RAS AL KHAIMAH: Today, Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island opens its doors to guests, marking the debut of Hampton by Hilton in Ras Al Khaimah. Located on a 750-metre beach, the hotel features incredible sea and island views – and throughout their stay, travellers can look forward to experiencing the brand’s award-winning friendly, thoughtful service and inclusive hot breakfast. As …

As restrictions ease and countries open up for international travel, airlines gradually expand their operations and network globally. The summer of 2021 is expected to be busy at Dubai International (DXB) and the dnata team are prepared to deliver a seamless journey for everyone travelling to or transiting through the world’s number one airport for international passengers. dnata’s 8,500 highly …

News Desk DUBAI: Deyaar Development PJSC (“Deyaar”), one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, today announced the launch of Regalia, a AED 1bn luxury skyscraper in Business Bay offering a smart and high-end urban lifestyle embodied by royalty and distinction. Regalia will be the tallest tower Deyaar has ever built. The 70-storey premium residential building will feature smart …

Latvian airline airBaltic on July 2, 2021 launched new summer seasonal flights between Riga and the Italian city of Pisa. airBaltic now connects both cities with two weekly flights. Flights between Riga and Pisa are operated by the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets for the new destinations are available on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com. Destination served Flight frequency Start date Price …

PUTRAJAYA: A collaborated production between Tourism Malaysia, SHARP, and Chilli Pepper Films have won The Special Award for Best Camerawork at the 21st WorldMediaFestivals, under the Tourism & Travel Media Awards category. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the WorldMediaFestivals have been honouring creativity in media worldwide for the past 21 years, including audiovisual, print, and online production. The 2021 Hall of …

GENEVA: Your Runway to Success, published today by SITA, sets out five critical areas for the air transport industry’s rebuild in the next 18 months and highlights SITA’s remodeled solutions to tackle the major challenges facing air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Over the past 12 months, COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the aviation industry financially and operationally. IATA estimates …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways was the first international flight to land in Phuket today, to mark the reopening of tourism to Thailand. To celebrate the occasion the aircraft was greeted with the customary water cannon salute on arrival. Etihad flight EY430 from Abu Dhabi to Phuket arrived at Phuket International Airport at 11am on 1 July, and is …

News Desk RIYADH: Seera Group, the largest travel and tourism company in the region and Kaden Investment, one of the fastest growing and most successful real estate developers and property management in Saudi, announced today the signing of a master hotels development agreement, a joint venture to manage and develop hotels in various projects developed by Kaden Investment throughout Saudi …

The 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open got off to a spectacular start today (Wednesday, 30th of June) as stars of the celebrity and sporting world competed in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro Am competition. A total of 38 teams played the stunning Mount Juliet Estate golf course in Kilkenny, (Ireland) and enjoyed all the action on the …

DUBAI:  Worldwide leader in travel retail, Travelport, and one of the world’s largest international airlines, Emirates, today announced they have reached a commercial agreement that will allow Travelport-connected travel agencies to avoid the airline’s surcharge on bookings via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) that will be introduced from 01 July 2021. Furthermore, the companies announced a new long-term agreement to enable the distribution …