GMG, DET partner to install water station in Al Qudra
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
GMG, a global well-being company across the sports, food and health sectors has partnered with the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) to ins ...
Doubletree By Hilton Marjan Island named best family resort in UAE
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island has been awarded Best Family Beach Resort in the UAE by International Travel Awards for 2022. ...
VisitMalta, Manchester United renew partnership deal
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
VisitMalta will once again be the official Destination Partner of Manchester United Football Club as the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and the Cl ...
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in tourism
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia recently discussed cooperation to create diverse business opportunities in the sector of tourism and promote its sustain ...
$11m ladies’ beachfront coming up at Jeddah Walk
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
Saudi leisure and entertainment group Tarfeeh Fakieh has finalised a landmark SR40 million ($11 million) deal with Blue Limits, a Jeddah-based ...
Saudia to launch flights to Seoul from August 16
Thu, 11 Aug 2022
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has completed its preparations to operate flights to the South Korean capital, Seoul, from August 16, a media rep ...
Etihad Airways plans double daily flights to Manila
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Etihad Airways is set to strengthen air connectivity between the UAE and the Philippines this winter with an additional daily service to Manila ...
Air Arabia soars high with solid H1 net profit of $122.79m
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Air Arabia, the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier operator, reported a strong first half 2022 with a ne ...
Emirates invests over $2bn to enhance on-board experience
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Emirates is investing over $2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft wi ...
Dubai Opera unveils line-up of world-class performances
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Dubai Opera, the city's only purpose-built performing arts theatre in Downtown Dubai, has announced its exceptional Autumn season of 13 diver ...
Emirates launches Bahrain-Dubai flight incentive
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Emirates said that every ticket from Bahrain to Dubai from now until August 31 will include a full-day pass to the Aquaventure Waterpark - the wo ...
Turkish Technic and Honeywell bolster cooperation
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Turkish Technic, a leading aviation services provider, has signed a ten-year global repair license agreement with Honeywell for Air Data Inertial ...
Hyatt opens first Unbound Collection property in Greece
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a leading global hospitality company, has announced the opening of Magma Resort Santorini, the first property in The Un ...
GHM offers summer getaways across The Chedi
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
General Hotel Management (GHM), a collection of top luxury hotels and boutique resorts in the Middle East and Europe, is offering bon viveurs wit ...
BAS signs agreement with Lufthansa Consulting
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a consultancy agreement with Lufthansa Consulting (LCG) for the latter to provide business optimization ...
Rotana enters Algeria market with new Oran resort
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Rotana, a leading hotel management company in the region with over 100 properties across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Türkiye ...
Dubai hotel performance remains steady in July: STR
Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Dubai’s hotel industry reported lower performance in July than the month prior while recovery levels to 2019 remained steady, according to ...
AlUla Moments 2022 calendar announced
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
The ancient desert city of AlUla has announced the 2022 AlUla Moments line up of key events and festivals, which includes the return of AlUla Wel ...
Emirates increases flight frequency to Mauritius
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Emirates plans to increase flight frequencies to Mauritius to three services per day starting October 1, 2022, with the announcement coming close ...
Vista posts record sales in H1 as members surge 43%
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Vista Global Holding (Vista), the world’s largest On Demand provider, has reported double digit growth during the first half of the year (H ...
FORM Hotel bags International Travel Awards 2022
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
FORM Hotel, the 136-room boutique luxury hotel and the only Design Hotels property in the Middle East, has been crowned as the ‘Best Boutiq ...
Etihad Arena to debut Hyperound K- Fest 2022
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Hyperound Events in association with Yas Island, Abu Dhabi is set to bring the biggest K Music Extravaganza to the UAE, with Etihad Arena, Abu Dh ...
Ascott opens 20 new properties with 4,500 units in H1
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
CapitaLand Investment Limited’s (CLI) wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has opened 20 properties with more th ...
Saudia offers 40% off on many Europe, US and domestic routes
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is offering a discount of up to 40% on its flights to many destinations in Europe and the US, in addition to some ...
Jordan records 2.5m visitors in H1; up 220%
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
More than 2.5 million people visited Jordan in the January-July period of 2022 (H1), a 220 percent increase over the same period in 2021, a media ...
Al Bateen Executive Airport reopens after revamp
Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi has reopened recently following the completion of a major upgrade project which included widening of the ...
Kagi Maldives Spa Island unveils wellness programme
Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Kagi Maldives Spa Island, the boutique 50-villa resort situated in the North Malé Atoll, has introduced Wellness Inc, cost-effective, laid ...
Hyatt opens luxury beachfront resort in Sardinia
Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a leading global hospitality company, has announced the opening of 7Pines Resort Sardinia, a luxury beachfront resort o ...
Qatar launches online course to upskill travel trade partners
Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Qatar Tourism has launched a new, interactive online training course – Qatar Specialist Programme - to enhance its global travel trade part ...
Dubai draws over 7 million international visitors in H1
Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Dubai attracted 7.12 million international overnight visitors between January and June 2022 (H1), recording more than 183% growth in visitors com ...
KSA’s MISA closes 49 deals worth $925m in Q2
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Buoyed by the ambitious objectives of the National Investment Strategy, the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) has signed 49 ...
Saudi Arabia to host international falcons exhibition
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
More than half a million people will descend on the 2022 International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, the world’s largest falconry e ...
348-room Hilton Bahrain set to open on Aug 10
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Hilton Bahrain, the kingdom's first new five-star hotel since the start of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, is set to receive guests fr ...
The Green Planet to add the first anacondas in Dubai
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
The Green Planet, a tropical rainforest within a bio-dome in Dubai, has welcomed two anacondas measuring approximately four metres in lengt ...
Ethiopian partners with GetYourGuide to offer tours
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, has partnered with the globally leading online booking platform GetYourGuide to provide ...
Turkish Airlines initiative to ease travel for disabled
Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Türkiye, has launched the Sunflower Lanyard project in a move to continue to improve the travel experi ...
Emirates seeks applications for first officers
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Emirates, the world’s largest operator of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, is looking to recruit First Officers who meet the airline’s ...
Mideast flight bookings to Qatar jump 4,000% says report
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Middle East volumes of bookings to Qatar for the Fifa World Cup are over 4,000% higher compared to January 2022 levels, said Sojern, a digital ma ...
Al Khoory Hotels launches seventh Dubai property
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Al Khoory Hotels, part of the Al Khoory Group’s hospitality division, has announced the official opening of its latest 4-star property, Al ...
Jazeera Airways launches new service to Buraydah
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Jazeera Airways has announced a new direct service to the Qassim province of Saudi Arabia, operating four return flights weekly starting August 2 ...
By Atmosphere and Colours of OBLU offer fun family holidays
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
By Atmosphere and Colours of OBLU resorts in the Maldives are offering hassle-free family vacation during the upcoming Saudi National Day, enabli ...
QAS joins Iata’s environmental management system
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), a subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group, has partnered with International Air Transport Association (Iata) to become t ...
Sharjah National Hotels posts 122% surge in H1 profits
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Sharjah National Hotels Company, affiliated with Sharjah Islamic Bank, has recorded a strong performance during the first half (H1) of this year, ...
Lufthansa launches ‘green fare’ for CO2-neutral flying
Thu, 04 Aug 2022
The Lufthansa Group airlines, including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines are offering a new fare that already includes f ...
Doha’s HIA passenger traffic up 164%; hits 8.42m in Q2
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has recorded an impressive increase of 164% in passenger traffic during the second quarter of 20 ...
Global air cargo stable, resilient in June; Mideast volumes dip
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Global air cargo markets showed healthy and stable performance in June, although Middle Eastern carriers experienced a 10.8% year-on-year decre ...
Swissôtel Al Ghurair, Lindt mark Swiss National Day
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Swissôtel Al Ghurair, a five-star family destination, along with the renowned Swiss chocolatier brand, Lindt, celebrated their Swiss herita ...
GCC hospitality sector ‘to return to pre-Covid levels in 2022’
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
The GCC hospitality industry will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, registering a 74.8% year-on-year growth and reaching a revenue of $26.3 ...
Dubai among top destinations from Heathrow for summer
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Dubai, New York and Los Angeles topped the list of destinations for more than one million people who took to the skies from Heathrow airport in t ...
Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla Resort opens sensory rooms
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Jordan’s Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla Resort has announced the inauguration of the sensory rooms area which is considered to be the first in a ...
Etihad Airways finalises order for seven A350F freighters
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, adding to its existing order of the largest passeng ...
Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown names new marketing & PR manager
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown, a vibrant lifestyle hotel of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Cecilia Natalia Hage as the ...
Mauritius lifts all Covid travel restrictions
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Mauritius has lifted all travel restrictions related to Covid-19 and is welcoming all guests, according to the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Auth ...
Vistara inaugurates Mumbai-Jeddah non-stop service
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
India’s Vistara (Tata SIA Airlines Limited), a full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, has inaugurat ...
Brand Dubai issues 6th series of DubaiDestinations guide
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, has issued the sixth in a series of new interactive #DubaiDestinations gui ...
UAE hotels clock 6m visitors spending 25m nights in Q1
Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Hotels in the UAE attracted nearly six million visitors who spent 25 million hotel nights in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 10 percent ...
Sunset Hospitality expands lifestyle hotel brand to Spain
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG), a leader in curating contemporary hospitality experiences around the world, has announced expansion for its lifes ...
Qatar Tourism conducts two-city India roadshow
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Qatar Tourism recently conducted its first roadshow in India since the pandemic with events in Delhi and Mumbai attended by notable participants ...
58% of UAE residents ‘like to explore the world’
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Fifty-eight per cent of UAE residents who responded to a survey said they like to explore the world, just behind South Africa who ranked first wi ...
Fine-dining destination MAIZ set to open at Diriyah Gate
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
MAIZ, a new fine-dining destination with a stylish and sophisticated ambience, is being developed at Matal Al Bujairi, as part of the $20 billion ...
Etihad Cargo posts record H1 revenue growth
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Etihad Cargo, the logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced record-breaking results for the first half (H1) of 2022, achieving year-o ...
Radisson plans big expansion in Vietnam by 2025
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Radisson Hotel Group is set to realize a four-fold growth of its footprint in Vietnam by opening a dedicated representative office and significan ...
Dubai again World's Busiest International Airport
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Dubai regained the 'world's busiest international airport' title (measured by seat capacity) in July 2022 even as airports that wer ...
Select, Jumeirah Group launch Jumeirah Living in Business Bay
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Select Group, a top real estate firm in Dubai, has partnered with Jumeirah Group to launch Jumeirah Living branded residences in Business Bay, Du ...
Dubai’s heritage and history showcased in US cultural fest
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) showcased the emirate’s heritage, traditions and history during its participation in the r ...
Emirates Skywards unveils bonus Miles offerings
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, is giving members even more reasons to explore the world this su ...
Emirates restarts London Stansted service with daily flight
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Emirates has resumed passenger services to London Stansted (STN), serving its third London gateway with a daily flight and has advanced plans to ...
ExploreTECH names Ghaznavi as chief technology officer
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
ExploreTECH, a technology marketplace for the regional hospitality and travel industry, has appointed Mohammad Wasiq Ghaznavi as its Chief Techno ...
Somerset Downtown Al Khobar marks first quarter of ops
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Somerset Downtown Al Khobar, a stylish 16-storey property in The Ascott Limited (Ascott) portfolio, has witnessed strong occupancy rates in its f ...
ME air passenger traffic near pre-pandemic levels
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Air passenger traffic in the Middle East and South Asia has recovered in the second quarter (Q2) of the year to approximately 85% of Q2 2019 seat ...
International tourism on strong & steady recovery: UNWTO
Mon, 01 Aug 2022
International tourism saw a strong rebound in the first five months of 2022, with almost 250 million arrivals recorded, which compares to 77 mill ...
Radisson opens eight hotels in Africa during H1
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Radisson Hotel Group said it has continued its ambitious African growth strategy in the first half of 2022 and confirmed more than eight hotel op ...
Marriott, GII to debut Autograph Collection Residences
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Marriott International has signed an agreement with UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) to introduce The Lucan, Autograph Collection Residen ...
Sharjah gears up for hectic exhibition, events season
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Sharjah’s exhibition and conference season will soon kick off with a wide range of major local, regional, and international events hosted a ...
Aman New York set to open on August 2
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Aman, a leading global hospitality brand, said that the highly anticipated Aman New York will welcome its first guests on August 2, 2022.
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Seychelles tourist arrivals in Q3 exceed 2021 figures
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
The number of visitors to Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, has surpassed figures for the whole of 2021 during the t ...
Turkish Cargo ranks 4th among global air freighters
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Turkish Cargo, the cargo division of Turkish Airlines, has been ranked fourth among the top 20 air cargo companies in the world, according to the ...
Ethiopian Airlines orders Africa’s first A350-1000
Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, Africa’s largest airline group, has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the la ...
Aleph Hospitality signs third hotel In Uganda
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Aleph Hospitality, a leading Dubai-based independent hotel management company, has solidified its presence in Uganda by taking over management of ...
Ishraq, Capital Elite to launch two new hotels In Egypt
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Ishraq Hospitality, the asset management and hospitality division of Mohamed & Obaid AlMulla Group, and Capital Elite Development, an Egypt-b ...
SITA unveils eVisa and ETA to meet digital travel demand
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
SITA, a leading IT provider to the air transport industry, has launched SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to meet the rap ...
Etihad Airways soars to record H1 profit of $296m
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Etihad Airways posted a record-breaking core operating profit of $296 million (H1 2021: $392 million loss) for the first half of 2022.
Seera Group signs direct integration pact with flyadeal
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Seera Group, a leader in travel and tourism services in the Middle East, and flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s low fares airline, have signed an agr ...
RAK visitor numbers return to pre-Covid levels in H1
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has clocked its highest visitor numbers since the onset of Covid-19, with the Emirate repor ...
Oman Air launches three weekly flights to Trabzon
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, will launch service between Muscat and Trabzon, Turkey, with three weekly flights (Tuesday, Thur ...
New Melia Hotels role for Abdelnaby
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Mahmoud Abdelnaby has been named as the new Director of Business Development APAC, Middle East & Africa, for Melia Hotels International, ba ...
Mena forum highlight key attractions, destinations
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Mena Attractions & Destinations Forum 2022 will be held on September 28 and 29, 2022 in Dubai, UAE to explore upcoming cultural and leisure p ...
Over 400,000 travel jobs to remain unfilled in US: WTTC
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
About 412,000 travel & tourism jobs in the US will remain unfilled this year, putting in serious jeopardy the recovery of the sector, accordi ...
Dubai world’s most popular destination, says report
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Dubai is the most-viewed destination on TikTok with views for videos featuring the hashtag #Dubai totalling over 81.8 billion, said travel manage ...
Turkish Airlines renews online shopping store
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
Turkish Airlines has renewed its online shopping store shopandmiles.com, giving it a new look both in terms of design and technology with the &ld ...
Sharjah Summer Promotions continues to draw tourists
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
The Sharjah Summer Promotions (SSP) 2022 is still enthralling shoppers and visitors with a wide range of spectacular promotions and offers across ...
Batoka readies to open Zambezi Sands River Lodge
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Batoka Hospitality, a luxury ecotourism and community development group, is preparing to open the doors of its magical Zambezi Sands River Lodge, ...
Mango House Seychelles names Britta Krug as GM
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Mango House Seychelles, one of the latest island escapes by LXR Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s collection of independent luxury properties, ...
Emirates and World Rugby renew partnership
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Emirates and World Rugby have announced an extension of the Dubai-based airline’s long-standing relationship as a Rugby World Cup Worldwide ...
Ascott offers 20% off on stays at two new properties
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
The Ascott Limited, a leading lodging owner-operator, is offering a 20% off on bookings using the ‘ASR Member Special Rate’ promotion ...
Radisson appoints new director development
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Radisson Hotel Group has appointed Oussama El Kadiri as Director Development to further drive its growth across the Middle East. & ...
Oman Air increases flights to four cities in SE Asia
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, has increased the weekly number of flights to Southeast Asia from its Muscat hub, offering 10 fl ...
Emirates launches second daily flight to Tel Aviv
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Emirates has announced plans to boost connectivity and increase travel options for customers flying between Dubai and Tel Aviv with a second dail ...
Aldar acquires Doubletree by Hilton Resort & Spa in RAK
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Aldar Properties, via its Aldar Investment business, has acquired the beachfront resort DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island in Ra ...
By Atmosphere and Colours of OBLU unveil Maldives holiday plans
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
By Atmosphere and Colours of OBLU, portfolio companies of Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts (AH&R), are offering premium plans in the Maldives ...