Qatar Ranked World’s Safest Country for the Fifth Year in a Row
Qatar continues its reign as the safest country in the world fifth time in a row according to Numbeo Crime Index 2023. Qatar retrieved its spot in 2019 and has topped the list ever since. The number Index is the largest cost of the living database in the world. It offers a global crowd-sourced database […]
The Red Sea Jazz Festival Winter Edition – February 23-25, 2023
Israel: The Red Sea Jazz Festival Winter Edition, a fixture on the cultural scene of the Red Sea resort of Eilat, will take place this year from February 23-25. The festival, which is popular with tourists and locals alike and is now in its 12th year, showcases a fascinating combination of local Israeli culture together […]
Cyprus Records 110.041 Tourists Arrival in 2022
Cyprus: The arrivals of tourists reached 110.041 in December 2022 compared to 96.928 in December 2021, recording an increase of 13,5%. For the period of January – December 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 3.201.080 compared to 1.936.931 in the corresponding period of 2021, 631.609 in the period of January – December 2020, and 3.976.777 arrivals […]
Egypt economic growth to spur business travel in North Africa, GlobalData Says
Egypt’s rising economy and structural development present a considerable opportunity for the long-term expansion of business tourism in the North Africa region, according to GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Tourism Destination Market Insight: North Africa’, business travel is currently undeveloped in North Africa, representing only 10% of trips to the […]
Qatar Launches its First Commercial Charter Flight to and from Kazakhstan
In partnership with Kazunion, Qatar Tourism will operate four commercial charter flights a week to and from two cities in Kazakhstan, via FlyArystan With a target to attract over six million international visitors a year by 2030, Qatar Tourism (QT) has partnered with Kazunion, one of Kazakhstan’s largest tour operators, to operate four commercial charter […]
Cyprus to require negative PCR Covid test reports for travelers from China
Cyprus: As of 15 January 2023 (5.00 am), a negative PCR test is required for all passengers arriving in Cyprus from China, 48 hours prior to their departure (direct flight or connection flight), the Island’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday (Jan 11). The Health Ministry said, “The use of protective masks as well as compliance […]
Israel Tourism Ministry allocates NIS 340 million for public tourism infrastructure projects
The ministry’s Development Budget Committee approved the support budget for 2022 that will assist in the establishment of dozens of projects in local authorities: parking lots, promenades, bridges, sound and light shows, renovating markets and public spaces, unique lighting, trails, parks, observation points and more Israel: As part of the directive for support in developing […]
Dubai RTA launches travel behavior survey
Dubai, UAE: Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it has launched a comprehensive questionnaire to measure the mobility characteristics of individuals and families residing or working in the Emirate of Dubai, as well as companies that base their businesses in the emirate. This step comes as part of the authority’s efforts to update […]
Isreal requires negative covid reports for Non-Israeli citizens, tourists from China
Israel: The Israel Ministry of Health announced that all Non-Israeli citizens and tourists entering Israel from China to present a negative result on a PCR Test before entering Israel. The requirement relates to tourists and foreign workers (anyone who is not an Israeli citizen, permanent resident, temporary resident, spouse, and minors of an Israeli citizen) […]
Dubai witnessed over 23.7 million passengers in 2022
Dubai welcomed over 107,082 passengers on New Year’s Eve, with 95,445 travelers arriving through Dubai Airports, 6,527 arriving via Hatta Border Crossing, and 5,010 arriving via marine ports. This marks an 89% increase in passenger traffic in 2022 compared to the previous year, with a total of 23,672,468 incoming passengers arriving through all ports. Of […]
