Divers usually seek out distant waters for their adventures, but there’s plenty of places to explore closer to home, according to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). During the pandemic, the group has seen interest grow in online instruction, and certification…
The new venture from Spain’s Barcelo group is a unique addition to Dubai’s hotel offerings that brings the comforts of home to you coupled with stellar service Occidental Al Jaddaf in Dubai. Image: ITP Media Group When arriving at the Occidental Al…
Regional IATA chief says governments must work with industry to establish benchmarks that need to be achieved to facilitate lifting of travel restrictions The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments in the Middle East to develop re-start plans to…
British PM Boris Johnson is expected to announce traffic light system to re-open foreign travel next week Britain is expected to announce a traffic light system to re-open foreign travel next week, with reports suggesting the UAE and Bahrain could be added…
The largest food hall in Dubai and the UAE will boast 17 handpicked, home-grown restaurants Time Out Market Dubai in Souk Al Bahar overlooking The Dubai Fountain and Burj Khalifa. The eagerly anticipated Time Out Market Dubai, at Souk Al Bahar, is…
Gulfood and GITEX attracted 50,000 global visitors to the Dubai as events and exhibitions drive business back to the emirate. Gulfoods attracted visitors from 162 countries who braved the quarantine measures to be part of the exhibition, said LohMirmand. For an industry…
Dubai Global Events Re-opening Forum hears the secret to the emirate’s success in bouncing back from pandemic lockdown Dubai Tourism Chief Helal Saeed Almarri said that 98-99 percent of international visitors to Dubai after re-opening felt safe or very safe, according to…
A ban will be put on commercial and private planes travelling from Oman and Qatar to England from Friday Oman and Qatar have been added to England’s red list of countries, meaning a ban will be put on commercial and private planes…
‘Small in size but great in our ambition’ is the slogan that aptly sums up the Al Maktoum College of Higher Education in Dundee, Scotland. Funded primarily by the late Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was Deputy Ruler of Dubai…
When Valerie Stimac spotted Hale-Bopp, that was it. She was hooked. That unusually bright comet, which flew by earth in the mid-1990s,sparked, her lifelong fascination with the night sky. Add to that the fact that she grew up in Alaska watching the aurora borealis on…