Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit to serve a slice of F1 history
For 12 years now, Abu Dhabi has had the honour of bringing the curtain down on the Formula One season, the pinnacle of motorsport that sees the world’s best 20...
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid launches a 'unified tourism identity' for UAE
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday announced through his twitter account a new “unified tourism...
Travel after Covid 19 and eSIM
Travel is restarting slowly driven by the positive news of vaccine development helping the Govts to open travel. Key hotel market in UAE have reached or surpassed 50% occupancy rate...
You can soon fly to Nepal from India! Air bubble arrangement in place
ou can soon fly to Nepal from India and back as the two countries are all set to resume flight operations. Both the countries have agreed to an air bubble arrangement to resume air...
Digital Disruption Will Shine a Light on Contactless Technology in 2021
Article written by David Millili, CEO of Angie Hospitality The year 2020 will be known for halted travel and major disruptions in the hospitality industry. One positive takeaway has been the different...
Breaking Travel News investigates: Covid-19 vaccine brings optimism to travel in Pacific Asia
Breaking Travel News chats with Chris Crampton, chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in the UK & Ireland, to find out how news of a Covid-19 vaccine is...
Emirates launches new Dubai promotion campaign
Dubai is open for business and tourism, and Emirates wants the world to know it. Throughout the winter travel season, the airline will run a multi-million-dollar global campaign to promote...
Terminal 4 to remain closed at Heathrow as passenger numbers collapse
Passenger numbers at Heathrow fell by 88 per cent in November, as travel restrictions and a second lockdown took their toll. Just 747,000 travellers passed through the airport. Based on...
Amex finds 1 in 4 people willing to drive up to 25 hours this holiday season
With the holiday season and New Year quickly approaching, many consumers are trading in their annual holiday traditions and travel plans for safe alternatives. In fact, this month’s Amex Trendex found 1...
Air bubble expands to South America and Africa
India's aviation ministry recently announced that passengers traveling from Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are now allowed to travel onwards to South America and Africa. This...
Travel & Tourism deal activity fell 23.3%
A total of 89 deals were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during November 2020, which is a decrease of 23.3% over 116 deals announced during the previous...
UAE hotel industry continues to regain occupancy
LONDON - The key hotel markets in the United Arab Emirates have reached or surpassed 50% occupancy due to strong domestic and recent international demand, according to preliminary data and...