Travel in the region is recovering well with inbound demand at 90 percent of 2019 levels, the Skyscanner CEO said
Travel Industry
Domestic staycations
Staycations vs international travel: The debate on what to do during the Eid al-Fitr holiday heats up
‘Revenge travelling’ and ‘escape tourism’ are fueling demand for international travel, but rising airfare prices have raised questions on what UAE residents will do during the Eid holiday
airline business
Emirates becomes sole MENA firm to rank on the 2022 Global RepTrak 100 reputable companies list
As the world’s largest reputation database with more than 20 years of data, the RepTrak Platform compares companies such as Emirates with firms across different industries worldwide, by analysing millions of perception and sentiment data points
Abu Dhabi
UAE travel updates: Emirates restarts flights to Bali and Essex; Wizz Air and Go First add new routes
By October 2022, Emirates will serve the UK with 110 weekly flights
Holiday destinations
UAE travellers will take longer holidays and spend more to make up for a lack of breaks in 2020 and 2021: report
The report shows that among the 85 percent of people from the UAE who already know they will be heading abroad in Summer 2022, approximately 98 percent of people have stated that they will be spending more than they usually would
Air travellers
Why the Dubai Airports’ CEO expects a ‘huge’ surge in summer travel, pending global stability
Traffic demand now at 75 percent of pre-coronavirus levels amidst aviation industry recovery
Abu Dhabi
Israel Ministry of Tourism opens skies to all travellers from the UAE
The decision follows a recent agreement between the UAE and Israel extending visa-free entry to all UAE nationals. Prior to 1 March, Israel borders were closed to tourists from the UAE.
bleisure travel
Let’s reclaim travel – together
Travel statistics for 2021 present an optimistic picture, especially for the Middle East and Africa region where occupancy rates recorded an increase of 26.9 percent last year compared to 2020
airline passenger volumes
Etihad Airways posts highest-ever cargo revenues, lowering losses as passenger volumes recover
While ongoing travel restrictions and new variants of the virus dampened demand, Etihad Airways saw passenger revenues bounce back in Q4 2021, recovering to 50% of 2019 levels in December
Dubai economy
Why travel uncertainty remains with holiday season upon us
Visitor numbers to the UAE continue to increase, but caution must be exercised over potential Covid disruption
Aviation industry
Omicron to have ‘limited’ impact on UK-UAE travel – experts
UAE is home to some 120,000 British expats with many preparing to travel home during the festive season as travel restrictions barred many from traveling home last year
Air travellers
There’s something in the air and I’m not referring to climate change
Figures we forecasted back in May this year for the recovery are out by approximately 27 percent for this time of year
airline bookings
UAE airlines see rush for bookings from India as US travel reopens
Indian and UAE carriers are currently facing major challenges on seat capacities as flight services between the two countries continue to be allowed only under the bilateral air bubble arrangement, leading to a flare-up in airfares
Coronavirus Pandemic
Call for unity to return global travel to pre-Covid glory
Speaking at the fifth annual Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the kingdom’s Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al Khateeb, described travel today as “a nightmare”
Air travellers
Resurgence in travel demand boosted by return of business sector
UAE-based travel website Musafir.com has revealed it reached 96 percent of its pre-Covid business levels in September
Air travellers
Airlines fly high as India-UAE flight bookings soar by 75%
Demand surge and capacity constraints have, however, led to airfares on the India-Dubai sector increasing by over 50 percent for economy class and over 250 percent for business in some airlines
business tourism
How digitisation is supporting business travel recovery
Aviation experts share their insights on the future of business travel and how technology could fuel a resurgence in the sector