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Anik Boutique Hotel   Range: $100 – $200 Upscale hotel at the south end of town near Diamond Island. Large, well-appointed rooms including family suites. Suitable for business and leisure travelers. Visa/MC/JCB Tel: 023-982174  023-982175 reservation@anikboutiquehotels.com www.anikboutiquehotels.com

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 …

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 …

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 …

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 August 2014: Nearly 200 cabin crew have resigned from Malaysia Airlines which was hit by two deadly tragedies this year, the carrier said Tuesday, and some reportedly cited fears for their safety. The flag carrier, which prior to this year had a good safety record, has been in the spotlight in the past six months following the …

YANGON, 27 August 2014: Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia says Airbus hopes to sell or lease helicopters to tourism service operators in Myanmar. Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia vice president, Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff, told local media that Airbus hopes to supply helicopters for sightseeing trips similar to what is offered by hot air balloons at Bagan. “Helicopter rides for tourists can succeed just …

Contracts for new medical facilities across the GCC are expected to reach US $9.53 billion by the end of this year, up 25% on 2013, with governments putting an increased focus on medical tourism. Dubai plans to attract 500,000 patients for treatment by 2020 as part of its drive to become a centre for medical excellence in the region and …

AUG 26, 2014 Confirmation has been received from Nairobi that the Kenyan government has, for the time being, suspended the introduction of what has been described retaliatory Visa requirements for South African citizens. Forward bookings by South African tourists visiting the Kenya coast had in recent weeks taken a drastic downturn when it became known that wannabe visitors were to …

The first property in Turkey under FRHI Hotels & Resorts’ Raffles brand is set to open on September 1. Raffles Istanbul is located in the Zorlu Center, overlooking the Bosphorus, the Prince Islands and the historic peninsula. The hotel has 132 rooms and 49 suites, as well as two restaurants, two bars and lounges and a patisserie. “The spirit of …

Regional humanitarian hub Senegal said on Friday it had blocked a regional U.N. aid plane from landing and was banning all further flights to and from countries affected by Ebola, potentially hampering the emergency response to the epidemic. A number of aid agencies have their regional headquarters in politically stable Senegal. Both medical charity MSF and the United Nations, which …