Monaz Billimoria, deputy regional head – UAE and Qatar at VFS Global, discusses all things visa with Gulf Business ahead of the summer holidays
From June 1, 2022, the carrier has commenced premium economy bookings on routes to London, Paris and Sydney
Princess Haifa Mohammed Al-Saud, the kingdom’s assistant minister of tourism, spoke on the subject at the World Economic Forum in Davos
The San Francisco-based company will stop offering rental homes and experiences in the country this summer
According to tourism figures for Q1 2022, the country’s hotel establishments attracted nearly 6 million visitors who spent 25 million hotel nights
The two partners will collaborate on advertising and cross promotional marketing campaigns, familiarisation programmes and promotional competitions
In the first three months of 2022, hotels across Dubai achieved average occupancy levels of 82 per cent
As many as 55 per cent of the international health tourists were men, while 45 per cent were women
Flydubai, which is the first carrier in the UAE to operate direct flights to the Italian city, is also resuming services to Catania in June
Travellers from the UAE will still have to present a negative PCR test taken before departure and after arriving in Israel
The first flight taking off from Dubai on June 23 will operate as EK931
Trojena which will include the GCC first outdoor ski resort is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs and add SAR3bn to the kingdom’s GDP by 2030
Since Sri Lanka re-opened to international tourists in February 2021, Emirates has carried more than 80,000 passengers to Colombo
The size and monetary value of the outbound GCC tourism market were never in question – but what are its challenges, opportunities and key growth drivers in the foreseeable future?
The carrier will develop initiatives to boost tourism to the kingdom by showcasing it to customers across its network
Travel bookings worth $2bn were generated by the combined businesses in 2019 pre-Covid and the company expects to return to this rate by the end of 2022
The campaign aims to drive inbound tourism, as Britain gears up for a year of landmark events
Hotels in the emirate recorded average occupancy levels of 67 per cent last year
The global tourism body says the sector’s contribution to the global economy could reach almost pre-pandemic levels this year
The project will feature upscale accommodation with more than 150 keys
The launch of PayBy payment solutions on online travel platform Asfartrip is a step towards making cashless travel more inclusive
The secure platform will be used across hospitality and tourism establishments
It will now be held from May 9-12, 2022, at the Dubai World Trade Centre
The revised fee structure is applicable to tourism business licences starting this month
Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand and Seychelles are among those excluded on the list
Running from December 15 until the end of January 2022, the campaign will highlight the diversity of the UAE’s touristic and recreational attractions
A total of 9.4 million room nights were booked during the first 10 months of the year
ADNEC’s tourism promotion business – Tourism 365 – will operate Etihad Holidays
The awards lauded luminaries from across the region’s business ecosystem
The strategy seeks to increase the contribution of tourism to Bahrain’s GDP to reach 11.4 per cent in 2026