Taiwan 'dedicated to becoming Muslim-friendly hub'Taiwan is going full throttle to becoming a popular and Muslim-friendly tourist destination. With more than 150 restaurants, hotels, and other business operations having obtained Halal certification in Taiwan, Taiwan is now a pref More… |
Thailand among top 20 Muslim-friendly travel destinationsThailand has been ranked as the second most Muslim-friendly travel destination among destinations under the non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and 16th globally, a new report showed. According to a report by Mastercard- More… |
'60pc of online travel searches originate from mobile devices'Travel websites in the Middle East and Africa (Mena) region are investing heavily into becoming mobile friendly with recent studies showing that 60 per cent of searches for destination information come from mobile devices. A regio More… |
GCC travellers increasingly demand eco-friendly luxuryThe demand for eco-friendly tourism in the Middle East is on the rise, with a total of 327,551 GCC tourists recorded visiting Switzerland between January and November 2016, generating 920,398 room nights with an average spend of $430 per day. More… |
Mena hotels can save 2.4bn litres with new eco-friendly cisternThe world's first cistern to use condensate from air conditioning units to flush the toilet has been launched and would save 2.4 billion litres of water a year for the 302 Mena hotels currently being built. Encore is the most More… |
Mena hotels can save 2.4bn litres with new eco-friendly cisternThe world's first cistern to use condensate from air conditioning units to flush the toilet has been launched and would save 2.4 billion litres of water a year for the 302 Mena hotels currently being built. Encore is the most More… |
Emirates showcases eco-friendly aircraft cleaning techniqueOn the occasion of World Environment Day, Emirates is showcasing an environmentally friendly aircraft cleaning technique that has enabled the airline to save millions of litres of water every year. Emirates uses the ‘aircraf More… |
Thailand’s Muslim-friendly travel app now in ArabicA special travel application launched by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to help Muslim travellers in the Southeast Asian country has been enhanced with translations into Arabic. Along with the original Thai and English; t More… |
Dubai on way to become 'disability friendly city'Dubai has unveiled a detailed plan to transform the whole city into a barrier-free, inclusive, disability-friendly city across all modes of lifestyle, transport and communications over the next four years. The More… |
Atlantis, The Palm to host 8K Fun RunAtlantis, The Palm will host an 8K Fun Run on February 22 to mark its participation in the sixth annual Car-Free Day initiative organised by Dubai Municipality. Starting from Nasimi Beach at 08:00hrs budding runners will take a pi More… |