World Tourism

The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gaborone, Botswana, touched down at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport earlier. The flight was greeted upon landing by vice president of Botswana, Slumber Tsogwane, and the minister of transport and communications, Thulagano Segokgo. The airline will operate a three-times weekly service to …

The Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing has announced the launch of dedicated QR code plaques at 54 popular locations across the emirate. The locations enable visitors to discover more about the city’s iconic sites and landmarks by adding multimedia dimensions to self-guided tours. The quick response digital barcodes …

Dubai is set to welcome Depachika Food Hall, a Japanese culinary sensation, this month. Opening its doors at Nakheel Mall located on Palm Jumeirah, the word ‘depachika’ is a combination of the Japanese word ‘depa’ – meaning department store – with the Japanese word ‘chika’ – meaning basement. It will …

Lucky Dubai resident, Rui Guo, went shopping at the newly-opened Nakheel Mall – and walked away with a brand-new Maserati. Chinese-born Guo, who has lived in Dubai for 15 years, won the car as part of Nakheel Mall’s AED1 million opening promotion. Rui Guo, said: “I popped in to the …

easyJet has announced it will operate 25 new routes next summer, including two new destinations from the UK. New services to Enfidia, Tunisia, and Tirana in Albania are among the collection of new routes which are now on sale.  Across all the new routes, easyJet has put over 370,000 seats …

This Christmas season, Palm Jumeirah will be transformed into an enchanting world of wonder, with a glittering array of events, celebrations and activities at Nakheel Mall, the Pointe and Golden Mile Galleria until December 25th. The newly-opened Nakheel Mall is staging a Santa’s Grotto with elves – as well as …

British Airways has revealed it will launch six new European routes from Heathrow for 2020. With destinations in Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro and Turkey, seats are now available to book. For the first time ever, the airline will fly from Heathrow to the Kosovan and Montenegrin capitals, Pristina and Podgorica, …

Emirates has taken off to Mexico City, marking the airline’s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates flight EK255, departed at full capacity with over 300 passengers, led a group of VIP guests and media on board, at 03:30. Marking the importance of this new gateway in the Americas, the high-profile …

Dubai received a total of 13.5 million international guests from the start of the year till October, according to the latest figures from Dubai Tourism. The figure compares to that of 12.88 million for the same period last year. India and Saudi Arabia continued as the top source markets for …

At least five people have been killed after the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand. Tourists were seen walking inside the crater of the volcano just moments before the eruption, with the number of fatalities expected to rise. Local authorities said 23 people had been rescued. However, they warned …