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Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Tourism is organising a two-day mobile exhibition in Amsterdam, as it attempts to bring more European tourists to the Sultanate in the near future. Oman has seen more than 110,000 tourists from the Netherlands visit the country since 2012, and is keen on further increasing the ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand‘s cabinet on Tuesday approved a measure to waive for two months fees paid by visitors for visas on arrival, in a bid to boost a lucrative industry hit by a drop in visitors from China, its biggest market. The fee of 2,000 baht ($60) will be ...

Indonesia highlighted Lombok’s recovery from July earthquakes by giving participants at ITB-Asia’s Muslim Travel Pavilion a taste of Lombok’s featured attractions. Held in Singapore, the ITB-Asia’s Muslim Travel Pavilion celebrated its inaugural year at ITB-Asia. The pavilion hosted an assortment of panel discussions on Halal travel, and offered participants a ...

The Statue of Unity will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow. Located facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 kilometres away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla in Gujarat, the monument along with its surroundings occupies over 20,000 square metres, and is surrounded by a 12-sq-km artificial ...

Switzerland is aiming for one million visitors from India by 2020. (Source: Pixabay) Amid significant increase in the number of Indian tourists in recent years, Switzerland is aiming for one million visitors from the country by 2020 with special focus on promoting winter tourism and showcasing itself as a 365-day ...

HELSINKI (AFP) –  Santa Claus has already begun his preparations in Lapland — by protecting himself from winter viruses and making sure he hires enough elves. On Thursday nurse Tiia Kahkonen administered an anti-influenza vaccine to Santa, at his village in the Arctic Circle town of Rovaniemi, northern Finland. The jab ...

BORACAY (REUTERS, AFP) – The Philippines reopened its top holiday island Boracay on Friday (Oct 26) and promised sustainable tourism and a greener environment, welcoming back visitors after a six-month cleanup order by President Rodrigo Duterte to mend decades of harm caused by unchecked tourism. The white sand idyll was closed to visitors ...

The number of Russian tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 125% from 933,000 in 2018 to 2.1 million in 2023, according to data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2019. The latest research published by Colliers International predicts the increase in Russian tourists to the GCC to ...

MANILA – The Philippines’ most famous resort island Boracay reopens on Friday (Oct 24) after a six-month clean-up intended to fix the damage done by unrestrained mass tourism. Here are some other global hotspots that the authorities have moved to protect. BALI, INDONESIA Officials on the holiday island, Indonesia‘s top tourist ...

by Oliver Smith, The Telegraph, October 23, 2018 A few decades ago most Britons made do with a couple of weeks of holiday a year – and with few exceptions it involved bracing the UK seaside or an all-inclusive package at a Mediterranean resort. Then came the deregulation of air ...