Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national carrier, has launched Etihad Wellbeing, a programme bringing together new products and services designed to help passengers travel more comfortably and arrive feeling rested and refreshed.
Gamra Mountain Resort by Mantis has officially opened in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern highlands of Al Baha, marking the Saudi debut of Mantis Collection, Accor’s community and conservation-focused hospitality brand.
Jazeera Airways has launched direct flights between Kuwait and Addis Ababa, marking the Kuwaiti low-cost carrier’s newest destination in Africa and strengthening air connectivity between the two countries.
Bahrain’s Minister of Education and Higher Education Council Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma presented Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, General Director of Vatel Bahrain, with the college’s institutional accreditation certificate.
Emerging Travel Group (ETG), the global travel technology company behind RateHawk, ZenHotels and Roundtrip, has launched ETG Marketing Hub as demand for advertising and promotional opportunities across its platforms continues to rise.
Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel group and Europe’s third largest, will bring its luxury Gran Meliá brand to the UAE for the first time with the opening of J1 Hotel, a Gran Meliá Hotel, in Dubai’s Jumeirah 1 in Q4 2027.
UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla Al Marri will open Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World 2026, joining more than 100 government representatives, investors and hospitality industry leaders at the event in Dubai from September 29 to October 1.
Abu Dhabi Festival will return from October 10 for its 23rd edition, bringing an international line-up of music, opera, ballet and contemporary arts to venues across the UAE capital.
Bahrain chaired a virtual GCC tourism meeting focused on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing joint tourism initiatives. Discussions covered promotion and marketing, tourism data, a unified guide licence, the Gulf Tourism Capital initiative, international cooperation, joint events and hotel classification.
AROYA Cruises, a subsidiary of Cruise Saudi and wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), will operate a special five-night cruise from Jeddah on September 22 to mark Saudi National Day.
