Airline, airport, hotel, destination, visa, and Muslim travel updates from Irhal.
The airline marks Philadelphia as its 14th destination in North America NEW YORK, NY, USA – Qatar Airways has reconnected Doha and Philadelphia with the launch of a daily non-stop flight between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), its 14th destination in North America, which resumed on 1 August 2026.
Read full storyThis summer, Central Shopping Centers invites international visitors to experience the best of shopping, dining, and leisure with Summer Holiday 2026, running from 20 July – 30 September 2026. Created exclusively for international tourists, the campaign offers shopping privileges across Thailand’s five world-class shopping malls: centralwOrld, Central Park…
Read full storyThe Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Jordan Tourism Board, in cooperation with tourism associations, have launched the integrated digital platform "Ahlan Jordan" as part of measures to support the tourism sector and address the impact of regional circumstances on travel activity.
Read full storyflydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has increased its daily operations between Dubai and Naples and is set to boost its flights to Milan-Bergamo to a double-daily operation from 31 July, enhancing passenger connectivity to Italy.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – July 28, 2026: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has announced that Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a museum of modern and contemporary art, will open its doors on 11 December 2026 at Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.
Warner Bros. World™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, the region's largest indoor theme park, is inviting guests to place themselves in the hands of one of DC's most iconic Super-Villains, as Kryptonite Collider officially opens.
Malaysia Retains No. 1 Position in Global Muslim Travel Index 2025, Offering GCC Travellers a Summer of Festivals, Culture and Discovery.
The Dubai-based carrier announces the start of daily flights to Aleppo from 20 July, reaffirming its connectivity to opening underserved markets Aleppo becomes the carrier’s second destination in Syria alongside Damascus
What if the most valuable thing you brought home from a trip wasn’t an object, but a story? Northern Thailand is home to dozens of ethnic communities who have carried their identities across mountains and borders for centuries – and many of them welcome curious, respectful visitors.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launched the search for the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World, a global initiative designed to identify and celebrate the landmarks and buildings created since 1801 that have had the greatest impact on Travel & Tourism, local communities and economic development, and continue to redefine the future of destin…
Luxury travel today is no longer measured by how much you can see in a few days, but by how deeply you can experience a destination. At Le Méridien Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort, guests are invited to embrace this philosophy through Long Stay Beach Escape, an exclusive package designed for travelers who wish to enjoy more of Phuket's culture, wellness, and f…
Read full storyTwo hotels, three ways to stay, and one summer campaign inviting guests to choose their own scene across Paramount Hotel Midtown and Paramount Hotel Dubai
Read full storySharjah Museums Offer an Integrated Summer Experience Blending Culture, Science, and Discovery for All Community Members
Read full storyNew five-day programme empowers young people to build confidence, resilience and lifelong skills while embracing active lifestyles
Read full storyAcross Five Museums with Interactive Museum Programmes Enriching Children’s Knowledge
Read full storyOceans of Lights Festival returns to SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in its third edition to offer a summer program full of activities and new experiences
Read full storyJuly 2026, Yerevan, Armenia: Armenia has extended its temporary visa-free entry arrangement, keeping the country within easy reach for eligible travellers from across the Gulf for a further year. The arrangement now runs until 1 July 2027.
Read full storyJuly 2026, Yerevan, Armenia: The competent Armenian authorities announced the extension of the temporary decision exempting eligible travelers from GCC countries from prior visa entry for an additional year, making the decision effective until July 1, 2027. This decision aims to facilitate travel procedures and tourism movement and exchange between Armenia and the Arab Gulf region, allowing travelers…
Read full storySet within Khalid Lagoon, the island shows how Sharjah brings art, nature and design into everyday public life.
Read full storyBlending cultural discovery with elevated wellness and leisure experiences, World of Hyatt summer destinations offer GCC travelers seasonal getaways across the GCC, Africa and Europe.
Read full storyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – June 30, 2026: Yas Waterworld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi has officially been awarded the Guinness World Records™ title for the most waterslides in a waterpark, featuring a record-breaking collection of 55 slides.
Read full storyExperience the Colours of Malaysia at Citrawarna 2026 This Summer
Read full storyGermany is an ideal destination for friends traveling together, thanks to its creative neighborhoods, vibrant markets, street food culture, and stunning natural retreats
Read full storyFollowing the launch of its first collaboration in 2025, the Jacquemus brand returns this summer to the Monte Carlo Beach Club with a new design that reimagines the coastal atmosphere with a contemporary spirit. The design evokes the spirit of 1950s beach clubs, where elegance meets the calm Mediterranean lifestyle.
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With the festive season fast approaching, the Chic Outlet Shopping® Villages are teeming with creativity. This winter the Collection of nine Chic Outlet Shopping® Villages that orbit Europe’s most fashionable cities promise a festive Art Deco spectacular harnessing all the eclectic elegance of one of design’s most daring periods. From 15 November visitors to the Collection of Villages will discover an…
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – November 28, 2012) American Airlines recently announced it will begin new daily international service from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport to Lima, Peru and to Seoul, South Korea, starting in the spring of 2013. American will serve Incheon International Airport in Seoul with Boeing 777-200 aircraft starting on May 9, 2013, and will fly from DFW to Lima utilizing Boeing…
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – November 28, 2012) American Airlines recently announced it will begin new daily international service from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport to Lima, Peru and to Seoul, South Korea, starting in the spring of 2013. American will serve Incheon International Airport in Seoul with Boeing 777-200 aircraft starting on May 9, 2013, and will fly from DFW to Lima utilizing Boeing…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announced December 13 as the launch date of its first long-haul Boeing 787 commercial service from Doha to London Heathrow. The 787 Dreamliner will debut on the Heathrow route as Doha-based Qatar Airways becomes the first airline to operate regular scheduled flights to the UK with Boeing's next generation aircraft. Initially, one of the airline's five daily flights…
A caviar vending machine has opened in California for the deep-pocketed who prefer to indulge their snack cravings with caviar and blinis rather than candy bars. Beverly Hills Caviar has set up the luxury snack food vending machine at the Burbank Town Center Mall, which also dispenses all the accoutrements one needs for a gold-gilded, midnight snack. Think caviar, truffles, escargot, blinis, bottarga…
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (TDA) as part of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah’s vision to encourage local talent and business opportunities and development through tourism, is set to launch a training programme on November 25, 2012, for local Emirati and Arab residents of Ras Al Khaimah that will result in the…
VisitScotland has announced a new way to boost tourism: invite-only luxury car events. The Cognoscenti will host road trips and hotel stays for owners of sports, luxury and historic cars produced before 1973. The Cognoscenti event has been set up by businessmen David Goodwin and Raymond Gray. Mr Goodwin said: "The response from our first event has been somewhat overwhelming. "It proves that…
Kuala Lumpur, 24th November 2012: The award-winning blockbuster exhibition, 1001 Inventions, about the achievements of Muslim Civilization in science and technology, will be launching a three-year tour of Malaysia in early 2013 for its Asian Premiere, following a global tour which has seen the show make appearances in London, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi. Recognised as the world’s best…
Leave your sleeping pills behind as Re-timer, a possible cure for jetlag has been released commercially. The new portable device claims to reset the internal body clock, helping long-haul travelers get back on track. Developed by Australia’s Flinders University after 25 years of sleep research, the Re-timer glasses have been commercially launched this month. The new wearable device, available online…
Wealthy executives and tourists visiting Sydney will be able to fly directly to the city’s harbour after the government announced Tuesday it will allow a floating heliport. The heliport will bring passengers from the airport to the famous white sails of the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge within minutes. “The Sydney Harbour floating heliport is a new signature experience that will help…
Hong Kong‘s shopping district of Causeway Bay has knocked New York’s Fifth Avenue off the top of the list of most expensive places to rent retail space in the world. The Big Apple’s most famous shopping street lost its top ranking for the first time in 11 years, in a sign of the strong demand for luxury goods from cashed-up Chinese shoppers, property services firm Cushman & Wakefield said. “The…
The Burj Khalifa will be snatched of its title as the world’s tallest building soon! China’s Broad Sustainable Building Corp. is to build a 2,749 ft. skyscraper (32 ft. taller than the Burj Khalifa!) in 90 days in the city of Changsha, in China’s southeastern Hunan province. Sky City will have 220 floors and will contain a school, hospital, 17 helipads and apartments for 30,000 people. Broad has already…
Move over Burj Khalifa. Sky City, the world’s tallest building will very soon be built in Changsha, in China’s southeastern Hunan province. And by “very soon” we really mean very, very soon. Construction is expected to start in January and by March 2013 the 220-story, 2,749 ft building is expected to be completed – beating Burj Khalifa by 32 ft. So, if you want to visit Dubai and see the world’s tallest building…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today began commercial services of its brand new Boeing 787 aircraft with Doha – Dubai becoming the Dreamliner’s debut route. The state-of-the-art aircraft is being deployed on four daily rotations between the two cities marking a new era for Middle East aviation as Qatar Airways is the Boeing 787 launch customer in the region. Flight QR 106 took off from Doha International…
Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, a member of the global luxury hotel company Jumeirah, has officially opened Abu Dhabi’s latest luxury attraction: the Observation Deck at 300. The 360-degree panoramic views from Tower 2 of the Etihad Towers complex, located on Level 74 at 300 metres above the nation’s capital, offers an uninterrupted bird’s-eye perspective of the city’s skyline, the…
The Champs Elysees are to get their traditional Christmas lights back, after a one-year avant-garde experiment was grumpily received by Parisians. Actress Diane Kruger will turn on the lights on November 21, changed back to “reinforce the Christmassy feel”. Last year the avenue was kitted out with a conceptual light display by design duo Koert Vermeulen and Marcos Vinals, each of its 200 trees hung…
Luxury Singapore hotel group Banyan Tree will open its first Indian hotel in the southern state of Kerala. It is set to open by the first quarter of 2013. On the private island of Nediyathuruthu in the tropical Backwaters of Alleeppey, the secluded resort will offer 59 villas each with a private swimming pool. The luxury villas were decorated with traditional furnishings and elaborate woodwork. In the…
Marriott International has opened a second Renaissance hotel in Barcelona, designed by Jean Nouvel and Ribas & Ribas. French architect Jean Nouvel came up with a daring design for the 357-room hotel: two towers joined at the top to form a panoramic restaurant. Restaurant Le Palmer serves Mediterranean fare in a lush setting featuring palm trees and plants from around the world. It also boasts a…
Postboxes painted gold to celebrate Britain’s Olympic champions will not be repainted in the traditional “pillarbox red”, the Royal Mail announced early this month. The state-owned postal service said it believed it was the first time it had permanently changed the colour of its world-famous postboxes. 110 boxes were painted gold to mark gold medals won by Great Britain’s athletes at the London 2012…
The financial district of Makati City, in Metro Manila, Philippines, is about to welcome a new luxury hotel, the Raffles Makati, with a pre-opening event scheduled for December 1, with the main opening set for February 2013. The luxury hotel group’s new address houses 32 suites in a 30-storey building. All the suites sport floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious decorative touches, such as handwoven…
More than a quarter (26%) of cabin crew employees are annoyed when you snap your fingers to catch their attention. That’s just one of the bad habits called out by cabin crew in a new study by Skyscanner. Other annoying habits include passengers’ propensity to rush towards the aisle and exits before the seatbelt light goes off (for 13% of the respondents). Eleven percent cringe when we try to cram too…
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Dubai and Middle East Office officially launched the “Amazing Experiences in Amazing Thailand” brochure which provides information on the attractions of Thailand as a destination for school camps as well as Corporate Team Building. The brochure launch was a kick-start to the ‘Amazing Experiences in Amazing Thailand’ initiative which directly targets Travel Agents and University…
Ora-Ïto, a French designer known for his work on products and furniture, has opened the first hotel of his new chain named “O” (part of the Elegancia group) in Paris — at a location that’s just a stone’s throw away from the Louvre and the river banks. Ora-Ïto’s signature ‘simplexity’ philosophy forms the basis for the design of Hôtel O’s 29 capsule rooms (ranging in size from 12 sq m to 16 sq m).…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announces its fifth new route of 2013 to the Sultanate of Oman’s second largest city – the popular tourist destination of Salalah – effective May 22. Oman is a mainstay of Qatar Airways’ Middle East network, with the airline steadily increasing capacity to the neighbouring Gulf State. Currently operating 31 flights a week to the Omani capital Muscat, Qatar Airways will…
