DUBAI: The number of British tourists visiting Dubai fell by 7% in the first five months of this year compared with the same period of 2017. Of the destination’s top 20 source markets, Dubai saw growth from only China, Russia and Germany in the five months to May 2018. Its total international visitor numbers were down 100,000 to 7.16 million. From the UK, there were 43,000 fewer guests than at the same time last year. However, the UK remained Dubai’s third largest market. India remains the largest. China, which is the fourth biggest, grew by 9% to 401,000 and Russia,…
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MANAMA: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, is in the midst of a drive to further engage its workforce and encourage two way dialogue. Spearheaded by the airline’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Captain Waleed Abdulhameed Al Alawi, staff from across Gulf Air divisions are regularly interacting with the airline’s executive management team, learning more about the national carrier’s vision and business strategy, their role in delivering on the airline’s growth and future successes while also having many available platforms for idea exchange and insight sharing. Captain Al Alawi said: “With regular, interactive meetings with members of the Gulf Air family we…
DUBAI: Emirates celebrated 10 years of A380 operations on Tuesday, 1 August. Since its first A380 flight to New York on August 1, 2008, the airline has carried more than 105 million passengers and clocked in more than 1.5 billion kilometres on 115,000 flights, equivalent to 39,000 trips around the globe. The airline has also served over 120 million meals on the A380 since 2008 and has 1,500 flight deck crew and over 20,000 cabin crew specially trained to operate its A380 fleet. Emirates is the world’ largest operator of the A380 aircraft, with 104 double-decker aircraft flying to 49…
BERLIN: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement with aircraft engine maker CFM International to increase competition in the maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) market for engines manufactured by the latter. As part of the deal, CFM has adopted a set of ‘Conduct Policies’ to offer additional opportunities to third-party engine components and MRO services providers of CFM’s CFM56 and the new LEAP series engines. CFM has also agreed to allow the use of non-CFM parts or repairs by any licensee of the CFM Engine Shop Manual. It will also grant airlines and third-party overhaul facilities…
KARACHI: Pearl Continental Hotel organized their annual summer swimming classes for children who wanted to learn the best exercise for their physical health, mental enjoyment and fun under the guidance of professional swimming instructors at the most well maintained pool in town. [huge_it_slider id=”272″] The children learnt the values of their Head, Heart, Hands and Health. The swimming classes offered an excellent experience to children as it provided them with an opportunity to learn swimming and make friends, discover new interests and create memories of a fun filled summer holidays. On the very successful conclusion of the classes, children were…
MUSCAT: Oman Air Cargo, the cargo division of Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is now setting globally competitive logistics standards with its upgraded cargo hub facility at the new Muscat International Air Cargo Terminal. The new cargo facility features a 22,780 square-metre, air-conditioned warehouse with the capacity to handle 350,000 tonnes of cargo per annum, a substantially larger capacity than the previous cargo facility. Commenting on the new Oman Air Cargo facility, Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Abdulaziz Al Raisi said: “Oman Air is proud of its new cargo facility at Muscat Airport, which…
ANKARA: Turkey’s total tourism income increased by 30.1 percent, year-on-years, reaching $7.04 billion in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). “While 84.7 percent of this income was obtained from foreign visitors, 15.3 percent was obtained from citizens resident abroad,” TÜİK said in a report on July 31. Turkey welcomed more than 11 million tourists in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 24.9 percent from the same quarter in 2017. The report showed 89 percent of visitors were foreigners with 9.85 million persons, 11 percent of them were Turkish citizens resident abroad…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) on Thursday, 2 August, ensured that roads leading to various hilly areas including Naran Kaghan, Murree, Saidu Sharif, Shogran, Babusar will remain open for the convenience of tourists. An official of PTDC said that the department was in contact with Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) for taking appropriate information to update the tourists about latest weather conditions and the overall situation of the roads. He said tourists must confirm the weather situation before starting their visit to avoid any difficulty and inconvenience and PTDC has already issued its advisory in the start of the season.…
Nestled in the forested hills of central Vietnam two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded with gleeful visitors taking selfies at the country’s latest eccentric tourist draw. [huge_it_slider id=”271″] Designed to make visitors feel like they’re taking a stroll on a shimmering thread stretching across the hands of gods, the “Golden Bridge” has attracted hordes of guests since it opened in the Ba Na Hills near Da Nang in June. Images of the bridge have gone viral on social media, much to the surprise of the architect who had no idea it…
WASHINGTON: Chinese tourists now are as varied as those from any other country and often much wealthier. In only three decades, the Chinese have gone from easily stereotyped, rube, new tourists to conquerors of the industry. After hundreds of millions of visits and billions of dollars showered around the world, Chinese tourists now hail from the middle, rich and the very rich classes. Fewer travel in groups. Some still enrage destinations with their thoughtlessness. Others are welcomed for their enthusiasm and unique points of view. Above all, the Chinese are changing tourism around the world. [huge_it_slider id=”270″] The Chinese government…