Category Archives: Tourism News

Ras Al Khaimah exceeds 2011 tourism target

source: Visitors to Ras Al Khaimah exceeded the emirate’s target of 800,000 during 2011, boosted by a surge of German tourists and hitting a new record for the UAE’s most northern emirate. Figures from Ras Al Khaimah’s Tourism Investment and Development Authority (TIDA) said some 835,200 holiday-makers visited the city last year, an increase of read more »

The Allure of Arabian Travelers

by By Ronald G. Jayme source: With its notable position of being “the world’s fastest growing and dynamic tourism market,” the Middle East is also considered as one of the promising outbound travel markets for the Philippines. This has been validated by the Department of Tourism’s (DoT) statistical data on visitor arrivals from the Middle East read more »

Educational tourism gains popularity this summer as temperatures rise in Dubai

Short term, summer courses offered at Eton Institute, the UAE’s largest language training and professional development centre, has witnessed a surge in educational tourism. The comprehensive super intensive courses are highly attractive to families and individuals visiting Dubai in pursuit of developing their skills in languages, computers and teacher training. Moaz Khan, Marketing Manager at read more »

Al Tayyar Travel Group reveals the Saudi tourist preferred destinations

“Al Tayyar Travel Group” expects the success of the summer touristic season 2011, which will see change of the domestic tourism. According to the group sales for the current year, United Arab Emirates has exceeded the rest of Arab countries in demands and the growing demand for Europe, America and few countries from East Asia read more »