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The number of passengers passing through Qatar’s Hamad International Airport surged 25 percent year on year to reach 25.9 million travelers in the first half of 2024. Aircraft movement and the total number of bags handled also grew by 19…
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Dubai-based carrier flydubai’s fleet expansion plans have been hit by delays to Boeing’s aircraft delivery schedule, the airline said on Monday. Flydubai, the sister airline of flagship carrier Emirates, said it was “evaluating its route…
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The Kingdom has recorded a 17 percent rise in passenger air traffic over the first six months of 2024, to 62 million compared to 53 million in the same period last year, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. There were 446,000…
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain dominant destinations among Middle East and North Africa travelers in 2024, retaining top spots in international preferences, according to a study. Singapore-based travel booking app Wego ranked Egypt as the…
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Customer service offerings at 16 Saudi airports have been recognized with a prestigious global award. The Airports Council International’s Customer Experience Accreditation for 2024 has recognized facilities operated by the Kingdom’s…
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The burgeoning expatriate community and digital surge in Saudi Arabia have beckoned UAE-based travel tech startup Tumodo to expand its horizons. Vladimir Kokorin, co-founder of the firm, unveiled the company’s ambitious strategy to…
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb on Monday inaugurated the Kingdom’s pavilion at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia’s participation in the exhibition reflects…
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The Saudi Ministry of Tourism recently announced that the Kingdom made a significant profit in the balance of payments on travel in the first quarter of 2023, gaining SR22.8 billion ($6.08 billion) compared with a deficit of SR1.6 billion…
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Travel spending in Qatar surged 28 percent year-on-year to 13.1 billion Qatari riyals ($3.59 billion) in the first quarter of 2023, driven by a boom in social, cultural and other activities. According to the balance of payments data…
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Prince Saud bin Naif, emir of the Eastern Province, inaugurated the public bus transport service in the cities of Dammam and Qatif. The emir also opened a number of development projects, including the Dammam Cornich. These projects are…
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