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North American carriers rush back to Tel Aviv as demand rebounds

Leading US and Canadian airlines are restoring nonstop service to Tel Aviv over the coming months, reopening direct access from […]

Saudi Arabia’s tourism talent gap in focus as WTM Spotlight Riyadh opens

Saudi Arabia’s push to attract 150mn visitors and create more than one million tourism jobs by 2030 will hinge on […]

Portugal’s Algarve signs on as supporter of 2026 Solheim Cup

Visit Algarve, the tourism board promoting Portugal’s southern coast, has partnered with the 2026 Solheim Cup as a Proud Supporter, […]

Spain tour operator reports 400% rise in AI-generated itinerary requests

Private Tours of Spain, a Madrid-based operator and destination management company arranging chauffeured private journeys across Spain, Portugal and southern […]

Tahiti Tourisme relaunches specialist training programme for agents

Tahiti Tourisme has relaunched its Tahiti Specialist Program, the destination’s official free training course for tour operators and travel agents, […]

United to launch New York-Ljubljana direct flights in 2027

United Airlines will launch a direct service between Newark and Ljubljana from May 12, 2027, giving Slovenia its first non-stop […]

Cabo Verde strengthens position as African adventure tourism destination

A multi-year partnership between the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the Institute of Tourism of Cabo Verde (ITCV), financed […]

Saudi Arabia signs BIE agreement for Expo 2030 Riyadh

Saudi Arabia and the Bureau International des Expositions have signed the “See Agreement” for Expo 2030 Riyadh, setting out the […]

Dubai’s DXB traffic falls 31% in H1 on Iran war fallout

Dubai International handled 31.5mn passengers in the first half of 2026, with traffic building steadily through the second quarter as […]

SalamAir adds Muscat-Erbil route in Iraq expansion

Oman’s low-cost carrier SalamAir will launch a twice-weekly service between Muscat and Erbil from October 25, 2026, its second Iraqi […]

Air Arabia adds Gdansk as it builds out Poland network

Air Arabia will launch five weekly non-stop flights between Sharjah International Airport and Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport from December 14, […]

Saudi’s Qiddiya to build €6bn Paris theme park complex, France’s biggest since Disneyland

Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya is to invest €6bn in three theme parks near Paris, in what French President Emmanuel Macron called […]

EMEA low-cost carriers Wizz Air, Pegasus face rating pressure on fuel costs, Fitch says

Budget carriers Wizz Air (WIZZ) and Pegasus Airlines (PGSUS) risk credit-rating downgrades if the coming quarters stay weaker than expected, […]

Air Canada boosts Toronto-Paris flights for holiday peak

Air Canada is adding capacity on its Toronto-Paris route over the holiday season, lifting service from seven to 10 weekly […]

Amsterdam moves to give tourists near-highest tax rate in world by 2031

Amsterdam is set to raise its overnight tourist tax to 20% of the room rate by 2031, one of the […]

Gwadar plans safe tourism zone as Balochistan pushes Makran Coast as Pakistan’s next destination

Balochistan’s government has begun work on a dedicated Safe Tourism Zone in Gwadar, part of a wider push to position […]

La Fortuna unveils new destination brand as Costa Rica pushes wellness tourism

La Fortuna has launched a new destination brand aimed at strengthening its position in the wellness travel market, TicosLand reported […]

Pakistan plans luxury medical tourism hub in Islamabad

Pakistan is developing a three-phase plan to build a luxury medical tourism facility in Islamabad, aimed at capturing a share […]

Hyatt to open first hotel in Armenia

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Green Rock LLC, an Armenia-based development company, have signed a franchise agreement to develop Hyatt Regency […]

Royal Jordanian picks India’s Ramco to run maintenance systems

Royal Jordanian Airlines has selected Indian enterprise software firm Ramco Systems to run its maintenance and engineering operations, the company […]

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