Sihanoukville: Chairman of the Department of Tourism, Mr. Noue Sophal said that in the last 3 days of the Chinese – Vietnam New Year From 18th to 20th February in the resorts, restaurants and entertainment venues in the province received national and international visitors accounted for 62,976 This could indicate that the number of international visitors has increased over the …
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Chinese – Vietnam New Year guests increase to visit kienosvayokraw Resort
Kandal Province: in the occasion of Chinese – Vietnam New Year from 19th until February 22, and the holiday weekend at the local natural kienosvayokraw in Cambodia is bustling than usual. Observed several national and international guests flocked to travel a few different policies out of the capital and the provinces to visit the resort, which is rich in tourism …
Read More »Vietnam to tighten aviation security
HANOI, 23 February 2015: Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai, has urged the aviation sector to tighten procedures to ensure 2015 is free of air traffic safety incidents. Local media quoted the Deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai, as saying flight safety agencies, airlines, and flight management corporations must have action plans to raise safety standards. Vietnam, like all …
Read More »Morocco suspends Libya flights
Morocco has suspended all flights between Moroccan cities and Libya and closed its airspace to Libyan airplanes because of security concerns, the Moroccan government said on Monday. Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc had already suspended its flights to Libya in July when Libyan factions started to fight over the control of Tripoli’s airport. But some Libyan carriers were still operating between the two countries. The …
Read More »MMF2015 MALAYSIAN LIVE BAND FESTIVAL
The inaugural MMF2015 Malaysian Live Band Festival or My Music Festival 2015 is taking place at Sunway Surf Beach this 8th Marchand this will be the Largest Malaysian Live Band Music Festival in the country featuring a special performance by international British Rock Legends “Smokie” as part of their 40th Anniversary World Tour. MMF2015 will be featuring 20 Top Malaysian live bands with …
Read More »KSA to relax visas to attract foreign tourists
Authorities in Saudi Arabia will from next month relax visa restrictions in order to attract more overseas visitors to the kingdom’s tourist and historical sites. From December 4, Saudi will launch its ‘Extended Umrah Tourism Programme’, which will allow foreign nationals travelling to the country for Islamic pilgrimage to stay for a longer period. Prince Sultan bin Salman, head of …
Read More »Emirates sets out plan to fly 70mn passengers in 2020
Emirates Airline said on Wednesday it expects to fly 70 million passengers in 2020, adding that it is already progressing on plans to ensure the right infrastructure are in place to support and capitalise on this growth. The plans were unveiled by Emirates Airline president Tim Clark at a presentation to delegates of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), who were …
Read More »Dubai receives praise from travel industry for 2020
Travel industry leaders from Qantas, Jumeirah and SITA, amongst others, have praised Dubai and the UAE on its successful Expo 2020 bid. Following the announcement made last night in Paris, the travel industry have shared their congratulations and thanks to the nation on its achievement in being named the host city for 2020. SITA president Middle East, India and Aftica …
Read More »The world’s Muslim population is expected to rise from 1.7 billion in 2014 to 2.2 billion by 2030 (+26.4%) according to Pew Research Centre’s Forum on Religion and Public Life.
This is expected to grow at about twice the rate of the non-Muslim population over the next two decades and creates an unrivalled revenue growth opportunity for travel and tourism brands. Halal travel in all its forms is now booming and represents not only the fastest growing area of global tourism but one that is hugely significant to the GCC market. …
Read More »Qatar Airways announces major expansion in South Africa
DOHA, QATAR – Qatar Airways has announced a major expansion in South Africa with the launch of a new destination Durban while simultaneously increasing its weekly frequencies to Johannesburg. The airline will also increase its weekly frequency to Cape Town going up from five flights a week to a daily service. Effective from 17th December 2015, the airline will launch …
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