Chinese arrivals to GCC predicted to go up by 21 per cent to 2.5 million visitors by 2021, according to the data released ahead of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018. The ATM is scheduled to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22 to 25, 2018. Currently, GCC attracts 1.9 per cent […]
Category Archives: Middle East
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Jan
Jan
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unite their efforts in positioning Dubai as the destination of choice for tourists from Middle East, Africa, and China. The MoU was signed by Issam Kazim, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Corporation for […]
23
Jan
Jan
Emiratis can now enjoy visa-free travel to Ireland. Tourism Ireland tweeted sometime back that they are very happy about the order and hopes that the lifting of visa requirement is likely to benefit trade and tourism. The move is effective from January 31 and is a sign of the growing ties between the two countries […]
Festival and Events, Medical Tourism, Middle East
Dubai’s first international conference on Medical Tourism
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Jan
Jan
Dubai, the largest and populous city of the United Arab Emirates, is all set to conduct its first international conference in Medical Tourism on 20 February 2018 at Madinat Jumeirah. The theme adopted for the conference is ‘Reimagining Experience’. Speakers of the event would be eminent personalities in the field of health and travel sector from […]
21
Jan
Jan
According to the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), the tourism revenues in 2017 increased by 12.5 per cent, up to $4.6 billion, compared to $4.1 billion in 2016. The report says that the increase was mainly due to an 8.7 per cent rise in the total number of tourists in 2017. In December 2017, the […]
17
Jan
Jan
Web Desk Oman is soon to have two brand new hotels from Wyndham Hotel Group and Oman-based contracting firm Al Khaleel Group, under the brand Ramada. Ramada Encore, a three-star hotel offering 140 deluxe rooms and 24 suites, will be located along Sultan Qaboos main road in Al Ghubrah, close to Muscat International Airport. The […]
15
Jan
Jan
Web Desk Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) releases its much-awaited #BeMyGuest campaign video, featuring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Conceptualised with the aim to strengthen the connection and cultural links between Dubai and India, the video directed by Kabir Khan underlines the importance of audiences from the subcontinent and the vast […]
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Jan
Jan
International Desk, TNL Saudi Arabia all set to shed its ultra-conservative image, thanks to the Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, who is leading a massive drive to change the face of the Kingdom. The good news now is that the government has allowed women aged 25 and over to travel to Saudi without being accompanied […]