Mega entertainment shows and venues are coming to Saudi Arabia
Cirque du Soleil, National Geographic Encounter, and The Marvel Experience among others are in the pipeline.
Meraas to manage Dubai Safari
This public-private sector partnership aligns with Dubai’s Tourism Vision for 2020 that seeks to attract 20 million visitors per year.
Michelin-star Chef Wolfgang Puck visits Bahrain coinciding with 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
With the 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix roaring into town next month, visitors to the Kingdom can look forward to turning the celebration mode on at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, as they spend the race weekend in the company of Wolfgang Puck. Marking the beginning of a fresh...
Mobile bookings in Saudi Arabia jumped 116 percent compared to 2016, revealed Cleartrip data
The online travel sector in the GCC grew nine percent in 2017, reveals Cleartrip, one of the leading mobile and online travel companies in the Middle East, in its 2017 Travel Insights Report. The report, which derives insights from the company’s proprietary data and the data from over 400 partner...
Eye on RAK
The launch of Jebel Jais Flight, the world’s longest zip-line, earlier this year, has pinned Ras Al Khaimah firmly on the bucket list for adrenaline junkies.
Chateau Ksara is one of Lebanon’s top touristic destinations
With a history that spans over 160 years, Chateau Ksara has become one of Lebanon’s most visited destinations because of the heritage it holds, as well as the quality and variety of wine that it produces. Today, the Ksara estate has managed to keep attracting visitors from all...
2017 had the best tourists shopping figures since 2010 in Lebanon
Tourists’ spending in Lebanon increased by 5.47 percent in 2017 comparing to 2016, according to Global Blue’s ‘Globe shopper spending insights in Lebanon 2017’. The growth was led by Saudi tourists who constitute 14 percent of the total tourists’ expenditures. They are followed by Emiratis (12 percent), and Kuwaitis (six...
Lebanon to end 2017 with over 1.9 million tourists
“We are expecting to end 2017 with over 1.9 million tourists, excluding expatriates, Syrians, and Palestinians,” said Minister of Tourism in Lebanon, Avedis Guidanian, revealing that this is the second best achieved tourism result the country has witnessed since the fifties. Lebanon had scored over two million tourists in...
