General Information
International Tel Code: +965
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Exchange rates: US$1=KD0.293
Visas: All visitors – with the exception of GCC nationals – require visas, which must be obtained from Kuwait consulates or missions abroad. All visitors whether holding a visa or not must have a visiting permit which is issued to the sponsor they are visiting or doing business with. Permission to stay for up to 24 hours can usually be obtained on arrival at the point entry provided the visitors have a confirmed reservation to their next destination. Visas are not issued purely for tourism.
Ministry of Tourism – Commerce and Industry
Tel: +965 22453106
Fax: +96522401540
AIRPORT AND AIRLINES
Kuwait International Airport
Tel: +965 24336699
Fax: +965 24713504
Air Arabia
Tel: +965 22449824
Fax: +965 22426826
Air China
Tel: +965 22438568/22426128
Fax: +965 22439498
Air France
Tel: +965 22471356/7/8
Fax: +965 22420517
Air India
Tel: +965 22456700
Fax: +965 22434700
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Tel: +965 22452977
Fax: +965 22428671
British Airways
Tel: +965 22425635/1802777
Fax: +965 22446562
EgyptAir
Tel: +965 22460956 / 24739528
Fax: +965 22426209/22453789
Emirates
Tel: +965 2292 1555
Fax: +965 2292 1515
Etihad Airways
Tel: +965 22960090
Fax: +965 2960080
Gulf Air
Tel: +965 22243777
Fax: +965 22243886
Iran Air
Tel: +965 24715897
Fax: +965 24715897
Jazeera Airways
Tel: +96522248940
Fax: +965 24340595
www:jazeeraairways.com
Flies to Aleppo, Alexandria, Amman, Assiut, Bahrain, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai, Deir Ezzor, Istanbul, Jeddah, Kuwait, Luxor, Mashad, Riyadh, Sharm El Sheikh.
KLM
Tel: +965 22425747
Fax: +965 22438143
Korean Airlines
Tel: +965 22428390/391
Fax: +965 22437646
Kuwait Airways
Tel: +965 24345555/6666
Fax: +965 2241304/24720723 22434905
Flies to Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Amman, Assiut, Bangkok, Manama, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, Chennai, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kochi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London, Madinah, Malaga, Manila, Mumbai, Muscat, New York, Paris, Riyadh, Rome, Sharm el Sheikh, Shohag, Tehran, Thiruvananthapuram, Toronto, Tripoli, Tunis, Vienna, Warsaw, Washington, Zurich.
Korean Airlines
Tel: +965 22424520
Fax: +965 22437646
Lufthansa
Tel: +965 22422493
Fax: +965 22431085
Middle East Airlines
Tel: +965 22423070/5
Fax: +965 22410577
Oman Air
Tel: +965 22958787
Fax: +965 22958780
Pakistan International Airlines
Tel: +965 22428784/796/798
Fax: +965 22401268
Qatar Airways
Tel: +965 22423888
Fax: +965 22423755
Royal Jordanian
Tel: +965 22418063/22418064
Fax: +965 22419170
Royal Brunei
Tel: +965 22452219/22427125
Fax: +965 22419025
Romanian Airlines
Tel: +965 22441041
Fax: +965 22428671
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Tel: +965 22426310
Fax: +965 22426027
Singapore Airlines
Tel: +965 2225 8230
Fax: +965 2225 8241
SriLankan Airlines
Tel: +965 24342552
Fax: +965 24342442
Syrian Arab Airlines
Tel: +965 22423114/118/7
Fax: +965 22423115
Shaheen Air International
Tel: +965 22411368/964 0836
Fax: +965 22411367/4336485
Thai Airways
Tel: +965 22421444
Fax: +965 22453702
Turkish Airlines
Tel: +965 22466508
Fax: +965 22402956
United Airlines
Tel: +965 22958900
Fax: +965 22958911
Yemenia
Tel: +965 22457962/22457965
Fax: +965 22454777
CAR HIRE
Avis
Tel: +965 22453827/22465082
Fax: +965 22453829
Budget
Tel: +965 22408444
Fax: +965 24790833
Europcar
Tel: +965 188 1111 ext 1854
Fax: +965 24963539
Hertz
Tel: +965 24848034
Fax: +965 24813549
HOTELS
The Convention Centre & Royal Suites Hotel
Tel: +9652 4613103
Fax:+9652 4610853/54
www:theconventioncenter.com.kw
54 rooms and suites, 1 F&B outlet
Meeting facilities: 2 ballrooms
Leisure facilities: spa, salon, health and fitness centre.
Al Corniche Club
Tel: +965 25636398
Fax: +965 25667147
www:alcornicheclub.com
15 cabanas (from 9am to 10pm daily), 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 meeting room
Leisure facilities: The Spa with 16 treatment rooms, Hydropool, ladies and gents gym, health and fitness facilities,
2 exercise studios and an indoor exercise pool, Al Corniche Club childcare/crèche facility.
Costa Del Sol Hotel Kuwait
Tel: +965 1830083
Fax: +965 22662902
www:costadelsolhotels.net
30 rooms, 72 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 6 meeting rooms, 1 ballroom
Leisure facilities: health club, gym, sauna, steam room, massage room, outdoor swimming pool.
Courtyard by Marriott Kuwait City
Tel: +965 22997000
Fax: +965 22997001
www:marriott.com
231 rooms, 33 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: Arraua ballroom, 6 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: nearby Salmiya public beach, outdoor swimming pool, children’s pool, Jacuzzi, fitness courtyard.
Crowne Plaza Kuwait
Tel: +965 24742000/4732100
Fax: +965 24732020
www:kuwait.crowneplaza.com
300 rooms, 8 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 ballrooms (up to 900 people), 1 exhibition hall (up to 400 people), 1 auditorium (up to 90 people), 12 meeting rooms (up to 60 people)
Leisure facilities: fitness centre with massage facilities, Fauchon boutique and salon, 1 spa aqua tonic, 1 aqua tonic swimming pool.
Four Points Sheraton
Tel: +965 2242 2055
Fax: +965 2448032/34
www:fourpoints.com/kuwait
160 rooms, 2 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: meeting room (up to 50 people)
Leisure facilities: pool, fitness and spa.
Hilton Kuwait Resort
Tel: +96522256222
Fax: +96522256292
www:kuwait.hilton.com
142 rooms, 5 suites, 80 chalets, 48 studios, 13 apartments, 61 studios, 50 super presidential/presidential villas, 12 super royal/royal villas, 7 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom (up to 1,000 people), 8 meeting rooms (up to 100 people), business centre, 5 beach tent (used for exhibitions, meetings and events)
Leisure facilities: 2 swimming pools, private beach, fitness centre (Lifestyle), spa, water activities, Kids Paradise.
Holiday Inn Kuwait – Salmiyah
Tel: +965 1847777
Fax: +965 25759809
www:ichotelsgroup.com
189 rooms, 5 suites, 6 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 17 meetings rooms with outside catering
Leisure facilities: 24-hour health club and spa, outdoor swimming pools, Jacuzzi, massage room, gift shop, VIP executive health club.
Holiday Inn Downtown
Tel: +965 1841000
Fax: +965 22329000
www:holidayinn.com/kuwaitdowntown
149 rooms, 20 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities:3 opulent ballrooms and 7 air-conditioned meeting rooms (up to 400 people), business centre, executive lounge
Leisure facilities: The Fitness Inn health club, indoor swimming pool, whirlpool.
Hotel Missoni Kuwait
Tel: +965 25770000
Fax: +965 2577001
www:hotelmissoni.com
169 rooms, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: events and meetings space with ballroom & outdoor terrace
Leisure facilities: Six Senses Spa and fitness room & pool area.
Ibis Salmiya Kuwait
Tel: +965 25734247
Fax: +965 25734248/25713882
www:ibishotel.com
175 rooms, 2 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities:3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: Access to Salem Mubarak Street for shopping and entertainment, gym (available 24 hours).
Ibis Kuwait Sharq
Tel: +965 22479330
Fax: +965 22479331
160 rooms, 1 F&B outlet
Leisure facilities: gym.
InterContinental Kuwait Hotel
Tel: +965 22329995
www:ichotelsgroup.com
204 rooms, 33 suites
Meeting facilities: 2 meeting rooms, 1 ballroom (1,500 sq.m.), terrace for outdoor function, business centre
Leisure facilities: Spa and fitness centre, 6 treatment rooms, gym, exercise, relaxation, steam and sauna rooms, indoor swimming pool, recreation and sports court.
Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel & Resot
Tel: +965 2459 0000
Fax: +965 24590005
www: millenniumhotels.com/aljahrahcopthornekuwait
201 rooms and suites, 60 chalets, 2 F&B outlet
Meeting facilities: 2 boardrooms rooms, 2 ballrooms (up to 450 people)
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, wading pool, gym and jogging track.
JW Marriott Hotel Kuwait City
Tel: +965 22455550
Fax: +965 22438391
www:jwmarriottkuwaithotel.com
239 rooms, 74 suites, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 10 meeting rooms (up to 650 people)
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait (Opening Q1 2013)
www:jumeirah.com
307 rooms and suites, 80 apartments, 12 chalets, 6 F&B outlets
Leisure facilities: Talise Spa, 200m private beach, swimming pool, children’s play area.
Marina Hotel Kuwait
Tel: +965 22230030
Fax: +965 22244972
www:marinahotel.com
91 rooms, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: Treasure of the Ocean meeting room can be divided into 3 meeting room as per the requirement
Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Theatre & Hall, events room can also be separated into 3 rooms as per the visitors 24-hour business centre
Leisure facilities: Coral Reef Fitness & Spa, private beach, swimming pool, kids play pool.
Le Royal Hotel
Tel: +965 2251 0999
Fax: +965 22528334
www:leroyalkuwait.com
76 rooms, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, swimming pool.
Le Royal Tower
Tel: +965 1831831
Fax: +965 22479000
www:leroyalkuwait.com
70 rooms, 2 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 meeting room
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, fully equipped health club, sauna.
Al Manshar Rotana
Tel: +965 23931000
Fax: +965 23931201
www:rotana.com
200 rooms and suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 meeting rooms, 2 Pre-function lounges, Al Kout ballroom
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, rooftop swimming pool, massage, sauna, tennis.
Mövenpick Hotel Kuwait
Tel: +965 24610033
Fax: +965 24610031
www:moevenpick-kuwait.com
100 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 3 meeting rooms (up to 300 people)
Leisure facilities: health club, swimming pool, kids club.
Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Al Bida’a
Tel: +965 22253100
Fax: +965 22253101
www:moevenpick-albidaa-kuwait.com
306 rooms and suites, 14 villas, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: Al Bidaa Ballroom (up to 270 people), 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: 5 swimming pools, fitness centre, spa, kids playground and sports facilities, private beach.
Palms Beach Hotel & Spa
Tel: +965 1824060/25646266
Fax: +965 25637277
www:thepalms.com.kw
124 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: JAWA Grand Ballroom, 1 board room and 1 seminar hall
Leisure facilities: Orchid Spa, health clun with sauna and steam rooms, outdoor Jacuzzi, 6 outdoor swimming pools (including 2 for children), gym and fitness area, aerobics classes, quash & outdoor tennis courts.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait
Tel: +965 25673000
Fax: +965 25750155
www:radissonblu.com/hotel-kuwait
194 rooms & suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: Al Hashemi ballrooms, 5 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: privcate beach area with kid’s playground, beach volleyball court, outdoor & indoor swimming pool, fitness centre, male & female massage rooms, sauna, steam bath & Jacuzzi.
Ramada Hotel Kuwait
Tel: +965 1821111
Fax: +965 24800552
www:ramadakuwait.com
112 rooms, 12 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 6 meeting rooms (up to 10 to 50), 6 ballrooms (up to 4,000 people)
Leisure facilities: health club, steam bath, Jacuzzi, sauna, outdoor swimming pool, massage.
The Regency Kuwait
Tel: +9652 5766666
Fax:+9652 5766999
www:theregencykuwait.com
203 rooms and suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 3 meeting rooms, conference centre
Leisure facilities: direct access to 2 secluded beaches, 5 swimming pools, health & fitness centre, ladies lounge.
The Ritz Sharq Hotel
Tel:+9652 2499911
Fax:+9652 2410019
www: ritzkuwait.com/sharq
38 rooms and suites, 1 F&B outlet
Rotana Al Manshar
Tel: +965 23931000
Fax: +965 23931201
www:rotana.com
200 rooms & suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: a multipurpose Al Kout Ballroom, board meeting rooms, pre-function lounge
Leisure facilities: Bodylines Health Club, rooftop swimming pool, massage rooms.
Safir Airport Hotel
Tel: +965 24725000
Fax: +965 24722621
www:safirhotels.com
177 rooms, 6 Suites, 1 F&B outlets
Leisure facilities: games room, steam bath, swimming pool, fitness centre.
Safir International Hotel
Tel: +965 22530000
Fax: +965 22563797
www:safirhotels.com
146 rooms, 2 F&B outlets
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, swimming pool.
Sea Shells Resort
Tel: +965 1844444 /23250007/8
Fax: +965 23250040
45 rooms, 7 suites, 73 villas, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 conference halls
Leisure facilities: 3 swimming pools, sports and water sports facilities, entertainment centre, health club, kids club.
Sheraton Kuwait, a Luxury Collection
Tel: +965 1835555/22422055
Fax: +965 22448032/4
www:luxurycollection.com/Kuwait
300 rooms and suites, 6 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 7 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: fitness facility, outdoor swimming pool, Business centre open 24/7.
Swissbel Hotel Plaza Kuwait
Tel: +965 22436686/22436788
Fax: +965 22428169
www:swiss-belhotel.com
153 rooms, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: Plaza Grand Ballroom that can be divided into 4 small meeting rooms (up to 250 people
Leisure facilities: executive lounge, indoor swimming pool, fitness centre.
TRAVEL AGENTS
Alshamel Travel
Tel: +965 22976000
Fax: +965 2240 6682/24335121
Alghanim Travel & Tourism
Tel: +965 1802112
Fax: +965 22429560
Boodai Aviation Group
Tel: +965 22413716
Fax: +965 22463375
Musaed Al Saleh Travel Co
Tel: +965 22404620 /22420222
Fax: +965 22405711
Pan Arab Travels Co
Tel: +965 22415554/6
Fax: +965 22472452
Jumbo Travels
Tel: +965 22414655/ 22420064/1801234
Fax: +965 22414659 /22427789