Middle East
Israel welcomes its first post-COVID tour group
Israel has welcomed the first group of vaccinated tourists since the COVID-19 outbreak on 27 May, as part of its decision to gradually reopen borders to vaccinated international visitors.
Emirates wins record 8th consecutive “Best Airline Worldwide”
Emirates has been voted ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ for the eighth consecutive time by the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2021.
UNWTO makes history with opening of first regional office in the Middle East in Riyadh
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened its first regional office for the Middle East in Riyadh, bringing the United Nations specialized agency closer to its members and advancing on its commitment to guiding the development of tourism in every global region
Dubai airport unveils fast-track passport control service
Dubai recently launched a new fast-track passport control service that uses face and iris-recognition technologies
Saudi to bear Covid treatment expenses for travelling residents
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced it will bear expenses of treating residents and GCC citizens who need to be hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 during their institutional quarantine
Travellers to Saudi Arabia need to register vaccination status online
All travellers arriving in Saudi Arabia, including citizens of the GCC countries and holders of new visas, who have been vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines, need to register their vaccination status online
Former WTTC CEO joins Saudi Tourism
Guevera will draw on more than 25 years of public and private tourism sector experience to help facilitate international collaborations, develop human capital and contribute to the delivery of Saudi's ambitious, large-scale tourism investments
Virtual ATM 2021 begins today as industry convenes to show support for travel recovery
Middle East region’s largest travel and tourism showcase, Arabian Travel Market continues this week from 24 May to 26 May with the highly anticipated ATM Virtual event
‘We are bedouins’! Theme for sixth edition of King Abdulaziz camel festival
Taking pride in the Saudi Arabian historical identity and its role in laying the first building blocks for the kingdom’s development, Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of its annual Camel Festival
Dubai Sustainable Tourism launches green initiative
Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST), part of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) to further Dubai’s position as one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism destinations, has launched the ‘Get into the Green Scene’ initiative
Abu Dhabi to end quarantine for all international visitors starting from 1 July
Abu Dhabi has announced it will end quarantine for all international arrivals starting from 1 July
Saudi Arabian tourism boosted by domestic demand, gears up to welcome foreign travellers
As Saudi Arabia forges ahead with Vision 2030, with tourism earmarked as a key economic driver, tourism and travel leaders from the country convened at the ATM 2021 Saudi Arabia Tourism Summit
Seera and Klook ink deal to drive digital transformation of Saudi tourism sector
Seera Group has formed strategic partnership with travel and leisure booking platform Klook to support the digital transformation and robust growth of Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector.
Dubai eases Covid-19 restrictions, allows full hotel capacity
Dubai has eased Covid-19 restrictions, allowing hotels in the regional tourism hub to operate at full capacity and permitting concerts and sports events where all attendees and participants have been vaccinated
Saudi Arabia makes week-long quarantine compulsory for international travellers
Foreign citizens arriving in Saudi Arabia must quarantine for a week in government-approved accommodation starting 20 May to combat the spread of Covid-19
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