DUBAI: The UAE and China have signed an agreement to exempt UAE nationals carrying regular passports from obtaining pre-entry visas, with the possibility of staying for up to 30 days on each visit, starting from January 16. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi by Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for UAE, and Ni Jian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the UAE, reported Emirates news agency Wam. Al Dhaheri said that from January 16, 2018, UAE citizens can…
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SANYA: China attracts tourists from around the world as the country has become one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Located at the southernmost point of Hainan province, Sanya is the country’s sole international seaside vacation destination. [huge_it_slider id=”148″] Sanya received a total of 620,000 inbound tourists during November, representing year-on-year growth of 70 per cent.The city is expected to receive more than 18 million visitors by the end of the year, setting a record for tourism there.In addition to the increase in tourists, the number of international flights to Sanya has increased by 64 per cent year-on-year, and…
MUSCAT: The National flag carrier of Sultanate of Oman, Oman Air has launched online redemption for its valued Sindbad members, enabling customers to spend their miles for flight tickets online. Until now, Sindbad members had to contact Oman Air’s loyalty team to get their redemption tickets issued. Thanks to the implementation of the new process, Sindbad members can now purchase their ticket for miles online on Oman Air’s website. To purchase tickets for miles online, members can simply select the flight of their choice, combine it with any extras, such as lounge access at Muscat International Airport or seats with…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will adopt Amadeus Customer Experience Management, the ultimate tool for building brand loyalty through an understanding of each and every airline customer. The technology will be fully integrated with the Amadeus Altéa Passenger Service System, which Malaysia Airlines migrated to in mid-2017 The airline industry is highly competitive, and travelers now have more choices than ever before. This can make loyalty difficult to maintain, and to be successful, airlines need to tailor their services to what customers really want, so that they feel recognized and valued. Delivering an excellent customer experience is core to Malaysia Airlines’…
Travelport, the leading Travel Commerce Platform, was certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a “Level 3” aggregator under IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative intended to create a new distribution standard for the airline industry. Travelport is now the first global distribution system (GDS) travel commerce platform to acquire such status and will work with airline technology specialist Farelogix to implement the first such NDC connection with a major global airline, details of which will be announced soon. To prepare for this certification, Travelport also worked with the UK travel agency Meon Valley Travel. Travelport was the…
NEW YORK: Luxury cruise line Cunard and 20th Century Fox Film partnered to host the world premiere of “The Greatest Showman” on the greatest ocean liner, Queen Mary 2, while the ship was docked in New York. This was the first time a Hollywood movie premiere took place on a passenger ship. “The Greatest Showman” cast including Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, Director Michael Gracey and Oscar and Tony winning musical duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul walked the red carpet on board Cunard’s flagship ocean liner just before the film was shown in the ship’s Illuminations…
ISLAMABAD: After providing the art lovers and the students of history an insight into historical and cultural events through a variety of antiques representing different eras of Buddhist, Sikh, Mughal and Hindu rulers in the country, the week-long exhibition, titled “National Heritage of Pakistan” concluded here on Wednesday, December 13. To mark the 70th Independence Day (I-Day) celebrations, the exhibition was organized by the Department of Archaeology and Museums from December 7 till December 13 at Islamabad Museum, Sir Syed Memorial. A number of art lovers, especially students of different educational institutions from the twin cities, visited the exhibition to…
CAIRO: Egypt’s airport security is improving but terrorist attacks continued to plague the country this year. Resuming some Russian flights is a small step forward but tourists must also believe the country is safe to visit. Russian charter flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts are not part of the resumption yet. President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to Egypt that Russia will restore flights to Cairo, two years after it suspended air links when terrorists blew up a passenger jet. “Egypt has done a lot to improve airport security” and Russia wants to sign an agreement soon on resuming…
SINGAPORE: The Chief Executive Officer Singapore Airlines has said that surplus capacity in the industry remains a challenge and the marquee carrier’s focus continues to be on delivering cost-efficient services. The group is in the midst of a review to fend off intensifying competition from Middle Eastern carriers at the premium end and low-cost operators at the budget end. The transformation may include job cuts, the company said in June, and two months later it offered its cabin crew three months of voluntary unpaid leave. “As we change the way we work the new processes, as new technologies are introduced,…
ISLAMABAD: Catering to the modern needs of tourists, the motels of PTDC are being up-graded and modernized ensuring the best possible facilities; this was stated by Managing Director, PTDC Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan while talking to media after briefing Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi on tourism industry of Pakistan. Ghafoor stated that PTDC is going to hold an international Conference, which will be participated, by the member countries that will also help us to project soft image of Pakistan. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation will inaugurate city tour bus service on December 20 for Islamabad here at Pakistan China Centre. The…