August 11, 2020

U.S raises travel advisory for Libya to level four: Do Not Travel

The U.S has updated its Travel Advisory to its citizens for Libya to Level Four which advises against travel to the country.

The State Department advice urges its citizens: ‘‘Do not travel to Libya"...

August 11, 2020

Qatar Travel Mart qexhibition postponed by a year

NeXTfairs, the multi-format events organiser, has announced that in view of global spread of COVID-19, the first edition of Qatar Travel Mart (QTM), which was scheduled to be held from November 17 to 19 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) will now be held from November 16 to"...

August 11, 2020

Heart of Europe's Côte d'Azur resort on fast track for completion

Kleindienst Group, developer of The Heart of Europe – the $5 billion master-planned leisure tourism island destination located 4km offshore Jumeirah coast line – has announced the completion of the elevations of the four hotels resort - Côte d’Azur - paving the way"...

August 11, 2020

Green shoots of revival bloom as Dubai accelerates tourism rebound

DUBAI, 10th August, 2020 (WAM) -- Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sectors are benefitting from a rapid rebound driven by a multi-phase roadmap being executed by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism.

'Dubai"...

August 10, 2020

Dubai Tourism, Microsoft partner to streamline services

With a growing focus on the use of technology to transform the world’s business ecosystem amid the global pandemic, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has partnered with Microsoft to further streamline data-driven services offered to stakeholders,"...

July 28, 2020

Alpho: Hospitality industry after Covid-19 expects long and slow recovery

The travel and tourism industry contributes 3 to 3.5% of the global GDP. If we also count related industries, the total contribution of tourism to the global GDP nears 10%. The entire part of the global economy was hit hard with the coronavirus pandemics. As the economies were locked down,"...

July 27, 2020

Thailand maps ultimate travel guide for millennials in the Middle East

As travel restrictions start to ease around the world, Thailand is taking strides to kick start its tourism as it prepares to welcome travellers back to its shores. With the purpose of mapping some of the top must-visit places in Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is asking millennials in the Middle East to share their top destinations in the kingdom that they have visited or are interested to visit through its online poll, ‘Amazing Thailand Millennial Roadmap Survey’. Welcoming over 550,000 visitors from......

July 20, 2020

Tomorrowland to dazzle at Festival Arena Dubai

As part of the Dubai Summer Surprises, Envie Events is set to launch the Tomorrowland Around The World digital music festival at Festival Arena by InterContinental Dubai Festival City on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26.

This"...

July 15, 2020

NCAC Holds Nigeria’s First Drive-in Engagement

Nigeria’s cultural tourism community has witnessed its first successful post COVID-19 new normal engagement with a drive-in artistic experience.

The event which held in Abuja, recently, was with very tight"...

July 15, 2020

Transcorp Hotels Seeks to Raise N10bn from Existing Shareholders

Transcorp Hotels Plc has applied to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to raise additional capital via a rights issue from existing shareholders.

Transcorp Hotels made the application through its stockbroker, United"...