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Qatar plans to attract transit passengers
Qatar is considering a plan to allow some transit passengers passing through Doha International... Read full article »
Tourism accounted for 9.3% of Lebanese economy last year
According to figures by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the direct contribution of the... Read full article »
Kuwait relaxes visa policy for Pakistanis
Kuwait has decided to relax its visa policy for Pakistan nationals working in the Gulf country,... Read full article »
Abu Dhabi targets 2.5 million tourists in 2013
Mubarak Rashid Al Nuaimi, director of promotions and overseas offices at Abu Dhabi Tourism &... Read full article »
Danat Hotels to open two new properties by Q3 2013
Abu Dhabi-based Danat Hotels & Resorts has announced its Danat Resident and the Danat Jebel... Read full article »
Qatar to have 21 hotels to come up in 5 years
Qatari business and trade ministry has said the country has lined up a total of 21 new hotels for... Read full article »
Starwood 'confident' would double regional portfolio by 2018
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is looking to double its portfolio in the region within the... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia warns citizens in Lebanon to be cautious
Saudi Arabia has said Saudi nationals in Lebanon need to be vigilant and watchful due to the... Read full article »
Hilton to open new hotel in Egypt
Saudi Egyptian Real Estate Development has signed an agreement with Hilton Worldwide to launch in... Read full article »
Luxor balloon tour operators pushing to resume operations
The governor of Luxor, Egypt, has announced that hot air balloon tours may reopen for tourists... Read full article »
Qatar, Oman to offer joint tourist visas
Qatar and Oman have signed an agreement to issue a common tourist visa for citizens of 33... Read full article »
BCD Travel acquires minority interest in Dubai partner
Netherland-based BCD Travel has said it has acquired a minority stake in its Dubai-based travel... Read full article »
Dubai hotels ended last year with 83.6% occupancy
Ernst & Young (E&Y) has said hotels in Dubai maintained a good performance in 2012, with an... Read full article »
Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills at least 14
Fourteen tourists were killed today in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian town of Luxor,... Read full article »
Marriott Marquis Dubai to open tomorrow
Marriott International has announced the world's tallest hotel is set for official opening on... Read full article »
