United Arab Emirates

The lights went out at all Jannah Hotels & Resorts properties on 28 March, as the hotels marked Earth Hour with ‘connect2earth’, a symbolic tribute to WWF’s annual environmental…

Abu Dhabi Airports has appointed Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi as acting chief executive officer, strengthening the airport group’s senior executive management team. With a background in…

After Dubai’s Emirates announced that it would suspend flights to a total of 111 cities out of 159 destinations it usually serves to curtail the spread of coronavirus, another UAE carrier is…

Dubai’s Emirates airline announced it would suspend flights to dozens more cities, including New York, Delhi and Melbourne, taking its total route closures past 100, in a bid to…

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the temporary move of several flights from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). On 18 March, Abu Dhabi Airports…

Global Travel Group has announced it will be postponing its 2020 conference, that was due to take place in Dubai, as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. Cherie Richards,…

The mental image most of us have about the Middle East is extraordinary landscapes and windswept desert dunes. Though the area has mushroomed with deserts, there are many other exotic…

Ian Schrager’s The Abu Dhabi EDITION lit up the Al Bateen Marina in celebration of St Partick’s Day. Together with some of the world’s most iconic buildings, including The Great Wall of…

The national airline of the UAE, Etihad Airways, will launch new daily scheduled year-round flights to Austria’s capital Vienna using a two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The service…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, and the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) celebrated raising USD 91,904.16 since the successful launch of their passenger donations project.…

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has strengthened its technology roadmap and air content offering to customers by securing an initial investment in TPConnects Technologies. The…

The Talise Ottoman Spa at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray has become the first hotel in the region to launch a bespoke ‘Love Yourself At Every Stage’ wellness programme, for cancer survivors and…

Etihad Airways will move its operations in China to the state-of-the-art Beijing Daxing International Airport from June. The move will involve all flights to and from Abu Dhabi and…

Expanding on its leisure facilities, Mövenpick Hotel Apartments Downtown Dubai has announced the launch of Onsen Spa offering an array of relaxing and rejuvenating treatments. The spa…

UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels, has strengthened the positive impact it is making on local and regional communities by raising funds for a hospital caring for…

Amid cancellations of global events due to coronavirus, Reed Travel Exhibitions has postponed Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to 28 June-1 July 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai,…

Etihad Airways has announced an encouraging 32% improvement in core operating performance for 2019, on revenues of USD 5.6 billion (USD 5.9 billion in 2018). Losses were significantly…

The LEVA Mazaya Centre Hotel will turn off its lights for an hour at 8.30 pm on 28 March in support of Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change and significance of renewable…

Ever wondered what it would feel like to teleport to a whole new destination in the blink of an eye? Marriott Hotel’s latest campaign – Let Your Mind Travel – gives you the chance to do…

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is accelerating its global expansion with plans to open new hotels and resorts in some of the world’s most dynamic…

Figures collated by the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) – Abu Dhabi have revealed that the number of international visitors coming to the UAE capital is estimated to have reached…