Priority Pass has launched Priority Pass Private, an ultra-luxury airport service for elite travellers, with VIP lounges, private check-in and discreet boarding
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Dubai International Airport
First Look: Emirates’ new luxury check-in lounge at Dubai Airport features iPad service and chauffeur transfers before caviar-filled flights
Emirates First at Terminal 3 Dubai International Airport offers luxury check-in and service for premium customers
Arabian Travel Market
ATM 2025 to showcase luxury tourism growth as high-net-worth travellers drive demand
The Arabian Travel Market will showcase some of the world’s top-rated luxury destinations, such as the Maldives and Mauritius, as well as Peru, which will be returning to ATM after ten years
Bahrain
Surge in ‘workation’ in GCC as CEOs, business owners and top-paid expats take overseas family outings at whims
Seeking finest experiences such as sessions with top hairdressers, getting luxurious facials and shopping at top-end designer places are among the ‘to do’ items for their family members, while CEOs continue with company work on the go
Brand View
How Ventura Stays is navigating the hospitality industry
Ventura Stays focuses on carefully chosen, upscale villa rentals that value unique visitor experiences
Air travellers
UAE residents want to spend more to travel as demand increases for luxury, eco-friendly tourism
As travel rates soar, there is an observed increase in the demand for elevated travel experiences but is this common to only certain kinds of travellers? Travel experts believe that now more than ever, travellers are opting for elevated experiences
luxury travel
Saudi Arabia’s luxury train service Desert Dream to begin operations in late 2025
Saudi Railways Company and the Italian Arsenale Group, which specializes in managing luxury train trips, signed an agreement to the launch plan on Thursday
Business Class
Private jets snap on business class travel as price for flights fall
In some cases private jet travel offers a more cost-effective alternative as compared to business class tickets
Abu Dhabi
Etihad Rail Map: Inside the UAE’s $3bn railway network
UAE’s Etihad Rail network revolutionises transportation in the UAE, fostering economic development and connectivity across the region
Etihad Rail
UAE luxury train to offer VIP rail cruises in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
UAE train operator Etihad Rail teams up with Italy’s Arsenale Group for luxury sightseeing
luxury travel
Saudi announces luxury train tours
Saudi Arabia is set to launch a luxury train service from Riyadh to Qurayyat in 2025
Collective Retreats
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s NEOM unveils new ultra-sustainable retreat in Trojena
Collective Retreats will open the retreat at the snow-capped mountain destination, Trojena
Arabian Business
Arabian Business announces launch of region’s biggest ever luxury travel title
Arabian Business Traveller to be published on April 1
Dubai
World’s most expensive safari: $165,300 holiday flies from Dubai in Emirates private jet
Luxury travel firm Roar Africa launches world’s most expensive safari
ACJ TwoTwenty
FIVE purchases the first Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty from Comlux
Starting January 2022, Comlux Completion in Indianapolis will build the interior of the VIP cabin selected by FIVE, among the multiple cabin arrangements and options that the ACJ TwoTwenty offers
African adventure
Africa beckons: Ultra-luxe travel with a conscience
Roar Africa is redefining ultra-luxury travel with a range of storybook experiences that also support conservation, humanitarian work and economic development in the continent
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
Review: Paradise found at Hilton Labriz in the Seychelles
Thanks to the UAE’s vaccination programme, there is now no quarantine needed to travel to this stunning island and become a traveller in the world again
