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 Insider visits one of the oldest cities in Saudi Arabia, AlUla
Located Northwest of Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a beautiful Arabian oasis with a history that can be traced back to ancient…
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Saudi Arabia makes vaccination certificates non-mandatory for entry
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that vaccination certificate against coronavirus is no longer a mandatory requirement for the entry of…
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Chinese passenger airplane with 132 onboard crashes in mountains
A China Eastern Airlines passenger jet with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday…
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Saudi: Online rail ticket bookings to Al-Qurayyat started
As part of its final preparations to operate the passenger train station in Al-Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia has made the tickets…
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Bahrain approves free multiple entry visa privilege
Businessmen, traders, investors and their family members, who are travelling to Bahrain through King Fahd Causeway, could now get free…
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Saudi enables self-registration of pilgrims’ biometrics in UK
The third phase of implementing the smartphone application service for self-registration of Umrah pilgrims’ biometrics has begun in the United…
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Kuwait begins the issue of visit visas
The Ministry of Interior stated that will commence issuing visit visas with a validity of 3 months period starting from…
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Saudi extends visas for Ukrainians without fee
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced on Thursday the extension of visas for Ukrainians in the Kingdom for humanitarian…
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Saudi mandates 14-day stay in third country for certain travellers
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) emphasized that a 14-day stay in a third country is mandatory for all those…
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Riyadh to organize biggest masquerade in Saudi
Riyadh Season 2 is organizing the biggest masquerade party in the Kingdom during the spring break at “Boulevard Riyadh City”…
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Kuwait Airways adds new flights to Kuala Lumpur from June
Kuwait Airways announced the operation of its scheduled commercial flights to the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, via Bangkok, Thailand,…
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Saudi Arabia lists requirements for residents’ temporary trips outside Kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s Jawazat has revealed the requirements of the residents’ temporary trips outside Saudi Arabia. The resident can travel outside…
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Bahrain to manage air traffic over Arabian Gulf international waters
Bahrain announced today that it will continue to manage air traffic in the airspace over international waters in the Arabian…
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Saudi keeps travel suspended to 15 countries
Travel to 15 countries remains suspended due to COVID-19 despite lifting most COVID-19 restrictions in Saudi Arabia earlier in March.…
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Saudi Arabia lifts Thailand travel ban
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced on Wednesday that it has lifted the travel ban for Saudis to Thailand.…
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Kuwait’s Jazeera to operate three weekly flights to Salalah
The Kuwaiti airline Jazeera Airways will operate three weekly flights between Kuwait and Salalah airports, the Civil Aviation Authority said…
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Saudi Arabia asks airlines to refund institutional quarantine fee
Saudi Arabia has directed all airlines operating in the Kingdom’s airports, including the general aviation, to refund the institutional quarantine…
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UAE: PCR testing not mandatory for Abu Dhabi arrivals
Covid-vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers need not take a test after arriving at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. They can opt…
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Saudi residents can enter irrespective of vaccination status
Saudi Arabia will allow residents to enter the Kingdom regardless of their immunization status. It is required to have insurance…
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Saudi: 13,771 illegals arrested in a week
Around 13,771 violators have been arrested in various regions of the Kingdom within a week. Those arrested included 7,163 violators…
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