Emirates Holidays

Despite the downturn, honeymoon spend is holding steady, and the range of resorts and hotels chasing this business means clients are spoiled for choice.

With increasing numbers of airlines operating direct services from the Middle East to North America, there is no time like the present to send clients on a trip to the US, explains Lee Jamieson.

As 2008 comes to a close, ATN talks to the region's leading travel professionals to explore what trends, topics and destinations will shape the market in 2009.

With its mild tropical weather and natural beauty, the Indian Ocean has become a top short-break destination.

An increasing number of travellers are taking advantage of the low-cost healthcare available overseas.

Emirates Holidays senior VP John Felix on the importance of employees getting a green education.

Arabian Travel News reveals the results of its leisure travel survey - an initiative designed to give the region's travel industry insight into outbound travel patterns.

ATN talks to Tony Williams, senior vice president, Emirates Hotels & Resorts and Dina Al Herais, vice president, commercial operations, Emirates Holidays about their ATM plans.

Emirates Airline's Dubai-Sao Paulo service has creatied a wealth of opportunities for travel agents to sell trips to South America.

Agents should look beyond Cairo to Egypt's burgeoning destinations such as Alexandria and Luxor.

The travel trade is to blame for perpetuating the late booking trend, a number of agents and operators have conceded.

East Africa offers plenty of alternatives to Kenya, from Tanzanian safaris to Zanzibar's beaches.

Leisure travellers looking for Eid and Christmas getaways this winter need look no further than Lebanon.

Travel agents need to build relationships with hotels and tour operators in the Maldives in order to secure room allocations, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Abdul Hammed Zakariyya.

ATN reveals why agents should be recommending Milan year-round as the über-cool style capital offers fashion, culture and gastronomy to die for.

Jeanine Pires, president of the Brazilian government's tourism authority Embratur offers some tips to the trade as to the sightseeing opportunities on offer for various client types.

As travel peaks during December, the region's tradition of late booking could engender serious problems.

Luxury travellers with the world in their sights are enjoying more and more chances to fill their passports.

Boasting picturesque scenery and a bustling waterfront development, Cape Town has become more than just an add on destination.

With an estimated 57 million golfers and 31,000 golf courses worldwide, the potential to sell golf breaks is immense, as Kathi Everden reports.

Airlines and tour operators launch campaigns to promote travel to troubled tourist destination.

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News that Malaysia has overtaken Thailand as the top outbound destination for both Emirates Holidays and Etihad Holidays has sparked a battle between the two popular countries.

Travellers are waking up to China's wealth of leisure, business and MICE opportunities as the trade prepares for an onslaught of bookings.

Tour operator launches honeymoon holidays at The Bride Show in Dubai.

Emirates Holidays’ top 100 Asia Pacific bookers will be treated to a one-off educational event hosted by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in Dubai next month.

Two of the region’s largest tour operators – Emirates Holidays and Etihad Holidays – have played down the impact of poor skiing conditions at European resorts.

Scotland’s profile was raised regionally when Emirates Airline started flying to Glasgow in 2004 and the destination has since proved especially popular with the top end traveller in search of an alternative European getaway

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Travel agents are becoming disgruntled with Etihad Holidays because the operator’s phone lines are permanently jammed, according to general manager Nick Wood.

Dnata Holidays has finally revealed its trade and consumer strategy, which will be officially rolled out from January 2007. Nick Sheppard, manager for Dnata Holidays & product development discusses the key changes with ATN

Malaysia was a top-seller for the Middle East’s travel agents and tour operators this summer, but the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 campaign aims to encourage more inbound tourism from the region year-round