Abu Dhabi cuts fees to boost tourism, hospitality sectors

Abu Dhabi cuts fees to boost tourism, hospitality sectors

Abu Dhabi has reduced tourism-related fees to help the ailing hospitality sector and attract more visitors as the oil-rich emirate…

No head for heights: China defends Tibet travel restrictionsTourism Insight News

No head for heights: China defends Tibet travel restrictions

Foreigners can’t handle Tibet’s high altitude so China needs to restrict access, the top Chinese official in charge of the…

Global travel industry seen “resilient” despite slowing growthTourism Insight News

Global travel industry seen “resilient” despite slowing growth

The global travel industry is likely to expand by 4 percent in 2019 despite slowing economic growth in key areas…

Saudi cabinet approves tourism visa for foreign travellers

Saudi cabinet approves tourism visa for foreign travellers

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has approved electronic visas for foreign visitors to attend sporting events and concerts, local media reported, as…

Spain to guarantee British residents’ rights in event of no-deal Brexit

Spain to guarantee British residents’ rights in event of no-deal Brexit

Spain said last Friday it would allow its British residents to stay on if Britain leaves the European Union without…

Malaysia ready to back firms in finding missing flight MH370

Malaysia ready to back firms in finding missing flight MH370

Malaysia will consider resuming the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if companies interested in the hunt come forward…

Pakistan adds flights, delays reopening of commercial airspaceDestinations

Pakistan adds flights, delays reopening of commercial airspace

Pakistan resumed flights at more airports but delayed until Tuesday the reopening of its airspace nationwide, aviation authorities said, as…

Italy’s Venice to charge admission fees for tourists

Italy’s Venice to charge admission fees for tourists

Venice council has voted to impose an entrance fee on day-trippers to help pay for the upkeep of the much-visited…

Libya’s ancient ruins blighted by theft, shunned by tourists

Libya’s ancient ruins blighted by theft, shunned by tourists

Graffiti covers the walls of a Greek amphitheatre in Cyrene, an ancient ruined city in eastern Libya now struggling with…

Dubai tourism grows marginally in 2018, China tourists up 12 pctDestinations

Dubai tourism grows marginally in 2018, China tourists up 12 pct

Gulf tourism hub Dubai had 15.92 million overnight tourist visitors in 2018, up 0.8 percent from 2017, official data showed…