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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Saudi: UK e-visa waiver available from Wednesday
The decision of the British authorities to give electronic visa waiver for Saudi citizens to enter the country comes into…
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Gulf Air launches flights to four new destinations
Gulf Air launches four new direct destinations in its global network to Milan and Rome in Italy, Nice in France…
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Kuwait airport 2nd worst worldwide in quality, services
A German-based travel website, AirHelp, has ranked Kuwait’s airport as the second worst worldwide in terms of on-time performance, service…
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Kuwait: Chinese Embassy says tourist visas ‘on hold’
The economic and commercial attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait said travel to his country is not permitted so…
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Entry ban on visit visa holders to 4 Saudi airports
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) warned tourism companies against booking flight tickers for holders of visit visas of all kinds to…
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Flydubai: Bookings open for tickets to Qatar
Dubai-based flydubai on Tuesday announced that Match Day Shuttle flights between Dubai and Doha, for the upcoming Fifa World Cup…
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Oman Air welcomes global travellers as all Covid measures lift
With Oman lifting all Covid-19 precautionary measures and safety procedures at the airport and ending the quarantine requirement, national carrier…
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Bahrain launches new information service at bus stops
Bahrain launched the first-ever electronic passenger information service in the Kingdom. The service is now active at bus stops around…
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UAE: Passenger on flight suffers cardiac arrest
A Dubai-based doctor and crew members on a flight teamed up to save the life of a passenger who suffered…
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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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