Travel News
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.
Visite Thai wins Thailand’s Leading Destination Management Company 2022 at World Travel Award
It was another successful night at this year’s World Travel Awards, Asian ceremony held in Vietnam, for Visite Thai Co Ltd, who once again won Thailand’s leading destination management company award.
Fiji Airways applauds Fijian Government with its decision to remove pre-booked Rapid Antigen Test
We welcome the announcement from the Fijian Government to remove the requirement of a pre-booked Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for travellers visiting Fiji from 5 September onwards.
Airport Shopping at Zurich Airport to undergo multi-stage renovation
Starting in November 2022, Airport Shopping at Zurich Airport will undergo renovations. The project includes more spacious passenger routes, new retail spaces and a food hall. The opening of the new areas is planned for 2026.