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Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, considered Abu Dhabi’s Leading Business Hotel by World Travel Awards is participating at WTM 2014. We asked Nael El-Waary, General Manager of the hotel, questions about Abu Dhabi tourism trends. 1. What are Abu Dhabi’s key tourism strengths which ensure it stands out both regionally and on an international platform? Nowadays majority of tourists, who visit …

The Director General of Tourism and Travel Agents Association of Jordan, Mohammed al-Qawasmi, The State of Jordan is currently doing a joint cooperation with the states of Egypt and Palestine, to promote the field of religious tourism in the revitalization of these countries, because Egypt has considerable experience in the field of tourism. He Qawasmi, in an interview, “Today’s guest” …

AirAsia commercially launched its on-board Wi-Fi service today, which is available on selected AirAsia flights. The service, known as roKKi Chats, allows guests to use instant messaging apps while on-board. Each roKKi Chats token will be priced at RM8 for a total of 3MB data usage on WeChat, WhatsApp & LINE. AirAsia also earned an entry into the Malaysia Book …

JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah, who is also the head of Central Haj Committee, on Monday visited King Abdul Aziz International Airport’s Haj Terminal to oversee and ensure the safety and comfort of the pilgrims arriving from different parts of the world. Prince Mishaal visited all the counters, whole area of the Haj terminal and lobbies, …

JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR  Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will carry nearly 818,000 pilgrims coming for Haj this year from different parts of the world, said Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of the Kingdom’s flag carrier. Saudia will carry 785,984 pilgrims from 72 international airports including 470,770 from Asia, 118,951 from the Middle East and Gulf, 105,462 from Europe and …

NagaCorp, the parent company of Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld casino, has confirmed that it is eyeing land occupied by the Buddhist Institute for a new hotel development, a revelation that comes mere months after the government proclaimed in no uncertain terms that the institute was there to stay. The expression of interest, made in a conference call with NagaCorp investors on …

PHNOM PENH, 17 September 2014: Cambodia’s tourist arrivals registered a slight increase of 0.4% in July according to the country’s statistics and tourist information department. The country attracted 340,091 visits compared to 338,761 during the same month last year. Released officially by the Ministry of Tourism, Monday, data showed Vietnam led the field with 70,669 visits, but it was a …

PHNOM PENH,  Cambodia’s tourist arrivals registered a slight increase of 0.4% in July according to the country’s statistics and tourist information department. The country attracted 340,091 visits compared to 338,761 during the same month last year. Released officially by the Ministry of Tourism, Monday, data showed Vietnam led the field with 70,669 visits, but it was a decrease of 16.3% …

The ruins of Angkor Wat were famously discovered by the French explorer, Henri Mouhot, in the mid-19th century. The word “discovered” is used rather loosely here, of course – at the time the lost naturalist stumbled upon the ruins, Khmer people were happily living among them – but Mouhot’s descriptions of the vast size, soaring towers and elaborate carvings certainly …