Middle East

Qatar confirms cruise ship accommodation for World Cup

MSC signs deal for Qatar 2022 tournament

Rich culture and heritage makes Qatar an enticing winter-sun break

Qatar is the ideal destination for clients looking for a winter-sun break combining culture, heritage and luxury

WTM London 2019: Azerbaijan aims for 10% annual increase in visitors

Azerbaijan hopes to welcome four million tourists to the country by 2023, with plans to grow tourism by 10% each year until that date, the destination’s chief executive has revealed

WTM London 2019: Egypt confident of imminent Sharm influx

Egypt is confident Sharm el Sheikh will return to its former glory within the British market, after a flurry of tour operators confirmed they were already plotting their return to the Red Sea resort following the lifting of the UK government’s flight ban

WTM London 2019: Day Two – from pyramids to pro wrestlers…

All the highlights from day two of World Travel Market London

WTM London 2019: Turkey shifts emphasis to a broader range of experiences

Turkey will promote a broader cross-section of its tourism offering over the next three years in an effort to shift focus away from mass market all-inclusive travel, while driving higher tourism spend

WTM London 2019: Brits invited to sample improved Sharm experience

Time has not stood still in the four years British tourists have tacitly been banned from visiting Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt’s tourism chief in the UK has told TTG at WTM London

WTM London 2019: Dubai set to celebrate new visitor number record

Dubai is on course to set a new record for international visitors in 2019 after seeing the number of hotel guests rise by nearly 4% during the first eight months of the year

WTM London 2019: Israel doubles its visitor numbers

Israel has nearly doubled its tourist numbers since 2013 and is now considered a “safe place”, the country’s tourism ministry insisted

British-led firm to design new Red Sea airport

International airport to serve one million tourists and visitors by 2030

Chiva-Som announces new Qatar wellness resort

Chiva-Som has announced the launch of a new wellness resort, slated to open in Qatar in 2020

Why Qatar is perfect for a winter-sun luxury break

Gulf state offers a host of unique activities for clients to experience

Tui to add extra two million seats for 2020

Additional capacity in Turkey, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Mexico and Florida likely to fill the void left by Thomas Cook

Saudi Arabia to allow unmarried couples to share hotel rooms

Foreign visitors to Saudi Arabia to be given more freedom amid growing tourism ambitions

Six Senses to expand in Turkey

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is to add a second property in the country with the addition of an Istanbul project

Dnata sets up UK general sales agent unit

Jazeera Airways onboard as launch partner

Saudi Arabia ‘to open to tourism for the first time’

Details of new visa regime to be revealed on Friday evening (27 September)

Exsus Travel brings in Middle East and India experts

Middle East specialist Rob Moller and India expert Satyan Bhalla to bring ‘decades of experience’ to luxury operator

Emirates chief insists UK remains key market

CEO Sir Tim Clark told the World Aviation Festival in London the UK remained one of the carrier’s strongest and most profitable markets

Jazeera boss seeks 'strong working relationship' with UK agents

Carrier courting agents ahead of launching first low-cost long-haul route between the UK and the Middle East in October

Chance for luxury's stars to shine with launch of 2020 awards

The TTG Luxury Travel Awards are back! Industry encouraged to enter in a range of categories

Celebrity Constellation to be redeployed from Dubai to Tampa Bay for winter 2020

The line said the ship’s move away from Dubai was unrelated to external factors

Nemo Travel set to shake up luxury travel

A new online travel agent set up by former Black Tomato staff aims to ’change perceptions’ of the industry

P&O Cruises cancels Dubai and Arabian Gulf programme

Decision comes following rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz