Middle East
Transavia France starts Amman flights
Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has welcomed the first direct Transavia France flight from Lyon in France, signalling the
Emirates president Tim Clark to step down
Dubai-based Emirates has confirmed that Tim Clark will retire as the president of the airline at the end of June
voco Al Khobar: The new luxury hotspot opens in Saudi
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its second voco hotel in Saudi Arabia in partnership with developer Wasata Al Wosta
Red champs: Qatar Airways congratulates Liverpool FC
Qatar Airways has extended its congratulations to Liverpool FC, who were crowned World Club Champions following their 1-0 victory over
Marriott Hotel Al Forsan joins Clean Up UAE campaign
Marriott Hotel Al Forsan, Abu Dhabi took part in a volunteering clean-up campaign in the capital as part of its
Dur Hospitality to manage three hotels in Saudi Arabia
Dur Hospitality has signed lease, management and operation contracts for three hotels in the central area of Madinah, Saudi Arabia
KPMG records double digit growth in MESA
The aggregated revenue of KPMG member firms in the Middle East & South Asia (MESA) region grew by 11.6% in
Millennium Hotels and Resorts to grow its Saudi Arabia footprint
Millennium Hotels & Resorts has revealed development plans for Saudi Arabia with a goal of operating 25 hotels kingdom-wide by 2025.
Amadeus lands in Dubai to “shape the future of travel”
As the travel and tourism industry remains a pillar of many GCC economies, executives at Amadeus have previewed some of
USA, UK and France top visitors to Dubai in 2019
Expedia has announced that the USA, UK and France are the leading source markets for travel to Dubai. According to
Hamburg expects surge of Gulf travellers in 2020
Germany’s second-biggest city, Hamburg, has become one of the favourite European travel destinations for Gulf travellers, with an increasing number of new experiences and events in the Hanseatic city.
Travel tech this week: The ‘Everyday Essential’ app and more
Omio is awarded by Google as 'Everyday Essential' app. An ex-Googler created a car subscription start-up, Carasti.
UK visitors to GCC to increase 22% by 2024
A report ahead of ATM 2020 has revealed 2.8 million UK residents will travel to the GCC in 2024, an additional 500,000 travellers when compared to 2018.
Hot hotel openings: COMO Cocoa Islands and more
On this week's round-up of hot hotel openings, COMO Cocoa Islands heats up in the Maldives, Rotana opens a five-star retreat in Dar es Salaam, Ritz-Carlton reopens in the US Virgin Islands and more.
Travel Cancellation Assurance: When your plans don’t take off
Our hectic lifestyles push us to ‘book everything in advance’ and we inevitably find ourselves succumbing to the pressure. At the back of our heads is always the thought ‘What if I have to cancel my plan’?
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