The Department of Culture and Tourism –Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has introduced a major new international promotional campaign.

The wonders of what has become known as the smiling emirate can be enjoyed by tourists and residents by hopping on to a big red City Sightseeing Sharjah tour bus, an excursion service launched by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in 2012 in collaboration with City Sightseeing Worldwide.

flynas revealed that it has carried three million passengers to all its domestic and international destinations during the first six months of this year.

Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman, is reviewing its route network with a view to further expanding its destinations in Africa.

KNOWN AS A BUSINESS DESTINATION POPULAR FOR ITS HIGH NUMBERS IN OIL SECTORS, KUWAIT ALSO STANDS OUT FOR ITS CULTURE AND RANGE OF ACTIVITIES.

Demand for air travel remained strong in July, driven by double-digit increases in the Middle East, as data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed.

The 50th edition of ITB Berlin welcomed over 120,000 trade visitors – the highest number to date – and generated some EUR7 billion (USD7.8 billion) in sales.

Following the success of Arabian Travel Market (ATM)’s 2015 spotlight theme of family travel, the focus for this year’s edition will be on midmarket tourism,

DESPITE RECENT MISFORTUNES AND THE FACT THAT EGYPT’S TOURISM IS AT A FIVE-YEAR LOW,

WITH ECONOMIC PRESSURES PERSISTING AND MORE TRAVELLERS BECOMING COST-CONSCIOUS,