Halal Tourism (Cambodia) Phnom Penh, July 12th, 2023 Almost 300,000 national and international tourists were recorded across the country during the first week of July, said the Ministry of Tourism in a report released on Tuesday. Of the registered number, the source pointed out, 250,887 were national tourists and 36,072 were foreign visitors. The most visited destination during the said …
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Emirates to launch seven daily flights to Qatar
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 …
Read More »First budget hotel set to open on Palm Jumeirah
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 …
Read More »MH suffers crew resignations
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 …
Read More »Qatar Airways releases the first photos of its first Airbus A350 XWB from the factory lines in Toulouse, France
28 August 2014, 5:40pm TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the Airbus A350 Xtra Wide Body aircraft is set to receive its first delivery before the end of this year. The airline has ordered 80 of the widebody A350 XWB which will be deployed on a wide variety of routes served by the Qatar Airways network. The …
Read More »MORE PALESTINIANS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT IN TURKEY
Published : 28.08.2014 5:30:40pm ANKARA — A Turkish air force plane left Ankara Thursday morning bound for Israel to collect 33 injured Palestinians and bring them to Turkey for medical treatment. The Gazans will be picked up from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. Around 80 people from Gaza, injured in the 50-day long Israeli bombardment have been flown to Turkey …
Read More »Airlines add Siem Reap services
SIEM REAP Domestic and regional airlines are scrambling to deliver more Siem Reap flights to tap the destination’s popularity with tourists. Siem Reap is the base for visitors who want to explore the Angkor Historical Park. According to Cambodia’s Air Transport Department director, Vann Chanty, said Korea’s Air Busan, a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, plans daily flights between Busan, South …
Read More »Airbus taps Myanmar’s tourism
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 …
Read More »GCC eyes medical tourism growth
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 …
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