Middle East
Japan passport most powerful, UAE emerges as ‘pandemic’ winner
Henley Passport Index has recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the year 2022
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to launch flights to Kuwait and Maldives
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the ultra-low-fare national airline of the UAE, said it will launch two new routes from Abu Dhabi to the idyllic island paradise of the Maldives, and the airline’s fifth key destination in the Gulf, Kuwait
Dubai’s metaverse strategy to position Emirate as global hub for tourism
It aims to turn Dubai into one the world’s top 10 metaverse economies as well as a global hub for the metaverse community
Two daily Kuala Lumpur to Doha flights on Malaysia Airlines now
Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways’ strategic partnership offers customers more choices via their leading hubs in KUL and DOH Two daily Kuala Lumpur to Doha flights on Malaysia Airlines now
Malaysia Airlines to operate second daily flight to Doha
This additional service strengthens Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways’ strategic partnership, allowing passengers to travel to over 96 codeshare destinations
Yas Yas Baby! Yas Island brings summer’s new anthem with new campaign
Celebrating the endless experiences available at the destination, the exciting new campaign calls on holidaymakers to ‘break like they mean it’ at the world-class destination
Sharjah rolls out new adventure tourism project in Khorfakkan
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced the launch of its new adventure project coming up in the Eastern area of Khorfakkan
Saudi TDF rolls out $400 million hospitality fund
The move is aimed at helping enhance promising sector-leading opportunities in various tourist destinations within the kingdom
Turkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines ink pact to boost travel
The airlines will expand cooperation in transporting passengers and cargo, along with studying the opportunity for a passenger codeshare cooperation on flight routes between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City - Istanbul
19 attractions from Turkiye added to UNESCO’s latest list of ‘World Heritage Sites’
With this, Turkiye now ranks as one of the top countries globally to offer Indian travellers a record number of cultural heritage sites
flydubai rolls out flights to Samarkand
With the launch of operations to Samarkand, flydubai grows its network to 102 destinations served by a fleet of 65 Boeing 737 aircraft
Tourism FDI winner! Dubai gains maximum tourism FDI for 2021 with $1.7 billion investments
The year also marked a successful five-year period during which Dubai stayed ahead of leading international cities, including London, Paris and Shanghai, in attracting FDI into tourism
Emirates and Heathrow agree to remediate capacity cap
Emirates has capped further sales on its flights out of Heathrow until mid-August to assist Heathrow in its resource ramp-up Emirates and Heathrow agree to remediate capacity cap
Top 5 tourism attractions opening in Qatar before FIFA World Cup 2022
Before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks off in November, an assortment of exceptional new tourism developments will open across the country
What’s new at Hamad International Airport? Qatar Airways’ three swanky new lounges
The brand new facilities will offer new spaces where passengers can rest, unwind and enjoy some of Qatar Airways’ renowned amenity products
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