Etihad set to be back at London Heathrow’s Terminal 4

UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 starting from June 22.     The move comes following the setting up of a temporary home at Terminals 2 & 3 during the pandemic. Transport connections including the London Underground and Heathrow Express will also reopen.     The […]

Eid Al Adha 2022 in UAE: Top 5 holiday destinations to explore

UAE residents will get a long weekend in July as the UAE marks Eid Al Adha. As per astronomical calculations, the Islamic festival would be from Friday, July 8, to Monday, July 11. That means it’s going to be a four-day weekend for public and private sector employees in the UAE. The actual dates will […]

Abu Dhabi, Dubai hotels top 2019 Eid performance

Abu Dhabi and Dubai hotels recorded occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) that exceeded the 2019 Eid al-Fitr comparables, according to preliminary data from STR, a leading provider of analytics for the global hospitality industry. When looking at the Eid date (May 2, 2022) in the UAE, Abu Dhabi’s hotel occupancy reached 79.1%, which was […]

Eid hotel occupancy rates in Dubai, Abu Dhabi exceed pre-pandemic levels: STR

The UAE’s hotel industry performed better during this year’s Eid Al Fitr holidays compared to 2019, with occupancy and room rates exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to hospitality consultancy STR. Abu Dhabi hotels had an average occupancy level of 79.1 percent last May 2, which was 4.5 percent higher than the Eid date two years ago […]

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature flying high with record results for 2022

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is celebrating the success of its 14th edition, which showed recovery from the pandemic and record numbers of competition entries. In total, more than 105,000 people engaged with the Festival, in person or through its virtual offering. Over the 11 days of the Festival, a total of 181 authors […]