V8 that would produce 700 Newtons meters of torque. This new one cleverly refers to the amount of horsepower it has and which produces 900 Newtons meters of torque, V8.
Watch the video here for more on this roadrunner.
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Aston Martin DBX 707- World’s fastest SUV – Full review
The brand new Porsche Cayman GT4 RS – Full Review
Alp Sarper presents in this video the Porsche Capyman 718 GT4 RS which is characterized by speed, agility, and the distance it’s willing to go. It is armed with a rear carbon fiber spoiler that brings so much downforce that the road is tightly hugged throughout the ride.
Watch here for more of this sure to amaze new Porsche.
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The brand new Porsche Cayman GT4 RS – Full Review
The new Maserati Grecale: The everyday exceptional
The Maserati Grecale comes with three iterations. It starts with the GT, then you have the Modera here, and the mighty Maserati Trofeo. Next year, it will have an EV model called Folgore.
Watch this video to find out more about these models and their specs, and what makes them a fantastic ride.
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The new Maserati Grecale: The everyday exceptional
The Peninsula Istanbul Hotel Review
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited is proudly Asia’s oldest surviving hotel group. It’s the parent company of the Peninsula Hotels Group which operates in 12 hotels worldwide, in iconic cities like New York and Chicago. Of course, their flagship was built in 1926 and called the Peninsula Hong Kong.
Standing on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, the Peninsula Istanbul Hotel is located at the crossroads of East and West.
Alp Sarper takes a look at what makes this hotel at that location so special.
Watch the video for more.
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The Peninsula Istanbul Hotel Review
BMW i7 2023, the most technologically advanced car in the market
Let’s look at the BMW i7 XDrive60, 2023, the most technologically advanced car in the market today. Under the bonnet sits a very large 544 brake horsepower EV engine, with a top speed that goes to 240 km/hr and will get you to 100km/hr in just 4.7 seconds.
What else does this masterpiece hide? watch the video for lots more.
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