World Tourism

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has told British nationals in China to leave if they are able to do so. The decision comes as the country continues to battle an outbreak of a new coronavirus. In China alone, there are now more than 24,300 cases of the virus, with the …

El Al will be officially launching a new direct route connecting Dublin to Tel Aviv on May 26th.  The flag-carrier will become the first airline to operate the route in two decades, with services offered three times a week. The flights will operate on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday on a …

Lufthansa’s newest route to Germany has taken off with a non-stop service from Newcastle to Munich. The six-weekly service operates Sunday to Friday and offers leisure and business travellers from the north-east of England an affordable and convenient way to explore Bavaria’s capital city. Passengers travelling to Munich on the …

Bateel International has opened two new outlets in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to surpass its current portfolio of 25 cafes and 39 boutiques. The top boutique brand’s latest café is now open on the first level of Nakheel Mall – the new soul of Palm Jumeirah. …

Travellers from across the globe representing all generations now have a common interest in activities and experiences that are now influencing, indeed in many cases driving, their travel decisions. That is according to new research from Expedia Group Media Solutions released ahead of Arabian Travel Market. The research underscores the …

FCM Travel Solutions is expanding its footprint in Africa. The global travel management company has signed partnership agreements giving it presence in an additional four countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Congo and Ethiopia. The expansion follows increased demand from new and existing clients for local servicing in these …

Gulf Air has welcomed the resumption of services to Erbil in Iraq as flight GF233 lands in Erbil International Airport. Upon arrival, a celebratory event was held at the airport which saw the attendance of Gulf Air chief operations officer, Suhail Ismaeel, and country manager in Iraq, Isa Shah. Various …

Las Vegas welcomed 42.5 million visitors last year, slightly up from the figure of 42.1 million recorded in 2018. Resorts in the city benefited from occupancy levels of 88.9 per cent, with average room rates also up 2.9 per cent over last year. Las Vegas continued to prove itself a …

Dubai welcomed a record 16.73 million tourists in 2019, up 5.1 per cent on 2018. The improvement was driven by increasing numbers of Chinese, Russian and Omani visitors. The emirate – which will this year host Expo 2020 – has set a target of 20 million tourists for 2020. “While …

ABTA is marking its 70th anniversary this year with a range of activities. These include industry events to recognise this significant milestone and thank members and other stakeholders for their contribution to the association. The anniversary will be marked by a new commemorative logo. The first meeting of ABTA, formerly …