Open Tour Paris launches electric hop-on, hop-off busOpen Tour, the RATP Dev subsidiary and leader in hop-on, hop-off double-decker buses in Paris, is going electric. The world-first was presented at BusWorld in Courtrai, Belgium, on October 19, 2017. The first electric bus will ent More… |
Ajman plans new sightseeing operationsAjman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) recently held discussions with Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) allowing City Sightseeing Sharjah to operate between Sharjah and Ajman. More… |
Top sightseeing firm hires JPMorgan for saleOne of the world's largest operators of open-top sightseeing tours, Big Bus Tours, has hired JPMorgan to find a buyer in a deal that could value the travel firm at close to £500 million ($810 million), sources familiar with the situati More… |
RATP Dev acquires London sightseeing operatorRATP Dev, a major player in the public transport sector, has acquired “The Original London Sightseeing Tour”, a pioneer operator in the sightseeing sector in London, as part of its global expansion strategy. Esta More… |
Bahrain’s taxi drivers 'ripping off tourists'Taxi drivers in Bahrain have been slammed for trying to rip off cruise tourists by offering them sightseeing tours of the kingdom at exorbitant sums of money. Some of the 2,500 tourists who arrived on the luxury vessel Aida Blu th More… |
Seawings launches Oman sightseeing toursSeawings, the number one seaplane tour operator in the Middle East, has teamed up with Oman Air to bring its sightseeing tours to the Sultanate. The Seawings Muscat by Seaplane tour was specially designed to showcase Oman's splendid na More… |
Big Bus expects 30pc jump in DSF visitorsBig Bus Tours, which operates hop-on, hop-off sightseeing buses in Dubai, is projecting an increase of about 30 per cent in its passenger numbers, compared to the same period last year, during the Dubai Shopping Festival period. “Our peak More… |