Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 July, 2018 5:04 am

Dubai’s Biggest Corporate Entities to Play Significant Role in Ensuring Success of Dubai Summer Surprises

As the spotlight falls on the 21stedition of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), the organisers, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has drawn up plans in collaboration with leading corporate groups to ensure the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 July, 2018 3:46 am

Oman Air’s inaugural flight to Casablanca a success

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, commenced its new service from Muscat to the Moroccan city of Casablanca on July 1 2018. The inaugural flight WY171 departed Muscat International Airport at 01.20 after a cake cutting ceremony. The flight arrives in Casablanca at 07.10. This...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 1 July, 2018 5:44 pm

flydubai marks first direct flight between Dubai and Sicily

 A senior delegation from Dubai, including H.E. Liborio Stellino, the Ambassador of Italy in the UAE, Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for flydubai, Thierry Aucoc, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations (Europe & Russian Federation) for Emirates, arrived at ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 1 July, 2018 3:45 pm

New Beach at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay Promises a Complete Island Resort Experience

A destination within a destination awaits visitors to Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, as the property transforms from an urban resort to a complete island resort with the addition of The Four Seasons Beach. Curving along the private island’s sun-drenched southern shore, the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 1 July, 2018 2:00 pm

Super Summer Stay & Play Package at M Hotel Downtown by Millennium

HE Akima Umezawa, Consul-General of Japan in Dubai, has visited the headquarters of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) to discuss potential business opportunities and ways to enhance cultural relations through partnerships.   The Consul-General and the accompanying delegation...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 1 July, 2018 6:19 am

Local tourism, digital transformation on the rise in Saudi Arabia

A report issued by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) says that local tourism trips reached over 44.5 million in 2017, with total spendings around SR47.9 billion ($12.7 billion). Local tourism accommodation is experiencing a rapid growth, reaching a total of 7,385...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 30 June, 2018 12:34 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa desert oasis becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), said on Friday. The decision was made during meetings of the World Heritage Committee in Bahrain’s...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 30 June, 2018 11:51 am

Pinkfong and Baby Shark delight hundreds of families at Dalma Mall!

Families from across Abu Dhabi and the UAE today started their summer holidays off with a real treat, as they flocked to Dalma Mall to meet some of the world’s most popular cartoon characters and South Korean stars, the adorable Prince Pinkfong from planet Staria, Baby Shark, and all their...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 29 June, 2018 3:44 am

M Hotel Downtown by Millennium Announce Partnership with Emaar Entertainment

Awarded as Dubai’s leading city business hotel destination, M Hotel Downtown by Millennium has announced that it has teamed up with the city’s biggest leisure operator, Emaar Entertainment to unveil new exciting offers for families.   Guests booking for a perfectly...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 29 June, 2018 1:09 am

Oman Air is set to debut its first 3-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of its first 3-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that it has on order. Inaugural flight WY102 will be deployed to London Heathrow terminal 4, from the award-winning passenger terminal at Muscat International Airport, from July...

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