Tag: Muscat
Finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards Grand Final 2019 in Muscat
Chief Assignment Editor- November 28, 2019The finest travel brands in the world have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Muscat, Oman. The elite ... Read More
Oman Airports to host World Travel Awards Grand Final 2019 at Royal Opera House Muscat
Chief Assignment Editor- November 5, 2019World Travel Awards (WTA) has partnered with Oman Airports to host its highly-anticipated Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2019 on 28th ... Read More
Ryanair acquires Malta Air
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- June 12, 2019Ryanair Holdings has made arrangements for the acquisition of Malta Air, a Maltese start-up, in which Ryanair will transfer and ... Read More
Budget Airline SalamAir Muscat to Tehran is second flight destination to Iran
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019SalamAir, Oman’s first budget airline, has launched its first flight to Tehran, Iran flying Muscat- Tehran three times a week ... Read More
17 passengers killed, 9 injured in Muscat-Dubai bus crash in UAE
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 201917 people were killed when a bus from Oman crashed in the United Arab Emirates, according to Dubai police. At ... Read More
Seychelles’ Best recognized at World Travel Awards in Mauritius
editor- June 4, 2019Seychelles’ best performing tourism related businesses have been recognized at the 26th Edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) in ... Read More
Opening: Grand Swiss-Belresort, Swiss-Belsuites, Swiss-Belboutique and Swiss-Belinn
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 14, 2019Grand Swiss-Belresort (Bahrain), Swiss-Belsuites (Bahrain), Swiss-Belboutique (Kuwait) and Swiss-Belinn (Oman and Qatar) will be opening in the upcoming months. Laurent ... Read More
Record turn-out for Centara World Masters 2019 as golf tourism continues to soar in Thailand
editor- May 2, 2019Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has revealed that a record number of competitors from around the world ... Read More
Swiss-Belhotel International reveals impressive global expansion plans at ATM 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019Swiss-Belhotel International has concluded four successful days at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), where it updated the Middle Eastern travel ... Read More
Middle East’s finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards in Abu Dhabi
Chief Assignment Editor- April 27, 2019The Middle East’s finest travel brands have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The elite ... Read More
World Travel Awards heads to Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi for Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019
editor- April 26, 2019Abu Dhabi is reinforcing its standing as a world-class events destination as it steps up to host the most important ... Read More
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi prepares to host World Travel Awards
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2019Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to Yas Island’s series of world-class attractions, is stepping up to host ... Read More
19 more hotels with 3000 rooms to be added to Marriott Hotels in Middle East and Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019Marriott International expects to add 19 new properties and more than 3,000 rooms to its Middle East and Africa portfolio ... Read More
Marriott to open South Asia’s first Tribute Portfolio hotel at Cochin International Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- March 23, 2019Twenty14 Holdings has announced plans to launch Port Muziris – South Asia’s first Tribute Portfolio hotel, part of Marriott International, ... Read More
Swiss-Belhotel International appoints new General Manager for Swiss-Belinn Muscat
Chief Assignment Editor- March 19, 2019Swiss-Belhotel International has appointed Paul Uglesic as the General Manager for Swiss-Belinn Muscat in Oman. Paul has ten years of ... Read More
Shaza Hotels signs first Mysk in Saudi Arabia
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019Shaza Hotels, a member of the Global Hotel Alliance, has signed a management agreement with Sheikh Sultan Al Harthi to ... Read More
Centara on track to realizing 5-year strategic vision after securing 10 hotels in 2018
editor- March 13, 2019Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has revealed that it is on track to achieve its strategic vision, ... Read More
Centara celebrates Grand Opening of Centara West Bay Residences & Suites Doha
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has celebrated the grand opening of its dramatic new waterfront hotel in ... Read More
Oman tourism arrivals to increase 5 percent annually to 2023
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019Tourism arrivals to Oman will increase at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5% between 2018 and 2023 to ... Read More
Turkish Airlines and Oman Air extend their existing codeshare agreement
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 4, 2019Turkish Airlines and Oman Air have revised the codeshare agreement signed earlier. Under the revised agreement, Turkish Airlines will codeshare ... Read More
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to host WTA Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019
editor- February 26, 2019World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019 is set to take place on 25 ... Read More
IBTM Arabia: Business events in UAE and GCC – what you need to know
Chief Assignment Editor- February 18, 2019Some of the fastest growing economies in the world can be found in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council ... Read More
China Southern Airlines and Emirates sign codeshare agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- February 5, 2019Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines and UAE's Emirates airline have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress on a comprehensive ... Read More
World Travel Awards voting opens for Middle East
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2019Travel industry professionals and consumers from around the world are invited to cast their votes for the organizations in the ... Read More
Oman hotel market: Sustainable growth?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 27, 2019Between 2013 and 2017 the number of hotels in Oman increased by 35%, according to the National Centre for Statistics and ... Read More
N’djamena flights suspended as Kenya Airways struggles with cost burden
editor- December 12, 2012(eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) has reportedly suspended the twice-a-week flights to Chad’s capital, N’djamena, with immediate effect, blaming the ... Read More
Oman becomes one of most popular tourist destinations in region
editor- June 16, 2012MUSCAT, Oman - Oman has come to be known as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Gulf ... Read More
Oman’s Port Sultan Qaboos to become cruise hub
editor- July 18, 2011MUSCAT, Oman - His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has given directives to shift the cargo and container operations from ... Read More
Oman Air named official airline of Salalah Tourism Festival
editor- July 4, 2011MUSCAT — Oman Air is the official carrier and Diamond Sponsor of this year’s Salalah Tourism Festival. Read More
Ritz-Carlton assumes management of Al Bustan Palace in Muscat
editor- July 2, 2011DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Read More
Salalah Tourism Festival to give boost to artistic and cultural movement
editor- June 28, 2011MUSCAT, Oman - The Salalah Tourism Festival 2011, to be held from July 1, is to give a boost to ... Read More
Kenya Airways spreads its wings even more
editor- April 28, 2010It was recently announced that Kenya Airways will start operations to Read More
QTA participates in the 5th Arab Tourism Ministers Council meeting in Muscat
editor- December 24, 2009The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) participated in the fifth meeting of the executive committee of Arab Tourism Ministers Council (ATMC), ... Read More
Oman wants 12 million visitors by 2020
editor- April 6, 2009The Oman Ministry of Tourism has set its sights on attracting 12 million visitors by the year 2020. Read More
Lufthansa launches enhanced flight schedule for Oman
editor- March 25, 2009Lufthansa German Airlines will increase its frequencies on the Muscat-Frankfurt route at the beginning of the summer schedule 2009. Read More
Jet Airways announces daily direct flights between Thiruvananthapuram and Muscat
editor- September 3, 2008(September 2, 2008) - Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect the capital cities of the Indian state of ... Read More
