Tourism contributed 11.1 per cent of the economy of the United Arab Emirates in 2018, according to an annual review of the economic impact and social importance of the sector carried out by the World Travel & Tourism Council.Last year,…
Virtuoso said it is ending its partnership with Cox & Kings in the United States and Dubai because of the continuing financial problems of the tour operator’s affiliate in India.The luxury travel agency network confirmed Tuesday that it terminated the…
Marriott International has continued its efforts to support children in need across the Middle East and Africa with the launch of the 12th edition of Road to Awareness.The event is the hotel giant’s annual associate fundraising campaign and has been…
Din Tai Fung, the immensely popular Taiwanese dumpling chain, will be opening its fourth branch in Dubai.The latest location will join the growing list of prestigious restaurants on the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah.The new branch will open at the…
Dubai Fitness Challenge – the city’s flagship fitness initiative championed by sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai – returns for its third edition next month.The event will take place from October 18th-November 16th.Featuring an…
Air Arabia now offers direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna.The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December.Adel Al Ali,…
Tejas Lamb flies aboard MH89 from Tokyo Narita to Kuala Lumpur.The plane : An A350-900, Malaysia Airlines’ newest aircraft type to be added to their fleet. The registration of the plane for this particular flight was 9M-MAD, a 1-year-old A350.Class:…
JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa will open on the island of Vagaru, Shaviyani Atoll, on November 1st.Headed up by general manager Marc Gussing, the beautiful property will feature 60 spacious villas starting at an enormous 234 square metres, all…
Qatar Airways has announced services to Osaka, Japan, starting from April 6th.The second largest metropolitan area of Japan, Osaka will be the airline’s third gateway into the country.Qatar Airways began direct services to Tokyo Narita in 2010 and launched its…
Etihad Airways has re-launched etihad.com, with the refreshed website now live globally in 16 languages.Redesigned from scratch, guests visiting etihad.com now enjoy faster loading pages, thanks to cleaner redesigned content, images and graphics.An easier-to-navigate site and a reduction in the…
