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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UAE: Etihad Slashes Price of Flights to India, Philippines and UK in Pre-summer Sale
Etihad Airways has announced another flash sale on international air fares. Return flights to destinations including London, Manila and Paris are…
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IndiGo Turns Hours Long Bahrain-Mangaluru Flight Into Two-day Harrowing Journey
On any given day, it takes just a few hours for a flight from Bahrain to land in Mangaluru, India.…
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How To Read Deleted WhatsApp Texts Sent by You or Others
One of WhatsApp’s most popular features of the app is that it lets you delete messages at the touch of…
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Is Your WiFi Router in the Wrong Place? Here’s Where It Should Go
With a movie night planned and popcorn at hand, nothing is more frustrating than a buffering film at the height…
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Do You Know the Real Meaning Behind These Emojis?
Emoji etiquette can be a minefield, with Gen Z-ers finding the seemingly innocuous thumbs up ‘passive aggressive’, while using the…
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Bahrain: Stagnant Air Traffic Reported During Ramadan
Despite the usual high travel demand in the lead-up to Ramadan, travel agents have reported stagnant traffic this year. According…
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GCC Countries To Be First Beneficiaries of UK e-visit Permit
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will be the first to benefit from a new electronic programme for travellers to…
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Air India to No Longer Operate Budget Flights From UAE to Mumbai
Air India’s budget airline will stop operating flights between UAE and peak-demand destinations such as Mumbai and Delhi, in a…
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Kuwait: Jazeera Airways Launches Flights to 3 New European Cities
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low cost carrier is gearing up for the 2023 summer season with three new European destinations…
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Air Pollution has Caused More Than Six Million Deaths Annually
Air pollution is the greatest environmental health hazard to humankind, leading to over six million deaths a year and an…
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Scientists Discover Remains of a Glacier Near the Martian Equator
Astronomers have discovered the remains of a glacier near the Martian equator, indicating that a form of water still exists…
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UAE’s Emirates Airline Fined for ‘Misleading’ Business Class Advertising
The UAE’s Emirates Airline has been fined by a New Zealand court for “misleading” advertising of its business class flight.…
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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Debuts New GPT-4 AI System
OpenAI is unveiling GPT-4, the successor to an artificial intelligence tool that spawned viral services ChatGPT and the Dall-E image-creation…
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UAE: Pilot Sets New Global Record by Landing Plane on Burj Al Arab Helipad
In a first, Lukasz Czepiela, an airline pilot successfully completed a bullseye landing of a plane on Dubai’s Burj Al…
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Riyadh Air Announces 1st Fleet Order of 72 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
Riyadh Air, the new airline launched by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), today announced an order of up to 72…
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Oman Offers Visa-free Entry to Tourists From Over 100 Countries
Oman has opened its doors to tourists from over 103 countries by offering visa-free entry for up to 14 days,…
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China To Resume Issuing All Types of Visas for Foreigners: Report
China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said,…
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WhatsApp Feature: App May Soon Replace Unknown Phone Numbers With Usernames
A new WhatsApp update that is set to roll out globally through the Google Play Beta Program, will have several…
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Lufthansa Passengers Instructed to Delete Photos and Videos Following Rocky Flight
Passengers on a Lufthansa flight from hell that dropped almost 4,000 feet in severe turbulence were asked to delete their photos and…
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Qatar Airways Eyes Rapid Growth as Travel Demand Rebounds
Qatar Airways announced plans for rapid growth on Tuesday, as the travel industry recovers from the pandemic. Announcing objectives at…
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