Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 1:40 pm

Turkish Airlines has begun service to Bogota and Panama City

Turkish Airlines, with the world’s most extensive route network, has added two more nations to its global reach by beginning service to Bogota, Columbia’s capital, and Panama City, capital of Panama.     These new points join Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Chicago,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 10:45 am

Kingdom of Bahrain Unveils New Tourism Identity

The Kingdom of Bahrain launched today its new tourism identity under the slogan of ‘Ours. Yours’ in a step to further develop the tourism sector as a main contributor to the national economy. The new identity was unveiled by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority to the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 10:29 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS’ FLAGSHIP AIRBUS A380 SERVICE TO MUMBAI

India continues to be a crucial part of Etihad Airways’ growth strategy contributing significantly to the airline’s global operations, to job creation and to connectivity for India.   Addressing a media conference in Mumbai to mark the launch of Etihad Airways’ daily...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 9:32 am

Starbucks celebrates summer with Festival of Frappuccino

As a special treat for their customers in the Middle East, this summer Starbucks will be launching the “Festival of Frappuccino”, featuring a range of ice-blended goodness. Starting May 2nd, customers can explore four new Frappuccino flavours, with the highlight being the all-new Green...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 7:51 am

KidzMondo sets the foundation stone for its upcoming miniature edutainment city in Qatar

Emblematically setting the foundation stone for its upcoming miniature edutainment city in Qatar, KidzMondo Doha welcomed its partners, VIP guests, and members of the media to a groundbreaking event, held on Tuesday 03rd of May at Hilton Doha Hotel, under the patronage of the Minister of Education...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 7:38 am

Visitors From Qatar To Dubai Increase by 26% in Q1 2016

Dubai welcomed 4.1 million overnight visitors in the first three months of 2016, a 5.1% increase over the same period last year, backed by strong double digit growth from its top two proximity markets, the GCC and India, according to figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 May, 2016 6:08 am

Dubai’s first ever LivNordic Spa By Cayan Hospitality officially opens its doors at the Cayan Tower

LivNordic, the first spa experience completely concentrated on Nordic wellbeing traditions, officially opened its doors at the Cayan Tower recently. A grand opening was held at the spa on the 27th of April which witnessed the attendance of celebrities and VIP guests from the region who discovered...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 4:25 pm

Etihad Airways statement 2

Etihad Airways flight EY474 from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta on 4 May, operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, encountered severe and unexpected turbulence about 45 minutes prior to arrival at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.   A total of 31 passengers and crew were injured. Twenty two...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 12:41 pm

World Halal Tourism Summit 2016 Abu Dhabi to Host World’s Biggest Hosted Buyers Programme

The 2nd World Halal Tourism Summit will be held in the United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi from 21-25 November 2016, and as part of the inaugural International Travel Week (ITW), will play host to the world’s biggest hosted buyers programme for global travel...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 5:34 am

Saudia meets with airline companies

Saudi Arabian Airlines Company (Saudia) on Monday chairs its regular annual meeting with the 50 air companies operating in the Kingdom to coordinate efforts aimed at providing better services to passengers especially the Haj and Umrah pilgrims. Saudia’s deputy executive president for...

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