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 →
Gulf carrier Emirates plans to resume its direct service from Milan Malpensa to New York JFK fom 1 June. The Milan-New York JFK flight will be an extension to Emirates’ existing flights to Milan, operated by the Boeing 777-300ER … 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 →
Arrivals from the United Arab Emirates, Rwanda and Burundi will be banned from entering the UK from 1pm today as the government extends its ‘red list’ to 33 countries. British, Irish and third party nationals with residence rights in the UK … 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 →
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 →
Upcoming global luxury and lifestyle hotel openings from IHG® Hotels & Resorts Miss travelling back to your favourite cities or itching to go off the beaten track? IHG Hotels & Resorts curates the top ten destinations to visit when we’re … 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 →
Emirates has said it will reinstate more flights between Dubai and the UK after Thursday’s announcement the United Arab Emirates has been added the UK’s travel corridor. Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said: … 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 →
Chinese online travel giant Trip.com has teamed up with Etihad Airways to offer the airline’s frequent travellers more options to earn miles. Etihad Guest loyalty members will get three Etihad Guest Miles for every US$1 or equivalent when booking a … 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 →
Visiting a different country has always come with entry requirements—a visa, a return ticket, or a passport with six months of validity remaining. But since the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have enacted more stringent requirements: proof you purchased international healthcare coverage. More … 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 →
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 →
Budget carrier Wizz Air insists it will launch its new low-cost Abu Dhabi airline in June as planned, with the first flights between the United Arab Emirates’ capital and Budapest and Bucharest starting next month. It will add three additional … 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 →
Emirates has updated its Covid-19 travel waiver policies into one simplified approach for rebooking and refunds on tickets issued in all its global markets. The airline said the move eases concerns about pre-booked summer travel by extending waiver policy to … Continue reading →
