The survey of 2,000 British holidaymakers by WTM London found just 9 per cent of millennials wants to get drunk on holiday. Instead, Instagram matters more now, with a whopping 78 per cent of those aged 25 to 34 seeking to spur social media envy by posting on the photo-sharing app – closely followed by […]
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Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development reviews its vision during a global tourism forum in China
The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKIA) participated in the “World Tourism Organization and the Federation of Pacific Travel Agencies” hosted by the People’s Republic of China under the theme “The Future of Tourism – The Road to 2030”. Haitham Matar, Chief Executive Officer of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, reviewed the vision […]
Aqua-Aston Hospitality partnered with ICE Portal to curate online visual content
Aqua-Aston Hospitality, a hotel and condo resort management company with more than 40 properties across five distinct brands, has partnered with ICE Portal to manage, distribute and curate online visual content for all properties worldwide. Aqua-Aston Hospitality is a destination expert with properties in key leisure markets including Hawaii, the continental U.S. and Costa Rica. […]
Abu Dhabi announced commercial plans for Hyperloop. Dubai next?
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announces consultant Dar Al-Handasah will be the design partner and that construction of the first commercial Hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi will start in Q3 2019. Dar Al-Handasah joins the project as design lead and as the latest investor in HTT. Dar Al-Handasah’s team includes Dar Group members.
ATM report : Russian visitors to GCC to increase 125 per cent by 2023
The number of Russian tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 125 per cent from 933,000 in 2018 to 2.1 million in 2023, according to data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2019, which will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 28 April – 1 May 2019.
Flydubai inaugural flight lands in Helsinki in new code share deal
Flydubai has inaugurated its new daily service to Helsinki becoming the first national carrier for the UAE to offer direct flights from Dubai. The inaugural flight departed yesterday from Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) and landed at Helsinki Airport (HEL) just before midnight.
Moscow presented new opportunities for tourists from Singapore at ATB Asia 2018
‘New tourists opportunities’ was held within the framework of global travel event ATB Asia 2018. The speech about the potential of tourism in Moscow was given by representative person of Moscow city tourism committee. Every year the number of tourists visiting Moscow grows significantly. In 2017, 21.6 millions of tourists visited Moscow, by the end […]
Royal Cliff wins first Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award
After recently winning the celebrated TTG Travel Hall of Fame Award for the 12th year and the prestigious Asia Today CEO award, Royal Cliff Hotels Group achieved another milestone this year at the recent Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2018 (APEA 2018) as it won its first Entrepreneurship Award under the “Corporate Excellence” category. Joining the […]
Hua Hin wins Asia’s best golf destination again!
For the second year, Hua Hin in Thailand has won the International Association of Golf Tour Operators Award for Golf Destination of the Year in Asia. The award carries weight as it is voted for by specialist golf tour operators who are IAGTO members. Awards like these are well-deserved for the Tourism Authority of Thailand […]
B2B Hospitality introduces best priced Fairs and Festival Tours
To let the travellers explore culturally rich India in all its festive colours, B2B Hospitality introduces exciting best priced Fairs and Festival Tours. Ardh Kumbh Mela 2019, which will held at Prayagraj or Allahabad starting from Jan 10 to March 14, 2019 is one of the bestselling packages. A holy festival that occurs once in […]