Asia

SunExpress will launch a direct flight between Manchester Airport and Antalya in Turkey on March 26th.The route will be served twice per week before going up to four times a week from May 30th.“…

Riu Dubai has opened at Deira Islands in Dubai, adding a new dimension to the hospitality offering in the emirate.An 800-room joint venture between local developer Nakheel and RIU Hotels & Resorts…

Westin Hotels & has today announced its debut in Surabaya with the opening of the Westin Surabaya.As the second largest city in Indonesia and the capital of the East Java province, Surabaya is hom…

Qatar Airways will resume three-weekly flights to Tokyo Haneda, Japan, this week.Services to the capital city of Japan will be operated from December 11th by the Boeing 777 offering 42 flatbed seats i…

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has awarded one of its largest value contracts to date for the engineering, procurement and construction of an additional 40 apartment buildings at Coastal Vill…

The expenses of Russian tourists on holidays abroad this year amounted to 31 billion rubles (about 345 mln. EUR). Russian outbound tourism thus decreased by 61% compared to last year.These data come f…

Qatar Airways will operate four weekly flights from South Africa (via Doha) – including Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town – to San Francisco from December 15.The San Francisco service wil…

The Singapore Tourism Board has appointed Michael Rodriguez to the role of area director for northern and western Europe.Rodriguez will oversee marketing, partnerships and business development efforts…

Vistara will operate non-stop flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow from January 16th.The airline will operate the flights three times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – …

Israeli carrier, Israir Airlines, is operating charter flights using its Airbus A320 to Kigali from Tel Aviv.The maiden flight landed at Kigali International Airport on November 26 with 80 tourists, I…