Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has expanded its presence in the Middle East wit...

Indian government has expressed hope that more countries would take steps to normalise the overseas movement of people from India. ...

Pandemic lockdowns and their limitations on our ability to move freely in our hometowns, let alone elsewhere, have reminded us what a privilege...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has launched comprehensive guidance to help airport executives approach digital transformation as th...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to address the high cost of Covid-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urg...

More companies are reporting a willingness and actual return to business travel, with domestic travel taking the lead, a report said, noting that...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today (July 22) launched comprehensive guidance to help airport executives approach digital transf...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has confirmed a ground incident at Dubai International Airport where one of its aircraft was impacte...

Senior figures from American Airlines, Reach Airports and JetBlue Technology Ventures will share future visions and insights at FTE Global, fro...

Despite a small uptick in May, the emergence of Covid-19 variants and the continued imposition of restrictions are weighing on the recovery of in...

Saudi Arabia has decided to ban citizens from travelling directly or indirectly to Indonesia until the epidemiological situation in that country ...

The 5th edition of the four-day Al Dhaid Date Festival, organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), kicks off on July 2...

Most air travellers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in the near-term, said the International Air Transport ...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has released a new tool to assist airports in terminal planning to increase capacity as the global rec...

An official source at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior said that receiving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is a condition for Sa...

Saudi Arabia  will automatically extend the validity of residence permits (Iqama) for expatriates outside the Kingdom in addition to extendi...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed yesterday’s (July 19) decision by the government of Canada to further ease ...

The Jet Ski tour of Dubai has been recognised as the world’s best tourism experience for 2021, winning top global accolades in two categori...

Hilton Garden Inn Bahrain Bay has officially opened its doors to guests in time for the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays. The 192-room hotel locat...

National carrier Gulf Air has begun the summer season with 80% of its pre-pandemic destinations as it continues to resume operations and restor...

Ghassan Aboud Group, a UAE-based business conglomerate, has announced the acquisition of Vincent Hotel (formerly The Fantauzzo) based in Brisba...

Tickets to Expo 2020 Dubai are now on sale, and among the plethora of reasons to book a season pass for the world’s biggest cultural gather...

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, operated two regularly scheduled passenger flights with fully vaccinated crews to two se...

The first flight of the pilgrims from inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah yesterday (Jul...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the world’s first standard on accessible tourism, ISO 21902 Tourism ...

flyadeal, the low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has taken delivery of a brand new A320neo, the first out of 30 to be...

Oman-based Ibn Saleh Al Hashmi Construction (ISAHC) has signed an agreement with Thailand’s leading hotel operator Centara Hotels & R...

HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, today (July 15) announced the opening of its latest t...

British Airways said it has teamed up with AirPortr to create new convenient fast bag drop areas before heading to the departures concourse at ...

Aafaq Islamic Finance, a provider of products compliant with Islamic Sharia law, has signed an agreement with Al Jazira Aviation Club in of Ras A...

Mauritius has announced Phase 1 of reopening of its borders, which runs from today (July 15) until September 30, 2021, allowing vaccinated guests...

Egypt’s Nile Air has launched two new weekly flights between Al Ain and Cairo. The inaugural flight recently landed at Al Ain International...

General Hotel Management (GHM), a leading operator of an exclusive group of hotels and resorts, has signed an agreement to unveil another Chedi h...

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced the return of the Sharjah Summer campaign, which will offer an integ...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has unveiled World of Care – a global Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) platform – designed to address...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on states to follow new guidance on cross-border travel from the World Health Organ...

Wego, a leading online travel marketplace in the region and Jordan Tourism Board have renewed their tie-up with a new round of joint digital mark...

Emirates is expecting high passenger volumes to pass through Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport (DXB) this weekend, July 16-17, as travell...

Abu Dhabi-based developer Miral has announced that more than 96 per cent of the work has been  completed on its DoubleTree by Hilton Abu D...

The Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) o...

Louvre Abu Dhabi and Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille have jointly announced the launch of a new annual exhibition and the creation of The...

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, said it will operate a three-times weekly service to Sohag International Airport (HMB) from 25 July growing it...

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) yesterday (July 13) issued the updated ‘Green List’ of dest...

Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, Dubai South said that private-jet movements continued their impressive growth in 2021, with more than a 346% i...

Sonia Parmar has joined the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort team as Marketing Manager.   Born and raised in India...

Aviareps, a leading sales, marketing and communications agency for travel and lifestyle brands, is launching a new matchmaking platform, SwayFl...

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, has added a new hotel to it...

Following the ongoing and successful vaccine rollout against the global pandemic, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, Yas Links Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi G...

The total economic contribution of the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) to Jordan’s gross domestic product exceeded JOD2.5 billion (...

As travel restrictions around the world continue to ease, Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has provided travel tips to make the j...

Qatar has re-opened its borders to international travellers who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with vaccines that are approved for ...

WTM London, Travel Forward and World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) are joining forces to launch a start-up competition and summit for technology...

While there is $27 billion worth of hotel investments in the pipeline in the GCC, more than $3.5 billion worth of new hotel projects in the regio...

Singapore will present on the global stage its vision of a sustainable, liveable and resilient city of the future at the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai...

Centara Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel operator in Thailand, has announced the much-anticipated opening date of Centara Reserve Samui in A...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is offering free private airport transfers to and from Dubai for guests travelling in Economy to...

Abu Dhabi’s hotel industry has reported its highest occupancy since the start of the pandemic, according to preliminary June 2021 data from...

Qatar is adding 105 new hotels and hotel apartments to its already extensive portfolio of properties, as the country gears up to host the Fifa Wo...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced that it will resume direct operations to Tbilisi International Airport ...

UNWTO’s Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI), which aims to reduce waste and pollution across the tourism sector has welcomed 32 new s...

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has announced the appointment of Musdalifa Abdullah as the company’s Managing Dir...

Porsche Design Group and Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality have joined forces  to create a joint hotel brand. ...

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, will start its four-weekly service to Salzburg International Airport (SZG) from July 15 and resumes its operat...

UAE residents are the most likely among other global consumers to say they intend to travel abroad for leisure in the next 12 months, according t...

Lovers of live Arabic music are in for a treat this Eid Al-Adha as Yas Island, one of the world’s leading entertainment and lifestyle des...

Saudi Arabia has launched an initiative at Jeddah’s Red Sea Operations Centre to provide tourist yachts with entry licenses in half an hour...

Innsbruck Tourismus, the official destination management organisation of the Innsbruck region of Austria, has introduced the Welcome Card Unlimit...

Virgin Galactic Holdings today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space and returned safely to Earth an hour after leaving the groun...

While the global travel recovery remains uneven, a rebound in ground travel and pick-up in domestic flight bookings are showing encouraging sig...

While the global travel recovery remains uneven, a rebound in ground travel and pick-up in domestic flight bookings in the Middle East and Africa...

Leading hospitality group Radisson has announced plans to launch seven new hotels across Morocco in partnership with Madaëf, a leading Mor...

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has partnered with MUST Travel & Tech to place a digital tool at the service of tourism, allowing user...

The UAE has announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan, effect...

Airbus will showcase the last-generation widebody A350-1000 and the twin-engine EC145 rotorcraft among other technological innovations and projec...

British Airways (BA) said it is preparing to welcome an increased number of holidaymakers back to the skies from July 19 in time for the start of...

UAE national airline Etihad Airways yesterday (July 8) operated its inaugural flight EY175 to the Greek island of Mykonos. The service is being...

Sun Siyam Resorts, a leading Maldivian hospitality group featuring a portfolio of five luxury private island properties, will be opening its re...

Oracle has announced that Saudi Arabia's Tourism Development Fund (TDF) has completed a major Oracle Cloud implementation supporting the or...

Citadines Metro Central Dubai has achieved yet another sustainable milestone with the introduction of 300 ‘Luve’ water bottles, tha...

Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced a preferred agreement with All Suites Appart Hotel tourist and business residences, p...

RAK Properties, one of the UAE’s leading property development and tourism infrastructure companies, has awarded a contract to Hill Intern...

Travelers from EU and Schengen countries can enter Finland freely as of July 12 without any additional health safety measures when they are fully...

Emirates has announced it will restart passenger services to Mauritius this summer with two weekly flights from  July 15, as the island-nati...

Sabre, a leading software company in the global travel industry, has implemented its Sabre Revenue Optimizer solution with multiple airlines, inc...

The Emerald Collection, an Italian group with over 40 years of experience managing 5-star properties in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, and East Afr...

The regional travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Middle East decreased significantly in 2020, dropping by 51.1%, compared to the aver...

En Route International, the dnata-owned travel food and services solutions company, has announced the appointment of Nick Wiley as Global Managin...

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said it has reached an agreement with International Air Transport Association (IA...

Bahrain's Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Alzayani said the country was ready with its Tourism Strategy 2.0, which will enabl...

Global air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), was up 9.4% compared to May 2019. Seasonally adjusted demand rose by 0.4% m...

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a national airline of the UAE, is set to begin flights to Baku, Azerbaijan starting from August 14. The launch of the new r...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) will launch the Sharjah Summer Promotions 2021 tomorrow (July 8) under the slogan "Sha...

Global Village, a family destination for multicultural entertainment in the UAE, said that its Season 26 will open on October 26, 2021 to operate...

Vision-Box, a world leader in biometrics seamless travel, has partnered with the Finnish Border Guard (RAJA) to implement the first EU entry/exit...

Emirates tops the list of UAE’s most recommended brands, with a Recommend score of 91.4%, YouGov analysis reveals. Dubai’s flag car...

RoyalJet, the Abu Dhabi owned and operated award-winning premium private aviation leader, has added a privately owned Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)...

Pura Eco Retreat, located on the stunning Jubail Island, offers a unique chance to connect with nature, escape reality and embrace a sustainabl...

Oman has announced a complete lockdown on commercial activities and ban on movement of individuals and vehicles as well as prayers, pre-Eid souqs...

As Dubai marks a year since reopening its borders to international tourists on July 7, 2020, the latest data published by Dubai’s Departmen...

Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm of Emirates, has introduced new packages for customers to enjoy a fast-tracked and safe airport experie...