Highlights from WTM 2024
The highly-anticipated World Travel Market 2024 kicked off with a bang at ExCel London yesterday, featuring around 4,000 exhibitors including tourism boards, hoteliers, transport brands,...
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Aviation Round-up: 9 November
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Middle Eastern Airlines shine at the recent APEX/IFSA Global Expo, while IATA reports an all-time high in September’s passenger growth figures. Meanwhile expansion plans into...
Unlocking efficiency: How WegoPro empowers travel agents
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In our ever-evolving era of digital transformation, the travel industry continues to shift and shape according to the trends, needs and requirements of travellers. So...
Middle East stopover programs: turn your next layover into a mini holiday
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You could just have the one holiday, or you can have two by extending your next layover and squeezing in a Middle Eastern stopover! Over...
Qatar’s 147% tourism growth led by air, infrastructure and people
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It should come as no surprise that Qatar’s tourism sector has had rapid growth in recent years, but did you know that the industry grew by an...
Cruise Saudi charts course for growth with AROYA launch
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In an interview with Arab News, Cruise Saudi CEO Lars Clasen shared the company’s vision for growth in the Kingdom’s maritime tourism sector. A Public...
Riyadh Air – another big week with a sizeable narrow-body order, a digital product reveal plus how to help pay for everything
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It’s been another big week for the airline looking to “transform the future of travel“, including a significant narrow body order with Airbus, a tease...
Faith, art, and architecture: 10 iconic mosques in the Middle East
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Marble domes and luxurious gold features. Sky high minarets coupled with some of the world’s largest chandeliers. Mosques are renowned around the world for their...
Levelling the playing field: Saurabh Rai’s tips for independent hotels
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With more than 600 properties across 80 countries, Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a hotel group unlike any other. Billed as the world’s largest independent...
Digital takeoff: IATA embraces digital currencies
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has shared that it is integrating digital currencies into its financial settlement systems. According to Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Senior...