Middle East

British Airways launches new non-stop Middle East flights

Airline will operate continuous services to Doha and Muscat later this year

Celebrity Cruises and Ben Fogle's top tips for selling Abu Dhabi

Celebrity Cruises and Ben Fogle have teamed up to compile top tips and training on Abu Dhabi as a destination

Visitor numbers to Arabian Travel Market 2016 were up 4% on 2015, with 26,000 attendees over the four-day show

If your clients crave lavish new hotels, adventure in the desert and shopping aplenty, Karl Cushing suggests spending an Arabian night or three in Qatar

Police crackdown on Hajj travel fraud

Pilgrims urged not to fall victim to scammers in a new campaign

TTG offers special rate to readers for ITT Conference

TTG Media is linking up with the Institute of Travel & Tourism to offer a special discount to readers looking to attend this year’s event in Tel Aviv

Dubai spotlight on mid-market tourism

This year’s Arabian Travel Market will focus on mid-market tourism as the region aims to capture a larger number of visitors

Travel firms extend Sharm cancellations

Monarch and Tui UK have joined Thomas Cook in pulling their programmes

Emirates adds 10th daily London - Dubai service

The additional service will begin on October 1 2016, and will be the airline’s fourth daily flight from Gatwick

Thomas Cook sees fall in bookings in 'volatile market'

The group is 40% sold for summer 2016 - 2% down compared with last year

Thomas Cook joins forces with Ras Al Khaimah

UK company will promote the emirate in a number of its source markets

Egypt hopeful that flights from UK will resume

Tourism minister believes services will restart “sooner rather than later”

Egypt to launch new advertising campaign

Government to take the “This is Egypt” message to key markets

Neilson reduces Turkey programme for summer 2016

Operator will only offer holidays to two beach clubs

How Tui is helping refugees in Germany

The travel giant is funding support for refugees to help learn the language

Thomson and First Choice add Dubai to portfolio

Flights will be available from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham airports

EasyJet pulls Sharm flights

The airline has pulled all but its Stansted route for summer 2016 due to low demand

Tunisia extends state of emergency

The president has announced it will now stay in place until March 22

Egypt focuses on security as part of tourism plan

The country has set out a four-point plan to lure back tourists following an international conference this week

Turkey specialist ceases trading

Around 300 people were booked to travel with the company

Bomb blast kills at least 28 in Turkish capital

Incident is likely to further dent the country’s struggling tourism industry

All Leisure shares tumble as company considers delisting

Cruise and tour operator swung to a full-year pre-tax profit of £0.2 million

Southall Travel sees 30% rise in January bookings

The company said the US and Middle East in particular had seen notable rises

BA resumes Iran flights

Airline will eventually offer a daily service to Tehran