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VAT Refund for Tourists In UAE Starts Q4 2018

The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to implement the value added tax refund system for tourists, which will integrate between retail outlets with...

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...

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 ...

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...

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)...

Expo 2020 Dubai Aims to Attract Ticket Resellers at ATM

Expo 2020 Dubai will be detailing its unique opportunities for travel, tourism and MICE companies from around the world to become authorised ticket resellers,...

2018 Key Travel & Tourism Trends Revealed

Produced by the World Travel & Tourism Council with research partner Oxford Economics, the annual Economic Impact Research helps businesses, NGOs and governments better understand key...

Aquaticar – World’s 1st Underwater Driving Experience to Debut in Dubai

Sub Sea Systems®, a world leader in innovative products for the marine tourism industry, will debut its latest creation, Aquaticar™, at the 2018 DEAL...

Emirates Skywards Now Has 20 Million Members

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has reached 20 million members. To celebrate this major milestone, Emirates Skywards will be celebrating with...

Passenger Traffic at DXB Tops 7.9 Million in January

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) exceeded 7.9 million in January, according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today. DXB welcomed a...

Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Slash Travel Costs in Cities

Autonomous and shared mobility, digitalization and decentralization of energy systems require new approaches to electric mobility, according to the World Economic Forum’s report Electric Vehicles...

Dubai Tourism Launches Multi-Lingual Audio Tour Guides

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism, has collaborated with two digital tour apps to launch two new free Dubai tours that...

International Tourism Highest in Seven Years; Expected to Grow

International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7% in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism...

Top City Destinations for UAE National Day Weekend

A hotel hotel price comparison website reveals that international hotel bookings are up by 35% compared to domestic bookings for UAE National Day Weekend,...

Passenger Traffic At DXB Jumps 6.9 Percent In October

Dubai International, DXB, welcomed 6.9 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at the...

Don’t Shop Travel Deals at Work

It is probably not a good idea to shop travel deals and leisure travel from the office during business hours, according to a new...

How Middle East is Drawing In Chinese Visitors

Whether they’re after windswept deserts, archaeological treasures or luxurious beach resorts, China’s growing middle class is increasingly considering the Middle East as their next...

Top Ten Most Visited Cities in 2017

Euromonitor International unveiled the Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017 Edition 1 at World Travel Market (WTM) London, the leading travel and tourism event...