The pool at The Plantation hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Relax and reflect … the pool at The Plantation hotel The Plantation Phnom Penh may just have the highest proportion of places to stay with swimming pools of any Asian capital, and they are a treat after a day amid the dusty streets or riding around in an open-sided remork (Cambodia’s …

The Muslim Travel Index Europe 2014 looked at the attitudes and behavior of majority Muslim populations to tourism in the future and their experiences in countries they have already visited in Europe. DAILY NEWS Photo Turkey has been named the fifth European destination that Muslims from the Middle East and the Far East would like to visit as their next …

BRUNEI marked the end of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s 68th birthday celebrations with the lowering of the giant national flag in the capital yesterday. Gracing the ceremony as the guest of honour and receiving the flag from the Royal Brunei Navy was Senior Assistant to Chief of State Adat Istiadat Yang Amat Mulia Pg …

Over 2,000 foreign tourists visited Tabriz in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, said an expert of the East Azarbaijan cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism department. Omid Rouhani added that all hotels across the city have currently been booked. Three star hotels do not have a vacant room, he said, complaining that many problems arise regarding signboards ˈ. Rouhani noted …

Malaysia Airlines’ state-run parent company, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, has unveiled its plan to help rebuild the struggling national carrier, including the cutting of 6,000 jobs. The 12-point turnaround plan, entitled ‘Rebuilding a National Icon’, details the steps intended to return MAS to profitability within three years. This includes the de-listing of the airline from the Malaysian stock exchange, which occurred …

The government of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is negotiating with a series of potential partners to develop a manmade island off the coast of the emirate that had previously been earmarked to host a US $1 billion football-themed resort in partnership with Spanish club Real Madrid. The island is one of four in the Al Marjan archipelago, and the last …

Doha is set to take over from Bangkok as airline Emirates’ best-served destination when an extra daily flight is added later this year. The additional service will be introduced on December 1, meaning the Qatari capital will have seven daily flights serving it. Bangkok has six. It will come as part of efforts to boost services to destinations across the …

Emirates Airline has signed a memorandum of understanding with West Africa’s Arik Air to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation. Emirates and Arik Air currently have a one-way interline agreement, whereby Emirates passengers are connected throughout Nigeria and West Africa via Arik Air’s current domestic and regional network. The MoU was signed by …

Palm Jumeirah, the man-made archipelago of islands in Dubai, is set to get its first budget hotel next year. Dubai-based Byblos Hospitality is to build a new 144-room low cost hotel on the man-made islands, in a project worth less than $50m, The National reports. “The Palm Jumeirah property will cater to tourists mainly but also to meetings and events …

Etihad Airways is planning changes to its schedule between Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg, effective 26 October 2014. The change in the flight schedule, with new daily departure options from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg and vice versa, will provide travellers in either direction with improved opportunities to connect onwards to regional networks across Africa, and internationally beyond the airline’s hub in …