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Arabian Travel Market 2018 Opens Tomorrow in Dubai

Travel trade professionals from across the world’s hospitality industry will descend upon Dubai tomorrow (Sunday 22nd) for the opening of Arabian Travel Market (ATM)...

Emirates Skywards Makes Miles Collection and Rewarding Easier

Emirates Skywards boosts reward opportunities with increased flexibility in managing Miles Cost of buying, gifting and transferring of Skywards Miles is now more attractive ...

Terrorism, Economic Uncertainty Weigh on Air Travel Demand

Global passenger traffic data for June shows that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 5.2% compared to the year-ago period....

Travel companies are yet to fully capitalize on social media potential

Travel companies are not fully capitalizing on the business opportunities presented by social media platforms, according to the Digital Channels in Travel report launched...

Dubai Tourism Report Reveals Key Travel Trends

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, last year, as well as an overview of future activities, campaigns and strategies as Dubai progresses towards...

115 Luxury Cruise Ships to Berth at Mina Rashid this Season

With Dubai becoming a premiere international cruise destination, DP World is ready to take on the increasing influx of holidaymakers with the start of...

Fabulous 40+ Photo Contest

As part of its international "Find Your Fabulous" wellness and medical tourism campaign, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is unveiling a friendly global...

Experience Ramadan in Dubai with Alpha

Alpha Destination Management, a market leader in the tourism sector in the GCC, offers travellers a superb mix of packages and tours to experience...

Tourism Industry to Lose Over $1 Trillion; Can Reduce Global GDP...

Tourism, which is the third largest export sector in the global economy, is among the worst impacted sectors by the global pandemic. According to...

UAE’s Short Term Rental Market Poised For Immense Growth With New...

Virtual working visa and multiple entry visa expected to spur further growth in industry The uptick in demand for short-term vacation rentals in the UAE...

New Educational Options at Dubai College of Tourism

With exam results season in progress, high school leavers across Dubai will be focused on taking their next steps towards their future careers. This...

Travel Warnings – More Frequent and Worrisome

Three countries have recently issued travel warnings for their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests and...

Wellness Travel Trends 2015

While a few years ago, wellness tourism was classified as a travel trend, today it has become a travel category of its own right....

Visitors to Abu Dhabi will pay municipal taxes on hotel bills

According to a local newspaper, a new decree will impose a 4 per cent municipality taxes on hotel bills and a Dh15 charge per...

Global Mobile Trends 2017

The GSMA today published its second annual ‘Global Mobile Trends’ report, which provides exclusive data and analysis on the key trends shaping the future...

Top Sector for Small and Medium-Sized Business in Dubai

Travel and Tourism is the Most Promising Sector for Small and Medium-Sized Business in Dubai If you are planning to start a small or a...

Travel Trends 2025: ‘Year of the Travel Maximizer’

Emerging Travel Trends: From Go Getaways to Frolleagues – How Travelers Will Balance Adventure and Relaxation in 2025 In 2024, we saw travelers embrace the...

Fitness Tourism – The Biggest Vacation Craze for Summer 2014

Fitness tourism is among the hottest of all new holiday trends in recent years. What is fitness tourism? Do not assume that a fitness tourism means...