Etihad is extending its complimentary offer of two free nights in Abu Dhabi until the end of the year, in response to significant positive feedback from customers.

Dubai International is closing a runway for 45 days, starting yesterday, but some flights are being diverted to a secondary airport.

From Pompeii to Dubai, Florence, Paris and London, the French hotel giant is looking forward to some key 2020 openings.

European visitors to the Gulf countries will leap up 29% by 2023, a report predicts, while Sweden will be popular for Gulf travellers.

Western Europe is Dubai’s biggest contributor of overnight visitor volumes, commanding a 21% share in 2018.

As the latest MICE Arabia Congress gets underway this week, Dubai is keen to stress that it’s not as expensive as it seems.

W Dubai – The Palm is the first W Escape in the Middle East, a “lavishly luxe playground” with skyline views.

Mountaintop ice skating, visiting a traditional pearl farm and the option of diving for pearls are new adventures on the RAK menu.

Dubai International, which opened in 1960 with a runway of compacted sand, recently saw a record 8.3mn passengers in one month.

A hospitality tech event in Dubai is deploying a robot to launch proceedings, in what could be a first for the meetings industry.

Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace is collaborating on five-star hotels at Bluewaters, a “revolutionary addition to Dubai’s luxury hospitality scene”.

More ziplines are being added to make a “tour”, obstacles will be suspended in the air, and there will be “exciting free falls”.

Under a mix of facial and iris recognition, passengers are able to check in, go through immigration and board their flights.

lydubai’s first flight from the Finnish capital, code-shared with Emirates, took off in foggy weather.

A tourism delegation from the United Arab Emirates is visiting three Scandinavian cities this week.

A large number of passengers and crew had complained of coughing, fever and symptoms of gastrointestinal illness.

A Swedish woman travelling with her four-year-old daughter has just returned home after a traumatic month.

The flight search site Netflights.com lists the 20 best-value lounges as an alternative to stressful airports, even for people on a modest budget.

The increasingly popular emirate continues to meet agents in Europe and has also opened a Nordic office.

Besides launching its seventh destination in Germany, Finnair adds extra frequencies to popular routes.