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The MICHELIN Guide Arrives in Abu Dhabi
In November 2022, the MICHELIN Guide will unveil its first-ever restaurant selection for Abu Dhabi, Michelin announced today. This makes the city the 41st destination covered by the MICHELIN Guide globally.
Adnec adopts new corporate identity to boost visibility
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) is rebranding and has unveiled a new corporate identity to increase the visibility of the group’s six main business sectors: Venues, Events, Hotels, F&B along with Services and Tourism.
MSC WORLD EUROPA TO BE CHRISTENED IN DOHA CEREMONY
MSC Cruises will christen its new ship MSC World Europa in Doha on 13 November ahead of the vessel’s maiden season in the Middle East.
Registration opens for 2022 MEADFA Conference in Kingdom of Bahrain
DF&TR stakeholders are being encouraged to book their places at this year’s MEADFA Conference hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 27-29 November at The Art Hotel & Resort. MEADFA President Sherif Toulan will open the conference with a welcome address on Monday 28 November.
Middle East carriers post world’s second-highest growth in July traffic
The Middle East air travel market emerged as one of the strongest performers this summer, with passenger traffic in July nearly tripling last year’s numbers, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia celebrate new strategic partnership
Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia have commenced a new strategic partnership overnight spanning 49 markets across Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
OCEANIA CRUISES ANNOUNCES 2024-2025 WORLD AND GRAND VOYAGES
Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announced its most extensive, expansive, and immersive series of World and Grand Voyages for 2025.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces First Groundbreaking for its New Extended-Stay Brand
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across 95+ countries, celebrates today the first groundbreaking of its new extended-stay brand, in Plano, Texas.
AirAsia named Asia’s leading low-cost airline for seventh year in a row
AirAsia has been named Asia’s leading low-cost airline for the seventh year in a row, at the 29th World Travel Awards 2022. In a statement on Thursday (Sept 8), the carrier said it was also recognised as Asia’s leading low-cost airline cabin crew for the sixth consecutive year at the same event.
PH named Asia’s leading dive, beach destination
The Philippines was again named as Asia’s leading dive and beach destination by the 2022 World Travel Awards (WTA) in Vietnam on Sept. 7.
Cambodia wins ‘Asia’s Leading Culture Destination 2022’ award
Cambodia has received two prestigious awards from the World Travel Awards – Asia’s Leading Culture Destination 2022 and Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2022 Prior to the two awards, about 2 million tourists from around the world participated in the election of Cambodia as a cultural tourism destination and the leading youth tourism destination in Asia in 2022.
Vietravel Airlines Named Asia’s Leading New Airline at the World Travel Awards Asia and Oceania 2022
Vietnamese Vietravel Airlines has been accoladed with Asia’s Leading New Airline award at the recent World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony 2022 held in Vietnam on September 7.