Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing low-cost airline flyadeal is expanding operations from its recently set-up Madinah base with the launch of three domestic routes - Jazan on the Red Sea coast; Qassim in the heart of the kingdom and Arar, the capital of the Northern Borders - effective March 1.
Etihad Airways will introduce its A380 to Bangkok for the first time this October, bringing The Residence, the world’s only three-room suite in the sky, to Thailand and increasing capacity on one of its most popular leisure routes.
During the nine-day Spring Festival holiday, China’s tourism surged, with 596 million domestic trips—95 million more than 2025—and spending reaching 803.5 billion yuan ($116.7 billion), up 126.5 billion yuan from last year.
Etihad Rail has now revealed new details on what passengers can expect when the UAE’s national passenger rail network starts services later this year.
The Middle East’s aviation and cruise sectors are expanding globally, reinforcing the region as a key travel hub, and will be highlighted at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, May 4–7 in Dubai.
S4BT – Solutions for Business Travel, the European corporate travel group including CDS, Goelett, CRC, TMS, SIAP, Methodica, and Trevium, has expanded its global footprint by acquiring Travel Centric Technology, the London-based parent company of HotelHub.
Sharjah will join ITB Berlin 2026 from March 3–5 under the Sharjah Pavilion, with a delegation of 20 public and private sector entities, in collaboration with the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.
Bahrain’s Tourism Minister, Fatima Al Sairafi, highlighted efforts to boost Arab tourism, using it to promote cultural exchange, support creative industries, showcase cultural identity, and contribute to sustainable development on Arab Tourism Day.
Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, has announced Cairo as a key addition to its growing network, with daily services to begin soon from Riyadh aboard its new state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Oman Across Ages Museum recorded approximately 940,000 visitors from its opening on March 13, 2023, until the end of January 2026.
