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April 22- The Qatari Diar Real Estate Company and the Government of Cyprus have signed an agreement for the development of a hotel, office and residential complex in Cyprian capital, Nicosia. The project will be made at a cost of over $150 million, said Mohmmed bin Ali Al Hedfa, Group Chief Executive Officer of Qatari Diar. In the first phase, a five-star hotel will be made while the second phase will comprise…
April 22- The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) organized a road show from April 14 to April 20 in several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in a bid to promote tourism in Sharjah. The road show destinations included included Doha, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah). The delegation included companies such as the Sharjah Millennium Hotel, Golden Tulip…
April 21-Passengers stranded at UAE airports due to cancellation of flights as a result of the volcanic ash cloud in Iceland are being issued 96-hour visit visas, said Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The authorities concerned at all airports started issuing visit visas to the stranded passengers from Monday.
April 21- Tourism revenues across UAE will increase by almost 18 per cent, from Dh27.5 billion in 2009 to Dh32.4 billion by 2014, according to the results of a yet-to-be published report by Euromonitor International, a global consumer market analyst. The report also said that the overall number of tourist will increase by more than 19 per cent by 2014. Most of these tourists will be coming from Saudi Arabia,…
April 21- Travel tour operators across the UAE are suffering because of the flight cancellations to Europe, as most residents from the region holiday in Europe. The disruption is the result of the lingering ash cloud over the continent owing to a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Talking about the flight disruptions, John Felix, Senior Vice-President at Emirates Holidays, said that his company is doing its best to…
A promotional event to lure tourists from Italy was held on Saturday in Sousse. The event was organized by the travel group "Sprintours," in association with the Tunisian National Tourism Board (ONTT) and the national airline, Tunisair. ONTT representative in Italy Mustapha Nasri, who was present at the event, said that the number of Italian tourists to Tunisia are expected to increase this year, following a 13…
All those passengers stranded in Dubai as a result of suspension of flights to Europe will not be penalised for overstaying their visas, said a senior official of the Ministry of the Interior. Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of the Dubai General Department for Residency and Foreigners Affairs, said that those people whose flight reservations were cancelled due to the volcano, would not…
April 19- The tourism sector's share in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be more than three per cent during the Eighth Five Year Development Plan (2011-2015), said Muhammad al Tobi, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. The sector, he said, will hopefully go well beyond the objectives set by the Oman's Vision-2020, of increasing its relative share to three per cent of the GDP by 2020. The 25-year Oman's…
April 19- Tourism revenues rose by 39 per cent in the first quarter of 2010, according to figures released on Saturday. Revenues generated by the sector in the first three months of the year stood at JD503 million, up from to JD360 million in the same period of 2009, according to figures issued by the Ministry of Tourism. Jordan also witnessed a 20.6 per cent growth in the number of visitors from January to…
April 19- Tourist to Jabreen Castle will soon find themselves in the presences of an audio tour, said Abdullah Al Thahli, Director, forts and castles at the Ministry of Tourism, Oman. "The audio set up has been completed but it will take some time for the tourists to be benefited by this. Setting up of coffee shop, provision of special lighting effects and other amenities are currently on,” he added. The audio…
April 19- The Syrian Minister of Tourism Saadalla Agha al-Qalaa discussed with President of the Federation International de l'Automobile Jean Todt means to hold an international rally in Syria and other neighbouring countries. The minister emphasized the need for sport tourism in a bid to increase visitors to Syria. He said that Syria is willing to provide all facilities for the rally, adding that various kinds…
April 16 - QInvest, one of Qatar's top investment banks, has acquired a 40.8 per cent stake in Intercat Hospitality and Butlers Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services (The Group), one of UAE‘s biggest outsourced business services. "The investment is in line with our private equity fund's investment strategy of backing strong management teams and scalable businesses in the MENASA region," said Anuj Khanna, Co-Head of…
April 16- The Egyptian Chamber of Tourist Establishments (ECTE) has ordered all food outlets and tourist enterprises to boycott red meat on April 26 in a bid to protest against the increase in prices of the same -- LE80 per kg. "As a board of directors, we believe that this is a civilised reaction," said the Chairman of ECTE Wagdy El-Kirdany. "Newspapers and talk shows have repeatedly called for a boycott…
April 16- Updated News - A volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused the closure of airports in five Northern European countries. The UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands shut their air space from midday Thursday. According to a statement by the UK's air traffic control company NATS, all air traffic in the UK will remain suspended until 7pm Friday evening. Since this is a fluid situation and weather…
April 15- The (EASA) will hold the second ooperation forum in the UAE at the end of this month, said the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The forum will be held for the first time outside Europe and more than 50 countries are slated to participate in it. The forum hopes to talk about latest aviation safety standards.
April 15- Israeli travellers were asked to leave Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, last night because of kidnapping threats issued by militants. In this regard, the Israeli counter-terrorism bureau issued issued a travel advisory, warning tourists from travelling to Sinai and saying that the threat was based on "concrete intelligence". Sinai is a popular holiday destination for Israelis, who flock to its beach resorts…
April 15- Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCDTA) is organising a roadshow to several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in a bid to promote tourism in Sharjah and attract tourists from GCC. The roadshow, which started yesterday, includes destinations like Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and will end on April 20. The delegation particiating in the roadshow includes several institutions…
April 14- The Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) will soon be launched in Jeddah to train commercial and private pilots, it was learnt on Tuesday. The academy is being developed in collaboration with the Saudi Aviation Club and the Saudi Bin Laden Group. With an estimated cost of SR300 million the academy will be housed over 50,000 square metres and will be built on the Thumamah airfield near Riyadh. The…
