Dusit International has announced Dusit Fudu Hotels & Resorts has signed a management consultancy agreement with Nanjing Shangqinhuai Construction Development Company to manage the Dusit Thani Wet…
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Banksy-Designed West Bank Hotel Shows Art Meeting Politics
A Banksy wall painting is seen in one of the rooms of the ‘The Walled Off Hotel’ in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The nine-room hotel will officially open on March 11. Dusan Vranic / As…
Three Ways to Make the Most of a Dubai Airport Layover
Emirates jets on the ground in Dubai. There’s plenty to do in the city for airline passengers with long layovers. Kamran Jebreili / Associated Press Dubai International Airport recently surpasse…
Turkey’s Travel Chiefs Look to Arab Tourists to Make Up for Reduced European Visitors
Suleiman Herwis walked around his brand new apartment amid a thick smell of paint and polish, checking its cupboards, the furniture and views from a balcony overlooking the Black Sea coastal town of F…
Dubai Airport outlaws round bags from baggage operations
Dubai Airports will soon introduce a new baggage rule to help improve service, reduce the risk of mishandlings and enhance the performance of its check-in and baggage operation at Dubai International.…
Arabian Travel Market to launch Wellness Symposium
A Wellness Symposium, which will throw the spotlight on the $8.3 billion industry in the Middle East/North Africa, will be launched at Arabian Travel Market this year.A partnership between the World T…
Korean Air reveals first Boeing Dreamliner 787-9
Korean Air has unveiled its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Incheon Airport.Walter Cho, president of Korean Air, was present at a ceremony at the Korean Air hangar to unveil Korea’s very fi…
Nobu hotel to open in London’s East End
A Nobu hotel in London is scheduled to open in June, featuring a 240-seat Nobu restaurant as well as a “pocket garden” between the hotel and the hectic streets of the East End.The Nobu Hot…
Egypt Hopes to Revive Russian Tourism With Airport Upgrades
The wreckage of Metrojet flight 9268, which crashed en route to St. Petersburg. Moscow suspended air links to Egypt after Islamic militants downed a Russian airliner over Sinai in 2015, killing all 22…
airBaltic launches new route to Abu Dhabi
airBaltic will launch a direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi on October 29th, 2017.The Latvian airlines will operate the Riga-Abu Dhabi route four times weekly with a long-range Bombardier CS300 …