Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 July, 2015 5:20 am

60,000 additional seats for Umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has added over 60,000 seats during the holy month of Ramadan on flights from domestic airports Kingdomwide to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in order to accommodate domestic passengers wishing to perform Umrah.  Khaled Hammad Al-Bluwi,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 July, 2015 5:11 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS LAUNCHES COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN KENYA

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), today launched two community outreach activities in Kenya with donations of blankets and school supplies to the Dream Children’s Home, and the Children in Freedom...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 10 July, 2015 4:35 am

Ramada Downtown hosts UAE Red Crescent

Ramada Downtown Dubai welcomed less privileged children under the care and supervision of UAE Red Crescent. The team hosted the kids along with their guardians for Iftar and gave them a tour of the property including the swimming pool, and suites with the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain view. In...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 10 July, 2015 4:29 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS PARTNER AIRLINES SELECT STARCOM AS NEW GLOBAL MEDIA AGENCY

Etihad Airways Partner (EAP) airlines Etihad Airways, Alitalia, airberlin and Jet Airways have announced that Starcom, part of Starcom MediaVest Group, has won the contract to become the airline group’s new global media agency, following a joint tender sent to several leading agency...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 10 July, 2015 2:51 am

Hilton Worldwide Awards Travel with Purpose Action Grants

 Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced it is awarding more than $280,000 to 100 Hilton Worldwide properties and community organizations around the world as part of its Travel with Purpose Action Grant program. The grants are intended to support the development of local projects and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 9 July, 2015 2:16 pm

Pack like A Pro!

With summer travel just around the corner for most of us, this is the time of year that everyone is planning or finalizing their vacation. Usually this is a two or three-week tour of some kind- vacations, business, conferences... whatever one is leaving home for, it is necessary to pack the bare...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 9 July, 2015 1:04 pm

The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh hosts an Iftar for the children from The Charity Committee for Orphans’ Care (INSAN)

As part of the Ritz-Carlton’s social and environmental responsibility program Community Footprints, The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh invited 30 children from the Charity Committee for Orphans’ Care (Insan) to enjoy an evening of fine dining in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan. The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 9 July, 2015 8:56 am

‘The Desert Drive’ at Rixos The Palm Dubai

-               GCC guests travelling by car get a full car wash, tank refilling, tyre pumping, bonnet covering and a desert survival kit for their return journey   Rixos The Palm, the ultimate lifestyle destination on ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 July, 2015 3:57 pm

Christian Resetarits Appointed as the Director of Sales & Marketing at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski

Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Resetarits as director of sales and marketing. In this new role, Christian will be leading the sales and marketing team of this 349-room hotel. Christian Resetarits, who recently joined us at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 July, 2015 1:50 pm

PH breaks ground for world’s first resort airport

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) marks another milestone as it breaks ground for the world’s first resort airport – and the Aquino Administration’s first airport public-private partnership (PPP) project – on June 29. “The kick-off...

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