Author: Abdul.Wasey

Celebrate the Kingdom’s 96th Saudi National Day at InterContinental Jeddah with exceptional stays and a lineup of dining, wellness, and leisure experiences—carefully curated to make this occasion truly memorable. Discover Our National Day Experiences Enjoy exclusive National Day room offers, a relaxing pool experience, a rejuvenating spa treatment, a festive dinner buffet, and live football viewing at InterContinental Jeddah. Pool Experience SAR 96 per person Celebrate the Kingdom’s 96th National Day with pool access plus snacks, drinks, and live music and entertainment. Valid: 23–25 September 2026 Terms & Conditions apply Dinner at Al Ferdaus SAR 196 per person | SAR…

Dubai : Travel is full of new trends and ways to explore, but some travel habits still hold their appeal. Road trips are one of them, offering the freedom to explore at one’s own pace, share experiences with travelling companions and create lasting memories along the way. As highlighted in Booking.com’s 2026 Travel Predictions, road trips are increasingly shaped by spontaneity, discovery and shared experiences. With its diverse landscapes, cultures and experiences, Türkiye offers something new around every road. From scenic countryside and ancient sites to coastal towns and local flavours, each route reveals a different side of the country. Türkiye’s…

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is strengthening its promotional activities in the GCC market through its participation in Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, taking place in Dubai from 14 to 17 September 2026. While ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have continued to impact the travel market since March 2026, meetings with travel agencies, airlines and other industry partners at ATM 2026 have confirmed strong and sustained interest in travel to Japan and highlighted the rapid recovery of outbound travel demand across the GCC market. During the exhibition, travel agencies, airlines and media representatives from across the GCC…

Dubai : CzechTourism, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the UAE, is delighted to announce its continued participation in the 33rd edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), set to take place from 14 to 17 September 2025. A delegation of Czech Tourism and industry partners will represent the destination and showcase its latest tourism offerings to the Middle East travel trade. This year, CzechTourism will greater emphasis on the freedom and variety travelers can experience across the country. Reflecting its new global “feel free” campaign, Czechia will be presented as a destination where visitors can shape their journeys around their…

Egypt holding the top spot for a twelfth consecutive year Significant shifts beneath the established leaders New insights into how Gulf nationals travel differently from the wider market Dubai : Wego, the number one travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has published its annual Middle East Traveller Destination Leaderboards, revealing how travel demand, destination rankings and booking behaviour shifted across the region during the first eight months of 2026. Wego’s top destinations for Middle East travellers Drawing on Wego search and booking data from 1 January to 31 August 2026,…

Dubai : All-inclusive ski holidays and Arctic adventures are among the fastest-growing travel trends for UAE residents this winter, according to the latest booking data from dnata Travel. The company is seeing growing demand for snow-based holidays and cooler-climate escapes across Europe and Asia. Japan has entered dnata Travel’s top five most-booked international destinations for winter 2026/27 to date, while Finland, France, Switzerland, and Georgia are recording some of the strongest year-on-year increases in bookings and climbing the company’s top 20 winter destinations ranking. The trend reflects a growing appetite for experience-led travel, with UAE travellers increasingly seeking outdoor adventures and memorable seasonal experiences, from world-class skiing and snowboarding to Arctic activities and nature-focused escapes.…

Visit Qatar concluded a memorable night of live entertainment as Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend brought his An Evening of Songs & Stories performance to the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The concert attracted more than 3,800 attendees, offering audiences in Qatar an opportunity to experience an internationally recognised music artist in a live setting. The event added to Qatar’s growing entertainment offering, bringing together music lovers for an evening centred on live performance and storytelling. Through events featuring internationally acclaimed artists, the country continues to strengthen its position as a destination for cultural experiences, entertainment and tourism. John Legend…

RIYADH : Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has offered Saudi Arabia a “people-first” blueprint for achieving its ambitious target of creating One Million Careers through tourism under Vision 2030. Speaking on the panel “Delivering Saudi Vision Beyond 2030” at World Travel Market (WTM) Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Minister Bartlett said the success of Saudi Arabia’s mega tourism investments will ultimately depend on the people delivering the visitor experience. “The strongest destinations are not built on concrete alone. They are built on careers. On people. On dignity.” Describing the One Million Careers target as “a covenant with a generation,” Minister Bartlett positioned Jamaica, as…

Dubai : After months of anticipation, Global Village has officially announced the much-awaited opening date for Season 31. The region’s premier multicultural family destination for entertainment, dining, shopping and attractions will reopen its gates from Wednesday, 14 October 2026 until May 2027, welcoming guests to ‘A More Wonderful World’. The upcoming season will introduce a number of thrilling additions designed to give guests reasons to visit, return and experience Global Village in unique ways. From families creating cherished new memories to residents and tourists discovering the destination for the first time, Season 31 is set to deliver wonderful experiences and…

Summer performance above expectations: Emirates carried over 8.6 million passengers between July and August; arrivals into Dubai on Emirates in the second half of August alone was up 7% on the same period in 2025 Fleet and network: 104 aircraft retrofitted to date; Premium Economy now available on 137 aircraft. 18 aircraft delivered since January, with six more A350s arriving before year-end, Helsinki joining the network on 1 October Product investments: Launch this year of the industry’s first U-dream headrest for Economy Class and Premium Economy seats with privacy dividers, and new generation Emirates Lounges Dubai : Emirates has…