By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Oman Air, the award-winning national airline for the Sultanate of Oman, unveiled the new First Class Mini Suite of its Dreamliner 787 -9 fleet, on the opening day of Arabian Travel Market, a key travel and tourism event taking place from 22-25 April, held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. HE Maitha Al Mahrouqi, …

ABU DHABI: While the Middle East remains a region that loves to travel, a new study suggests that the search for value plays a decisive role in how today’s travellers research, compare and book their journeys in this part of the world. Unveiled during this week’s Arabian Travel Market 2018, the ‘Middle East Consumer Travel Report 2018’—a study co-sponsored by …

DUBAI: Emirates won four accolades last night at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2018. The airline was crowned Best Airline Worldwide, Airline with the Best Business Class, Best First Class Airport Lounge in the Middle East and Airline with the Best Cabin Crew – a testament to its commitment to meet and exceed customer expectations in the air and on …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In a bid to improve the tourism sector, Tourism Malaysia in conjunction with the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai – UAE have unveiled a campaign that will see over 36 million tourists visiting Malaysia and with tourist receipts reaching RM168 billion in 2020. Dubbed Visit Malaysia 2020, the campaign was officially launched by Datuk Mirza Mohammad …

DUBAI: Emirates and flydubai revealed today strong passenger numbers for the first six months of their partnership, illustrating the tremendous positive response from customers, and the successful start of the expanded codeshare partnership which was announced in July 2017. The first code-share flights began at the end of October 2017.  Between November 2017 and March 2018, over 400,000 passengers have …

DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018 today, marking the start of the 25th edition of the show. He was joined by Nick Pilbream, Divisional Director, Reed Travel Exhibitions, and other VIPs who embarked on a tour of the exhibition as the four-day industry showcase …

DUBAI: A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises LLC, a Dubai-based service oriented conglomerate that offers a wide spectrum of business interests, today revealed three iconic hotel projects – Hilton The Palm, TAJ Exotica Resort & Spa and Marriott The Palm – with a target opening date of first quarter of 2019. The luxurious properties located on the Palm Jumeirah will add 1,500 …

By RafiqVayani DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2018 Arabian Travel Market (ATM), welcomed His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, to its stand during the opening of the region’s largest travel and tourism trade event. His Highness Sheikh Maktoum was officially welcomed by Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President …

DUBAI: The total value of the 1,156 hospitality and tourism projects in the GCC region has exceeded US$147 billion (Dh539 billion) in March 2018, according to BNC Network, the largest project intelligence provider in the MENA region. Among the 1,156 hospitality projects,724 projects worth US$78 billion (Dh286 billion)are hotel projects while 140 hospitality projects worth US$50 billion (Dh183 billion) are …

DUBAI: Excited to announce that Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts scooped eight trophies at the World Travel Awards including the award for Middle East’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2018! At the gala ceremony held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Marianne Fitzgerald, Hotel Manager at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and Savino Leone, General Manager at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa …