Travel
Latest updates on GCC travel and tourism with enhanced tourist destinations and entry of visitors into the GCC with updates in the aviation sector.
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Gulf Air launches Apple Pay on its Mobile App
Gulf Air introduced Apple Pay on the airline’s Mobile application. Gulf Air customers can now easily book a ticket on…
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Emirati businesswoman counts down for 1st ‘Made in UAE’ electric car
The countdown for the first ‘Made in UAE’ electric car has begun. And Dr Majida Alazazi, chairwoman of M Glory…
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Saudi: Passengers to get free trip if taxi driver does not use fare meter
Passengers are entitled to get a free trip after reaching their destination if the taxi driver did not operate the…
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Kuwait: Penalties to be imposed on expat sponsors of visit visa
The Ministry of Interior is planning to impose penalties on some foreign sponsors because the people they brought into the…
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Indonesia announces visa on arrival for Omani citizens
Omanis traveling to Indonesia can obtain a tourist visa at the airports upon arrival, starting from May 30, 2022. The…
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Saudi achieves second highest jump travel and tourism rankings
Saudi Arabia has achieved the second biggest improvement in ranking among 117 countries featured in the World Economic Forum’s index…
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Kuwait Airways and Qatar Airways partner to fly World Cup fans
Kuwait Airways, the national flag carrier, signed a deal with its Qatari peer on Thursday to fly the football fans…
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Gulf Arab airlines to ‘join hands’ during World Cup
Qatar Airways said on Thursday that fellow Gulf Arab airlines would operate more than 160 daily shuttle flights to Qatar…
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Flydubai to operate 60 flights per day for Fifa World Cup
The UAE’s budget airline flydubai and some other Gulf carriers will increase their flight frequencies to Qatar during the upcoming…
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Bahrain plans to double the size of its tourism in 5 years
Bahrain is confident it can attract 14 million visitors annually by 2026 as it almost doubles its tourism sector’s contribution…
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Qatar Airways to operate triple daily flights to Abu Dhabi
Qatar Airways has announced an increase in flights between Abu Dhabi and Doha. The airline will operate triple daily flights…
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Oman urges citizens to not travel to Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Foreign has urged Omani citizens to not travel to Sri Lanka unless absolutely necessary given the security…
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Biden ‘negotiating normalizing Saudi-Israeli relations with Egypt’
Joe Biden’s representatives are holding secret talks with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel aimed at normalizing relations between Saudi and…
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World Cup 2022: A guide to the eight World Cup stadiums in Qatar
The 2022 Fifa World Cup draw takes place on Friday as the smallest nation to host the tournament gets ready…
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Bahrain Tourism launches guided tours in Souq Al Manama
The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) said that guided tours are to be launched in Souq Al Manama, where…
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Kuwait: Flight operations halted due to dust storm
Kuwait announced the temporary suspension of flights at Kuwait International Airport due to a dust storm. A thick orange haze…
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Dubai to Neom: flights to Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city to launch in June
Saudi airline has announced that it will launch weekly flights from NEOM Bay Airport to Dubai in late June, and…
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CAA approves operations of two airline companies
Iran Air and Karun Airlines will soon launch flights to Oman’s airports, after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved their…
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Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to 16 countries
Saudi Arabia has announced a fresh travel ban on citizens for 16 countries due to Covid-19 cases in those countries,…
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Saudi Arabia’s first all-female crew takes flight
The first Saudi domestic flight with an all-female crew took off this weekend, on the low-cost airline flyadeal. The majority…
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