NEW YORK: Chinese have a long history of worshiping dragons, taking it as a national icon symbolizing good fortune and bright future. The Tongliang Dragon Dance combines dance, music, art and craftsmanship, and represents the […]
Though we’re in 2018 now, time travel is still not possible. However, a Hawaiian Airlines flight that took off in 2018 ended up landing in 2017. According to Flight Aware, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 446 was […]
KARACHI: On the evening of 31st December, Karachi Marriott Hotel held a cake cutting ceremony in which many guests and staff members of Marriott Hotel participated with great zeal, excitement and enthusiasm. Cluster General Manager, […]
MANAMA: Two cruise ships carrying more than 5,600 visitors made a stopover in Bahrain on January 3, marking the start of the kingdom’s cruise season. Italian ship MSC Splendida and German cruise line Aida docked […]
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia plans to issue tourist visas for travellers from 65 countries as part of a new programme, a report said quoting a senior official. The initiative, which will help steer the kingdom’s economy […]
Airbus is planning to phase out production of the world’s largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai’s Emirates. The moment of truth for the slow-selling airliner looms […]
New UNWTO Chief, Zurab Pololikashvili, issued the following New Year message, his first, after assuming the post of Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization for the period of 2018-2021: Dear all It is with a […]
MOSCOW: Russia will organize 14 refund offices at international airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi, which will offer VAT (value-added tax) refunds for purchases made by foreign citizens from January 1, a media report […]
LONDON: The much-discussed print & electronic media and on social media, wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is already giving big boost to the local tourism industry of UK. The 33-year-old royal and the […]
Faced with a looming pilot shortage, Australia is to again relax visa norms to attract more foreign pilots. Immigration minister Peter Dutton has tentatively given the green light for the resumption of two-year visas for […]
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