A recent survey has named Dubai as the top tourist destination for beaches in the world. ‘The 2019 City Beach Break Index’, a study conducted by price comparison website Compare the Market, which is based in the UK, placed Dubai as the number one global beach destination. The surveyors came up with an initial list of the best destinations for tourists looking for beach holidays, and then looked at the factors that ensure that a…
A purchase agreement for Emirates to buy as many as 30 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes from Boeing was announced on Wednesday. The agreement is valued at no less than $8.8m, list prices have revealed. The agreement was finalised at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates and was the culmination of talks between the two firms in regard to which 787 Dreamliner models were the most appropriate to meet the needs of one of the…
The number of tourists from India travelling to the GCC will increase by as much as 81% by 2024, according to new research. New data published in advance of the Arabian Travel Market 2020 says that the number will rise to 9.8 million within the next five years from last year’s recorded figure of just 5.4 million. Destinations all over the Middle East are gearing up to show off their newest offerings at the Arabian…
The kind of digital experience that is offered by the likes of airlines, travel agents and hotels now plays a major role in the bookings choices made by younger travellers within the United Arab Emirates, new research has revealed. The findings were revealed by the ‘Global Digital Traveller Research 2019’ from Travelport, which surveyed as many as 23,000 people from 20 different countries. 75% of the UAE’s millennial travellers now take into consideration the digital…
The next 20 years are looking very promising for the aviation sector in the United Arab Emirates, according to a new forecast that was published on Sunday. By 2039, the number of aircraft that serve the country will have trebled because of growing demand for an increase in passenger seats as well as an expansion of tourism, the ‘2019 Airbus Global Market Forecast’ predicts. The forecast predicts that passenger traffic in the UAE will grow…
Travellers from Kuwait will be able to board direct flights to Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, as of 8th December. The move follows the establishment of a brand-new flight route courtesy of Jazeera Airways. The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is supporting the independent airline, which used a Kuwait travel trade event to make the announcement about the new direct flights. There…
One of the best camping spots in Sharjah and the whole of the United Arab Emirates, Al Dhaid, is to be the host for the first and only camping and outdoor adventure show in the country in December. The Adventure & Camping Exhibition 2019, which has been organised by Expo Centre Sharjah, is to be held from 26th to 30th November at Expo Al Dhaid, which just recently opened. The Expo is positioned to be the only…
VFS Global has been chosen to become an official ticket reseller on behalf of ‘the world’s greatest show’, Expo 2020 Dubai. Customers who travel to the United Arab Emirates during the six-month show will now be able to go to their closest VFS Global Visa Application Centre in India, Russia, Germany, the GCC, China and the UK. There, they will be able to leverage the services of VFS Global, plan their trip and reserve their…
Russian tourists who come to the GCC are predicted to generate approximately $1.22bn in revenue for the travel and tourism industry by the year 2023, according to new data. The data, which was published in advance of the Arabian Travel Market 2020, suggests that 2023’s figures will be an increase of as much as 19% on those from last year. The Arabian Travel Market is being held from 19th to 22nd April 2020 at Dubai…
On Sunday, budget carrier Air Arabia revealed that its net profit had increased by as much as 57% in Q3 of this year due to a rise in the passenger numbers that the airline is carrying. Air Arabia, which is the only listed carrier in the United Arab Emirates, listed profits of Dh809m for the first nine months of 2019. This is a rise of 53% in comparison to the profits recorded in the same…