Dubai based Emirates will launch a new service to Miami, with four flights a week to south Florida. Dubai-Miami flights are due to start on 22 July, which will take the number of weekly flights Emirates operates to the US … Continue reading →
The first passengers travelling from Dubai to Barcelona with Emirates have started trialling the IATA Travel Pass ‘digital passport’ app to verify and share their pre-travel Covid-19 test status with the airline. The trials are a step towards making travel … Continue reading →
From Dubai to Denver, Marriott International’s Most Global Brand Pulls Back the Curtain with First Look At New Design With travelers dreaming of new discoveries in 2021, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is ready to welcome them as it unveils the initial hotels … Continue reading →
Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air will launch a new weekly route to Singapore starting in April. The airline will operate Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the route with 282 seats in a two-class configuration, including 26 Falcon Gold Class seats. … Continue reading →
In a decision that is likely to cause a further bottleneck for Aussie travellers stranded overseas, Emirates is suspended most flights to Australia. The gulf carrier said it is halting flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The sudden move comes … Continue reading →
Emirates is bringing back more nonstop services to the US beginning next month. It resumes flights to Seattle from 1 February 2021, and then to Dallas and San Francisco from 2 March. Seattle and SFO services will operate four times … Continue reading →
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has unveiled a dedicated charter flight service. The airline says it is a ‘fully customisable’ service for ‘a variety of flight options, including a dedicated passenger service, cargo-only flight or a combined passenger and cargo package.’ … Continue reading →
Digital nomads and people working from home for the foreseeable future will now be able to up sticks to Dubai for the winter, with an affordable remote working package that blends contemporary city living with innovative work spaces … Continue reading →
Emirates has launched a brand campaign in the UK as it looks to attract late winter bookings to Dubai. TV ads kicked off yesterday in primetime slots and run until January 17. The ‘Dubai is Open’ push will also feature … Continue reading →
Emirates has expanded its Covid-19 insurance offer with additional multi-risk travel cover for all customers who buy a ticket from 1 December. The insurance is free to customers and includes up to $500,000 emergency medical expense cover; and trip cancellation … Continue reading →
Indian full-service airline Vistara will launch a new route to Doha later this month. It will start flying twice a week from Delhi beginning on 19 November, initially until 31 December. Flights are being operated under the Qatar-India air travel … Continue reading →
Gulf Air will resume its direct flights to the Maldives from 12 December. The twice weekly service – on Mondays and Saturdays – will operate from London via Bahrain. Gulf Air has been flying to Male in the Maldives since … Continue reading →
JA Resorts & Hotels Launches Convenient In-House COVID-19 Testing for Holiday-Makers at Several Dubai Hotels and Resorts UAE based hospitality group, JA Resorts & Hotels has announced that it will be making onsite COVID-19 tests available to international and local … Continue reading →
Described as the ‘original heritage hotel at the heart of the action’, the award-winning JA Beach Hotel at JA The Resort, Jebel Ali Beach, Dubai will reopen for business on August 10th, 2020 after a brief hiatus of 3 months. 5-star JA Beach … Continue reading →
Emirates is offering free medical cover and will pay quarantine costs for passengers who contract Covid-19 during their journey. The airline will cover medical bills up to €150,000 euros and the costs of quarantine of up to €100 per day … Continue reading →
Dubai has re-opened its borders to international travellers after months of lockdown. The first to arrive from London on Emirates EK004 were given gifts from Dubai Tourism. Emirates has also resumed flights from Glasgow and Manchester. Dubai Tourism has launched … Continue reading →
Emirates will re-start passenger flights between Glasgow and Dubai International Airport on July 15. The return of flights to Glasgow follows the resumption of Emirates flights for passengers to and from Manchester and London Heathrow, and the announcement that Dubai … Continue reading →
The Gulf city state of Dubai will start welcoming tourists again from July 7. It follows a closure of more than three months since the pandemic swept across the Gulf region and Europe. The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster … Continue reading →
Emirates will re-start flights to London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne on May 21. It will also offer connections in Dubai for passengers travelling between the UK and Australia. The airline said passengers will only … Continue reading →
Emirates is claiming to be the first airline in the world to carry out on-site Covid-19 testing for passengers. On Wednesday, Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority tested passengers as they checked in for a flight to Tunisia. It said … Continue reading →
