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Oman to shift to Friday-Saturday weekendOman will shift to a Friday-Saturday weekend to align itself more closely with banking and trade elsewhere in the world, its ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said announced. At present Oman, like neighbo More… |
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Royal Jet launches luxury travel unitRoyal Jet, a leading private jet charter company, recently launched an ultra-luxury travel division for holidays in Seychelles at an event in Abu Dhabi. The Royal Jet Luxury Vacations (RJLV) in the Seychelles Islands is a new part More… |
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Bahrain Premier issues key edictsHis Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday issued six key edicts including one on the official holidays for workers in the Bahrain civil sector. Article 1 of this edict deals with granting ful More… |
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Emirates unveils special new year offersEmirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, is welcoming 2013 aboard by offering very attractive fares to 128 destinations across the the Dubai airline’s network starting from today (December 26). The airlin More… |
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Spillover holidays ‘costing Bahrain $67m daily’Bahrain could be losing as much as BD25.7 million ($67.77 million) daily as a result of spillover holidays, said a leading economist. Businessmen say public holidays that fall on weekends and are compensated for during the week ca More… |
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Gadget-free and shopping sprees rule travel trendsLuxury shopping trips for the nouveaux riches, gadget-free accommodation and booking holidays on smart TVs are some of the future travel trends predicted in a new report released on Monday. The "Global Trends Report" by More… |
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Eid holidays in UAE from Oct 25Eid-al-Adha holidays for the private sector in the UAE will begin on October 25, the Arafat Day, and will end on October 27, the second day of Eid. The announcement of the holidays came in More… |
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Qataris ‘top spenders on holidays in GCC’Qataris spend the most on travel among GCC nationalities with an average expenditure of $4,100 per day, followed by travelers from Saudi Arabia at $3,360 and the UAE at $3,280, said a report. The breakdown of spend across all GCC nationali More… |
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UAE unifies school calendarThe UAE plans to unify holidays for all public and private schools, colleges and universities across the country from the next academic year, a report said. The move follows an agreement between the ministries of education and higher educa More… |
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Holiday fest eyes UAE’s $6.6bn outbound travelThe UAE is one of the key target markets for an upcoming travel, holiday and lifestyle event in Dubai, which seeks to capitalise on the country’s $6.6 billion outbound travel market. The second edition of World Discovery Fest has been sche More… |
