Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 14 June, 2016 4:36 am

Turkish Airlines features in David Guetta’s UEFA EURO 2016TM anthem

A Turkish Airlines plane painted in official UEFA EURO 2016TM livery is featured in David Guetta’s latest music video – ‘This One’s For You’. The video for the song, which is the official anthem for UEFA EURO 2016TM, was released today. Turkish Airlines is the Official ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 June, 2016 2:08 pm

AVANI Hotels & Resorts to Launch First Hotel in the Middle East

Minor Hotels, a hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of 146 hotels and resorts in 22 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean, has announced that effective 1st July 2016 it will be taking over the operation of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 June, 2016 1:56 pm

Madinah hotels expect 80 percent occupancy by end of Ramadan

 The tourism and hotel industry in Madinah will be operating up to 80 percent of capacity by the end of Ramadan, according to a top industry expert. Abdulghani Al-Ansari, a member of the National Tourism Committee, said five-star hotels are offering heavy discounts and packages in Ramadan,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 June, 2016 4:22 am

Etihad Airways Marks 10 Years of Flying to Qatar With Additional Frequencies

Etihad Airways is celebrating 10 years of flying to Qatar this summer by launching nine additional weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – Doha route reinforcing its commitment to one of the airline’s key markets in the Gulf.   Effective 1 August 2016, the national airline of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 4:01 pm

CITYMAX AL BARSHA AND SHARJAH EARNS 2016 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Citymax Hotels, the hospitality division of the Landmark Group today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for both its Sharjah and Al Barsha properties. Now in its sixth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 12:24 pm

When art meets life! Take travel inspiration from your favourite USA TV shows

With the long, hot summer knocking at our door, residents across Kuwait will seek to avoid the steamy weather and use the extra time indoors to catch up on or discover new TV shows.    Inevitably, classic American box sets and this season’s hit new USA-based shows will rank...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 5:40 am

New domestic airline from June 22

SaudiGulf airline will be licensed to start domestic flights in the Kingdom from June 22, Air Transport World quoted a statement issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) on Friday. SaudiGulf airline is one of two new carriers that have been preparing to launch services in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 4:12 am

Balad festival likely to draw 1m visitors in holy month

JEDDAH: The Ramadan festival in the historic Balad district of Jeddah has started on a very successful note, with more than 20,000 people turning up on the opening day of the event itself. The organizers of the event, entitled “Our Ramadan was like this,” said they are expecting more ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 2:01 am

Turkish Airlines adds its 3rd destination in Romania by inaugurating flights to Cluj

With existing services to Bucharest and Constanta, Turkish Airlines adds flights to Cluj, one of the most important academic, cultural an industrial cities in Romania, as its 3rd destination.  Beginning from 12nd July, Cluj flights will be operated 4 times per week on Mondays,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 June, 2016 5:08 am

Turkish Airlines Feature in David Guetta’s UEFA EURO 2016TM Anthem

Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 323 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 289 destinations worldwide with 240 international and 49 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2015, Turkish...

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