Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 6 February, 2020 2:09 am

Passenger Operations Department in Dubai Customs dealt with 45.6m items of luggage, mad 2,169 seizures in 2019

Released figures from Dubai Customs showed that the Passenger Operations Department dealt with 208,812 flights coming to Dubai carrying 45,622,549 items of luggage in 2019. The Department also made 337 customs and 1832 criminal seizures including 1,222 drug seizures last...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 5 February, 2020 2:22 am

Yanni Returns to Maraya Concert Hall for Winter at Tantora Season Two

Greek pianist, composer and music producer, Yanni, will perform this weekend at Maraya Concert Hall in AlUla as part of the Winter at Tantora Festival. The performance will be his second after a completing a sold-out performance during last year’s festival. The festival is organised by The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 1:04 pm

Travel trends for Boomers, Gen X, Y & Z in focus at ATM

Travellers from across the globe representing all generations, now have a common interest in activities and experiences that are now influencing, indeed in many cases driving their travel decisions, according to new research from Expedia Group Media Solutions.    The research...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 12:15 pm

voco™ Dubai Celebrates its Opening at FITUR 2020 in Madrid

voco™ Dubai celebrated the launch of its brand in the UAE at FITUR 2020 that was held in Madrid, Spain from 22 to 26 January. Fady Atwan, the Director of Sales and Marketing at voco™ Dubai marked the opening at a ceremony alongside Ashraf Safei, Managing Partner at Galaxia Dubai,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 12:09 pm

Al Asr Al Dahabi Café & Restaurant launches in Dubai

Al Asr Al Dahabi Café & Restaurant, a contemporary new middle eastern eatery, opened its doors to guests at an exclusive launch event on February 2, 2020. Diners were treated to live entertainment from a DJ, musicians and Tanura dancers while being served a delectable selection of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 9:22 am

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Debuts New Cabin Crew Uniform

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announces the rollout of its new cabin crew uniforms, featuring a refined, new take on the attire designed for all members of the hospitality team onboard.   SAUDIA began the preview of the new...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 3:16 am

Xtra Life Launches Flagship VR Center in Eastern Province

Gaming has always been a favorite pastime of people in Saudi Arabia, for many it is a way to escape from one’s daily life and be immersed into an experience and story for a couple of hours a day. Well as of today Saudi Arabia has been given a new form of entertainment, and an amped up way of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 2:06 am

TIME debuts new brand with hotel opening in Sharjah

TIME Hotels, the UAE-headquartered hospitality company and hotel operator, debuts its TIME Express Hotels brand with the opening of a new property in Sharjah this month. The three-star TIME Express Hotel Al Khan comprises 55 keys in total, spread across five floors, including five...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 1:19 am

Sabre and dnata Travel expand long-term partnership through renewal of GCC Partner Network agreement

dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest standing travel agency, has signed a multiyear agreement with Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. The five-year deal will represent an extended, broader relationship between the two companies in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 February, 2020 11:28 am

Jeddah to host global travel, tourism expo

The 10th Jeddah International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (JTTX) will take place on Feb. 26-28 at the Hilton Hotel. Some 200 exhibitors from 30 countries — including ministries, airlines, and service providers in the travel and tourism sectors — will participate. JTTX promotes...

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